Homemade Fabric Book Markers

Re-purposed Fabric Book Marker

D.I.Y. Time

It’s D.I.Y. Time. again, where every Friday I try to post something you can do yourself rather than buy, which is a money saver, and can be VERY REWARDING.  Some of these posts are crafts, sewing projects, homemade cleaners, homemade health aids, tutorials, and the like.

I’ve been meaning to post this for a while.  This tutorial is for my friend Jolie’s daughter, Kaitlyn, age 10, who inspired me today to share this.  This is a great first tutorial, as it’s small, quick, and has straight lines, if you are one who hasn’t sewn before.

I love using scraps, materials, old clothes, and fabrics in delightful and interesting ways.  Fabric can just be plain FUN!  Fabric can be an open and clean slate, ready to be worked and experimented with.

I tried a few different ways of making homemade book markers.  This is my favorite way, and the most efficient way I found.  I used to insert the sturdy part into a slot, but now I just sew it right in.  This makes it WAY easier in my book.  Let me know if you have an idea to create these in a simpler way.

Easy Repurposed Fabric Book Marker Tutorial Instructions

What You’ll Need:

• 1 scrap of WASHED fun fabric (it has to be fun!) or repurposed fabric, I used approximately 5”x7” of some old clothing.
• one scrap of (non fusible) interfacing or jean material 2 1/2”x7”
• sewing machine
• matching thread

The Instructions:

Here are the two fabrics: the fun fabric, and the interfacing to make the book markers sturdy. I've doubled the interfacing here before to make the marker extra thick.

 

Fold over the fun fabric so right sides are facing together. Put interfacing on top of the fun fabric on the wrong side. Pin at this time, if desired.

 

Sew 1/4'' inch in on the top side. Sew the long open side, closed. Keep the bottom opened to flip the book marker.

 

Flip the book marker, right sides out. Tuck the frayed ends in. Sew completely around the perimeter of the book marker for a finished look.

 

Iron and make it look slick!

 

**Update 5/2/12: Look what Kaitlyn made with this tutorial:

 

What projects are you currently working on?  Have you tried to make your own snack bags?

 

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