Made two fabric covered journals this afternoon for my daughter and her best friend. They are both leaving to study abroad in Japan this fall. Designs are from the book Asian Inspired Machine Embroidery by Joan Elliot. Lots of color changes and thread jumps, but so worth it! I think they turned out nice. This is the first time I am sharing a project on Cute so hope the pic comes through.

What beautiful work and Congratulations on your first posting in projects. Lucky girls going to study in Japan, it is a beautiful country, fantastic food, Oh I want to go too (I love Japan...)

They look great. The girls will love them.

Very nice

lovely designs

You made lovely covers for the journal, the girls will be very pleased with these.

these are both beautiful..great job

Sehn beide sehr gut aus

Thank you for sharing your 1st PROJECT with us - these are wonderful designs and thank you for sharing whose they are and I am glad that even though you had many color changes and thread jumps that you finished them both - they are stunning.

Both are beautiful!

beautifully presented....soozie

A BIG thank you to everyone for all the nice comments. I sure do hope the girls like them.:)

2 comments

by shirlener88 24 Apr 2012

How can they not like them?

by mops 24 Apr 2012

Oh they certainly will like them!

YOur journals look outstanding. I would like to own them ;-)

Very nice !!!

there both lovely but the purple one is oh lala :):)hugs

Lovely colors! Great!!

Amazingly colorful. You did a wonderful job putting the journals together with the beaded bookmark.

very pretty, you will be in their thoughts everytime they open their journals

Beautiful!!