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Tales of a Quiet Book, Mirror - UPDATED

10/4/2014

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For the first time in almost two years I did not post on Thursday of last week. I wish I had a good excuse, but the truth is there were other things I wanted to work on. I hope you all can find it in your hearts to forgive me. Anyway, onto today's post, another quiet book update. This is yet another rather simple page. The inspiration came from Orange Crafts. The author created a page with flaps that folded back to reveal a smiling monster. I loved the idea but decided to have a mirror instead of a monster. I had some trouble locating a plastic mirror but alas, one day while looking for something entirely different on the Joann's webpage, I found it. I went that day and picked it up.
Kit's Crafts - Quiet Book, Mirror
For more pages and some tips visit my Quiet Book page.

Materials:
* Fabric (remember to prewash all fabrics)
* 9"x9" of reinforcement
* Plastic Mirror
* Glue gun and glue stick
* Sewing machine/thread/scissors
Kit's Crafts - Quiet Book, Mirror
Flaps:
* For the top flaps, cut four rectangles of fabric (two of the front fabric and two of the back fabric) with the following dimensions: 4 3/4" x 5 1/8", 4 3/4" x 4 3/8", 4 1/2" x 7 1/4" (You should have 12 rectangles)
* For the inner layer of flaps, cut two rectangles of fabric (one of the front fabric and one of the back fabric) with the following dimensions: 4 7/8" x 8", 4 1/8" x 8"
* Using the  template, with the smaller rectangles first (inner layer), place the front fabric right side up on the page and place a pin on the sides that need to be sewn
* Place the back fabric of the rectangles over the fronts with right sides together and pin the sides that need to be sewn, then sew the two layers together with a 3/8" seam allowance
* Do the previous two steps for the larger rectangles (top layer)
* Turn the rectangles right side out and iron
* Sew around the edge for a finished look
Kit's Crafts - Quiet Book, Mirror
Mirror:
* Cut your mirror into a 6" square
* On your 9" square of reinforcement, measure and mark 1 7/8" from one side (this will be the
binding side), then from the opposite side, measure and mark 1 1/8", from the top and bottom, measure and mark 1.5"
* Put a few lines of glue in the middle of the square you just made then center your mirror and press on to attach
Kit's Crafts - Quiet Book, Mirror
I was trying to salvage a scrap of fabric which is why the right side doesn't extend to the edge of the reinforcement.
Mirror Frame:
* Cut two 9" x 4" strips, one 9" x 4 3/4" strip and one 9" x 3 1/4" strip
* Fold each of these strips in half lengthwise and iron
* Sew along the fold for a finished look
* Place each strip on the page in the appropriate spot (there should be a half inch overlap of the mirror), then pin and sew to page coming as close as you can to the mirror without hitting it

For more pages and some tips visit my Quiet Book page
Kit's Crafts - Quiet Book, Mirror

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