I created two soft fabric books based on flowers that bloom during different times of the day. All the flowers are painted with acrylic and fabric medium. The words are machine embroidered. And yes, I did start the night blooming flowers book…but I never got around to the painting part.

This is my first catepillar stitch- much easier than it looks! The hardest part of sewing was keeping the stitches holding the signatures together tight. This time I didn’t get it to quite work. When opened the stitches on the spine and back cover are loose. On something this size, I would use another, stronger stitch to reinforce.

I actually used this book for an anatomy class, and aged the pages as I went along. I decorated the note pages whilst scribbling notes… which is why it’s sloppy. But it’s perhaps more charming that way. Since all the pages look like this, I don’t think it’s something I’m going to bother scanning.

This book has a celtic knot coptic sewn spine, referenced from a Keith Smith book. The cover is Amy Butler fabric accentuated with peridot and glass beads. Amythest and a writing nib hang down the side, while a Jones soda cap serves as a bookmark inside. Leather, various stones, and my grandmothers butterfly hold the book shut.