Katie Book Sleeve for the Home Grown Blog Hop (& GIVEAWAY!)
I always love getting to play with a variety of fabrics, and Home Grown by Nancy Halvorsen for Benartex was a delight! I really love the large, whimsical flowers featured in the main prints, so I looked for a project that would showcase them nicely!
For my project I made a couple Katie Book Sleeves. Since I had a fat quarter bundle, these fat quarter friendly projects were perfect. I loved the main flower print, especially on the light gray background! It made the perfect body for the sleeve, and the turquoise accent was ideal!
I loved the variety of blender prints in Nancy’s line, so I had to make use of them by adding a contrast band to my book sleeves. I am always on the lookout for a great blender!
Since we have a long drive just to get anywhere from our home, my kids are always bringing books with them for the ride. I love to give them a book sleeve to keep the books in so they don’t get dented and damaged while they’re floating around backpacks and the car! I think I need to make another set of these because both my girls wanted to claim them!
GIVEAWAY: Benartex is giving away a fat quarter bundle of 8 prints to one lucky commenter (US only, sorry international friends!). To enter, leave a comment here telling me what you’d make with these fun, springy prints! Entries taken through Sunday, March 3, 11:59pm. One winner will be drawn at random Monday morning! Best of luck!
I loved getting to sew with Nancy’s fabric! There have been some delightful projects in the blog hop so far, so if you have a minute, hop over to the other blogs to see some of them!
Monday
Introducing Home Grown @ Sew in Love with Fabric
Tuesday
Debby @ Debby Kratovil Quilts
Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
Wednesday
Carol @ Just Let Me Quilt
Nancy @Masterpiece Quilting
Thursday
Jennie @ Clover and Violet
Alison @ Little Bunny Quilts
Friday
Nancy's Virtual Trunk Show @ Sew in Love with Fabric
I’d never seen or thought about book sleeves…..what a great idea and perfect for my young granddaughter who always wants to sew something at grandma’s.
I have to make some gorgeous pillow cases with these fabrics among other things! Just LOVE the colors and florals!!!
The sleeves look like they would also work well for electronic devices – which many of my nieces have.
Our Ronald McDonald House gives a quilt to each family who stays there for even one night. These cheerful prints would make a wonderful, welcoming quilt for that purpose and that;s what I’d do with them if I won.
Great idea! I’ll have to check our RMH!
The book sleeves are adorable. I’m thinking of making a storage bin.
I have been wanting to make a Tulip quilt and I think these prints would look amazing as tulips! Any kind of flower quilt really! Beautiful, fun prints!!
And I absolutely love the book sleeves!! I think these are perfect to carry around!
I quilt for the garden shed and a pillow for the bench. Your book covers are so cut!
What a great idea to make the book pouches! Activity bags would be nice too.
I am going to make
Mug tugs!
If I would be so very fortunate as to win this giveaway of fabrics I would use it to make the mini quilt in a swap I am in right now. It would be fun to hang on her wall.
I love the sleeves. My grandchildren all have tablets and I bet that would be perfect.
LOVE to make some new pillow cases! Thanks for sharing!
Those book sleeves are so cute. I can understand your girls wanting their own. I love to make quilts or placemats or pot holders so would most likely make something like that. Thanks for sharing the giveaway!
I never saw a book sleeve before. That’s a great way to keep from damaging books! I would make some pretty placemats or runners. I love how fabric accessories can brighten up a room.
There would be an adorable quilt in my future if I were the lucky giveaway recipient.
need to make a new great grand by marriage a baby doll quilt, this would look great in that
I love these fabrics. The colors are so cheerful and fun. I would make a little quilt for my granddaughter
I’d use these cheery prints in some Project Linus quilts, my guilds charity this year. The book sleeves are great!
Cute idea! I would love to make a quilt from these fabrics. Perfect for Spring!
Thank you for the book sleeve idea! It’s not what you usually see on blog hops promotion fabric lines-how refreshing. I have a 20 month old granddaughter that I could make something for if I was lucky enough to win fat quarters of these colorful fabrics.
What a great idea! I love the sleeves and I haven’t thought about making these. The fabrics are so pretty for them. I would use these fabrics in a scrappy quilt. Thank you for the chance.
I think the fabrics would make some pretty awesome bags and totes! I love the book sleeve idea, too, so I may have to make some of these.
Very pretty book sleeves. I’d make something for my home; pillows, table covers or something like that. It’s a beautiful collection.
I’d probably make a mini quilt. I love them! So satisfying.
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I love your book sleeves. What a great idea. I really love the prints in this collection. I would definetly make a quilt for my granddaughter.
I’d make a quilt with this beautiful bundle!!
A yellow Brick Road quilt for me!
I would make something for my granddaughter.
Thanks for the giveaway! I don’t know what I’ll make yet. I’ll need to integrate the fabrics into my stash and see what coordinates well.
I love to make breast cancer pillow for our local agency. These fabrics are so colorful and would be perfect.
I love the prints and have always loved Nancy Halvorsen projects. So I would buy her new book and use the fabric to make one, or several, of her projects. Thanks for the opportunity to win fabric . . .love your book covers!
I’ve been making EPPd mini quilts lately, so that’s probably what I would make. Love these fabrics!
I really like the idea of a book sleeve. At first I thought you were talking about covering the book (like I covered my text books in high school and college. But having them in a sleeve does protect those paperbacks and makes them easy to locate by the colorful fabric used. I’d probably make a quilt but I might use the fabric for something more personal. Thanks for a great look at a new project.
They are calling for me to make a bright wall hanging.
Pillow cases!!!
I would make a quilt with this pretty Spring collection.
This collection would make a pretty spring table topper! And I do love your book sleeve idea too. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
kakingsbury at verizon dot net
I’d have to make some zip pouches.
I would make quilt for a little girl. Thanks for the giveaway. great use of the fabrics.
I think I might make a kitchen set, potholders, hot mats, oven mitts, etc.
The book sleeves are a neat project. Yours are pretty.
The fabrics are so pretty! I have a couple young nieces and your book sleeves gave me the idea that I could make library bags for the girls to carry their books in. Thanks for the inspiration!
Your book holders are wonderful. On my to make for Christmas, one pillow with a pocket for holding books and such. for my great niece. These would be fabulous fabrics for that. Bright and pretty and fun. Thank you for the chance.
I think these would make a nice Spring quilt!
A table runner would be lovely with these fabrics!
I love your book sleeves, and how handy are these! A wonderful idea! Thank you for sharing!
Would be fun to make some zip bags with these cheery prints!
If I win the fat quarters, I would make cute pouches with zippers!
I love, love, love these prints!!! They would make a gorgeous quilt.
Love the book sleeves! I’d like to make a table runner with this sweet fabric!
I would make a spring quilt to hang in my house.
I would make a Tudor Bag and matching wallet with these beautiful prints.
These are so cute! I’d make one of your cute pouches. I’ve had the pattern forever and just needed some cute fabric 💗
These are such lovely prints! Cheerful and bright for spring. I think I would make some doll bedding sets with these beautiful fatquaters. XOXO
I would make a quilt for one of my granddaughters.
I would make 2 cute totes for my self and my mom.
Those are such pretty colors. Love your book sleeves. I think I might make some little travel bags for organizing my toiletries and phone/iPad/camera chargers, etc.
Beautiful fabric!
I’d use them to make a quilt!
These lovely fabrics would make a great quilt for new grand daughter.
Ooooh these fabrics are so pretty! Spring & summer delight!! I would maybe make a new quilt for our Grangirlie… Her Daddy is going to be painting her bedroom & a new quilt would be great too 🙂 Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way 😀
How fun these are!
They would be cool
to make. Also some
tote bags.
Carla from Utah
I think I would use the fabric to make a new go bag, or maybe a valance for my kitchen.
I’m sure I would make a fun Spring quilt for some charity. Love the colors.
I would make a cross body bag in the hoop. Love those fabric colors?
wow those book bags are so neat! I have several family members that would use them! I love the colors of this fabric, I would make some runners and try a tote bag!
I would love to make some towels and pot holders featured in her book that goes along with the fabrics!
I will make book sleeves!
What pretty Book Sleeves! I would love to make a quilt with these wonderful prints!
Before I had a Kindle reader, those book sleeves would have been well used as I always have something to read when I go places. What I need now are some zipper bags to corral all the odds and ends that rattle around in my purse and knitting bags. Accenting the floret prints with the blenders will be so cute.
I would make some pillows to freshen up my couch for spring!
Love the book sleeve idea! I would make some pillows for my guest room.
I think those fabrics would be perfect for a little girls summer top with spaghetti straps that tie at the top of the shoulders!
Oh, I love your book sleeve idea and would have to copy you. That is such a great idea as my family are all readers, and love to take books with us.
These pretty fabrics would make a great Spring pillow top or table topper. Or decorate tea towels, pot holders, personal bags,.
So pretty.
I think a set of placemats or table runner would great for spring! Thanks for the chance.
I would make a pretty lap quilt to brighten my family room.
Thank you for this great giveaway! I love the fabric and would love to make the tea towels shown in Nancy’s book and then I would go on to make a table runner and perhaps place mats to match the tea towels. Have a super great day!
Love the fabrics, beautiful for spring! I’d use those to make a couple of sleeves for my granddaughters books (she LOVES to read), and make a couple of pillowcases for her bed to match and then use the scraps to make a couple of tea towels for her mama (my daughter)…..love those fabrics! Thanks for the giveaway! Deb E / CA
I would make a tote bag — or several tote bags. I fill them with advance reader copies of forthcoming books and donate bag + books to community fund raisers. Thanks for the giveaway for this lovely fabric collections.
WOW what a clever idea – a book sleeve – I am always squishing my books in my purse and messing up the pages! What perfect solution! Thanks for sharing! I have so many ideas for such cheerful fabric – I am into making tote bags at the moment!!!
I love book sleeves and that line of fabric is bright and colorful for them … I would probably make a crazy travel bag and name tags to match with it. Have family that travel a lot and it would be perfect. Thanks for the giveaway.
Cute book sleeves! I need to make some fabric baskets for teacher gifts. I think these fabrics would be adorable.
These colors are wonderful! Thanks for the opportunity!
I need to make a couple of zippered bags so that is probably what I would do with these. I think the patterns would be so cheerful since spring still looks a far ways off.
Book sleeves is a great idea. There are so many options. Fabric is adorable.
These prints/colors would make an adorable summer tote !
Beautiful colors and patterns! Would make a quilt with the fabric. Thank you for the giveaway!
I’m thinking placemats, microwave bowl cozies, napkins….
What a great idea. I want to make some for my next trip, it would keep my book right where I can find it.
Love this new fabric and the book sleeve is such a cute use for it! My grandkids would love this!
I would probably make bags.
I’d make a quilt for charity. Thanks.
I would also make a sleeve, but mine would be a tablet sleeve for my iPad. A really lovely collection.
I’d love to make a lap quilt from these lovely, cheery prints.
The book sleeve is really cute. Love to win
what to do with this lovely fabric????? maybe book covers or a baby girls quilt!!!!!!
Love your book bags! Pillows, wallhanging, baby quilt, placemats – the possibilities are many. Love the fabric!
Awesome book sleeves! I’d make a lap quilt. Enjoy your day! 🙂 🙂 angielovesgary2 atgmail dotcom
I love the book sleeve pattern. I would use the fat quarters to make a quilted, composition notebook cover so a child could write their own book. Then, it goes in the book sleeve for forever keeping!
I love your Book Sleeve! However, I would love to make a gathering apron with Home Grown by Nancy Halvorsen. It is beautiful fabric.
I agree with you, that main floral print is super yummy. I’m envisioning a quilt with a variety of block sizes and the biggest blocks featuring the floral. 😁
I would love to make some pincushions, needle books, or scissor fobs for my EGA’ chapters upcoming 40th anniversary. They would make such a nice commemorative gift for them!!!
I think I would make some spring tote bags for friends.
I think I would make a book sleeve with a matching tote for my daughter who is an avid reader. These fabrics are so cheery and spring like, so I know she would love her gifts. Thank you for the opportunity to win these fabrics.
I would definitely make a new Springtime🌼table runner if I won that bundle! Thank you!
-Jean ❤
Ooohhhhh….a beautiful table runner for my new dining room!
I am always looking for beautiful fabric for charity quilts.
Thank you for this opportunity.
Love the book covers. I would love to make these for all my students in my classrrom!
I would make some fabric baskets to hold my fat quarters. Love Nancy Halverson. I think I own every book and fabric line she has put out.
Hope I win!
I love your idea of book sleeves! My nieces would love it! I would probably make some of those and some zip bags for drawing pencils!
Love Love Love Nancy’s new Fabric Line! What a great way to show them off by making Book Bags 😉 I would be sure to make sets of totes, pouches coin purses for family & friends :+) oh yes and I need to make a new checkbook cover! Thank you for the opportunity to win FQ’s.
Truthfully, I don’t know how I would use the material … just yet. I quilt a lot, though. And, make a lot of gifts for people. I love fun and whimsy, happy and bright. So, these materials fit the bill for anything that I’d make. It’s all about, Happy.
i would use these wonderful colors in a scrap quilt! Thanks for the chance to win.
Such pretty fabric! I’d make some spring pillows!
I have a new purse pattern that I have been waiting to make pending the perfect fabric. This bundle would be perfect.
Thank you.
Oh, how I love this collection of fabric! I also love your book sleeves and I wonder why I haven’t thought about making some for myself and gifts! What a great idea to keep books clean, dry and in the best condition. I’d like to make a few book sleeves and also a set of spring place mats for my dining room table.
duchick at gmail dot com
I love the beautiful sleeves. This collection of Fabric is very lovely. If I had this fabric I would use it to make covers for all my sewing machines.
I would probably make either a mini quilt or book sleeves just as you have.
Companion prints are my jam!!!!!!!
Hi, love your blog! I think I would make my new niece a little quilt!!
I’d make a quilt! I love the words and images in this line: so positive and inspirational!!H
I’m loving the book covers! I think I would make those first and then possibly make little pouches!
I am smitten with the idea of making these book sleeves, and then I’d have to make some pouches – what cheerful, uplifting prints!!
These look like they need to become EPP hexagon flowers.
I’ve been wanting to make a patchwork item of clothing – a skirt for me, or maybe a dress for one of my daughters.
I LOVE these fabrics.
I would make a case to carry my tablet in.
I would use them to make project bags and patchwork squares. Such gorgeous fabric and cute pattern. Thank you for the giveaway opportunity!
I would make fabric baskets and some placemats.
I love these fabrics-especially the large scale print. The book sleeve is a great idea. I think I’ll make one for my iPad.
Thanks-
Susan
These are such cute fabrics! If I won I’d make a tool organizer for my sewing area😊
Thanks for the giveaway. I think I’d make a bunch of these booksleeves!
My quilt guild makes quilts for LeBoneur Children’s Hodpital. This fabric would make an adorable quilt for them. I love the book sleeves I would like to try and make one.
Those prints are just adorable! Would love to sew a mini quilt, or possibly a new cover for my Kindle. Thank you!
Such pretty fabrics beg to be admired, so I’d like to do a bed runner and/or matching pillowcases. susanprincess at att dot net
I would make a new spring purse! Thank you for this chance to win!
I would make some spring pillows for a pick me up…
I would make a table runner with one long center of the focus fabric and charm squares all around the outside. Since my dinner table is right next to the family room, I could also make a few toss pillows in the same fabric. I would make one in a scrappy pattern and then a few that are one solid color on each side!
I think I’ll do just that!
Your book sleeves are so cute. I would like to make placemats for my sister.
A spring quilt would be so fun.
I think I own every Nancy Halvorsen book! Now that I’m retired, I hope to dive in. The book sleeves are delightful! Can’t wait to try making them.
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