Sunday, January 2, 2011

Stash Project #6: Book Cozy


At the beginning of every year I want a fresh beginning, so somehow I end up going through my closets, cleaning things out, and lining up projects. The first project of the year, pictured above, is a book cozy.

With homeschooling, there are always too many books lying around and not enough storage space. The only place left was the wall just above the desk, and I was not about to spend $100 or more on pocket shelving. So I found some canvas that I was going to make a beach bag out of years ago, red denim my mom handed down to me, and set off to sewing. I made two of these four-pocket cozies, hanging one above the other on lightweight garden stakes (only after they were sewn did I find out that dowels were not long enough for the sleeve in the top!).

They are working so well that I am already eyeing other blank spots on walls in the other rooms.

4 comments:

  1. I totally LOVE this! I wish that I had the space to sew right now! :( Ahh well soon enough I guess.

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  2. These turned out so well! Every kid household should have these. Great idea!!!

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