Finished Book

I gave this embroidered book cover to Camille for her college graduation. Then it sat, waiting to be stitched to the purchased book insert.

At long last, I got around to making it up.

I just realized that this picture is upside down...

The stitching is on a remnant piece of dupioni silk. It is backed with fusible interfacing, layered with charcoal gray felt underneath and stitched onto the book with a piece of black satin ribbon for a bookmark. It is a little tight, as shown in the slight wonkiness in the first picture, but should stretch just enough with a bit of use to lay flat. I'm particularly proud of the darning job that needed to be done along one edge where the silk was fraying. It had started to ravel when I started the stitching, but it couldn't be trimmed off without making that side of the end pocket too small. Next time, I'll be more careful to match the positioning of the stitching to what I intend the finished project to be.