In-the-Hoop Quilted Mini Notebook Covers

5x7 Hoop: $15 each
Embroidery Design: 7.25" high x 5.27" wide

If you're like me and like to carry a little notebook with you to jot down those important notes then you'll love this little notebook cover. I like to carry a couple of 5" x 3" notebooks but I'm tired of the same old boring notebooks so I decided to make notebook covers!

These are so easy and quick to make that you'll want to make several:

One for just miscellaneous info
One for patterns you have and those you want
One for sewing machine attachment and accessories you have and the ones you want. Now you'll never buy duplicates when you happen upon a sale.
Of course, you'll need a little notebook for the fabric swatches in your stash so you always know what you have and can match them with other fabrics.

Turn a boring 5" x 3" notebook into
a fun notebook with these quilted covers!

Note: Your embroidery field must be at least 7.25" x 5.27". This design will not work with the Bernina oval hoop. I had to dig out my old embroidery module so I could use my oblong hoop. I've always wondered why Bernina came out with an oval hoop. I never embroider anything oval. Do you?

These Flying Geese are pieced in the the hoop and quilted with a grid pattern.

I decided to have fun with this one so I added some funky vintage buttons to the ribbon page marker.

These flying geese are also pieced in the hoop but quilted with stippling.

I also added 3 elastic loops that will hold a pen plus keep the book closed!

The stippling didn't show up very well in the photo of the finished cover
so here's a shot of the inside of the notebook before it's turned
wrong side out so you can see what the stippling pattern looks like.