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Sewing With Kraft-Tex

in Kids on 31/07/20

Sewing with Kraft Tex is super easy. Check out the HaberdasheryFun blog gives for tips asewing with the paper like fabric. No pressing!

I am happy to be back sharing my July Kraft Tex Project. How have you been? We have been great, aside from boredom setting in.

Sewing with Kraft Tex is super easy. The HaberdasheryFun blog gives you tips and tricks on sewing with the paper like fabric - Kraft Tex.

The color for our July kraft-tex projects is Marsala. Truthfully, I don’t like the color red. I stewed for a month on what to make showcasing the color red. Then I remembered that my 4 year old son Arlo LOVES the color red. He also loves to color, draw and make scribbles in notebooks. So I thought, why not make a scribbler cover for him?

This is a super easy project. Just open a notebook and trace around the outside edge. Make sure to add a little extra for the seam allowance. However, you don’t need the regular 1/2″ seam allowance. Why? Well, because one of my favorite things about kraft-tex – you don’t need to turn this project right side out.

I would suggest adding an extra 1/8″ to the top and bottom edges to allow for the topstitching. Add ample room at the long ends, probably 1/2″ on each end. It is best to trace around the book while the book is OPEN. This provides you with the wiggle room you need for when the book is open and expands. Adding 1/2″ on each end also allows enough room for the topstitching.

Make 2 inserts for the front and back covers. And remember.. Just sew. With kraft-tex there is NO need to turn anything right side out.

For a little more detail, I used my cutting machine and added the letter A. My son likes to remind me that “A” is for Arlo. So, why not add an A to his book? In testing my machine, I cut a few extra A’s. I added a solid color to the back for a shadow like affect.

Cricut cutting machine, Kraft tex and fabric. HaberdasheryFun shows you how to sew and make a book cover
Sewing with Kraft Tex is super easy. Check out the HaberdasheryFun blog gives for tips asewing with the paper like fabric. No pressing! No turning right sides out. Kraft tex is easy to use.

Have you tried kraft-tex? Kraft-tex is a vibrant paper that looks, feels and wears like leather, but sews, cuts and washes like fabric. Here are my top 3 reasons to sew with it:

  1. No pressing.
  2. Using wonder clips instead of pins [ pins make holes! ].
  3. No turning right side out. Just sew and go 🙂

Next month the color is Greenery.. My other son was a bit jealous of the project this month, so next month I will be making something for him. See you soon.

HaberdasheryFun Notebook Cover made from kraft-tex. Kraft-tex is a vibrant paper that looks, feels and wears like leather, but sews, cuts and washes like fabric
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I made the most glorious little Kraft-tex journal I made the most glorious little Kraft-tex journal cover over the holidays.  Not only do I love the color of the month for December (blue turquoise), but the texture of my journal is like aged leather and looks durable and rugged. Did you know Kraft-tex is actually paper??? My cover was simple to make and is just one rectangular piece of Kraft-tex, folded over at the ends and topstitched. Thats it.❤️

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