Sew easy

No I didn't make that coat for Duke yet. I need to go out and buy some material for that. I did use up some scraps of fabric that I've had laying around forever though. I got a start on some Christmas gifts. My plan is to make as many gifts as I can this year.
Duke was gracious enough to pose with my completed project.

It's a fabric cover for a tissue box.
I have 2 completely done,  another one almost finished and a 3rd one cut out and ready to start on.

I plan on doing some in Christmas prints and some that can be used all year long. I saw these at a craft show that I went to last month and knew they couldn't be too hard to make. All I had to do was measure the tissue box to figure out how big to cut the fabric. They went together pretty quick and if I had been more ambitious I probably could have gotten several more done.

Sew what?

I used to love to sew. I won't pretend that I am very good but I've always loved it. I haven't used my old Singer much in the last few years though. I couldn't resist a tutorial I saw on a blog recently, I had to give it a try.
Michael Creations made a fabric cover for a notebook or any book really. I used one of those black and white composition notebooks, which is what she used in the tutorial as well. She explains how to do the measurements for other size books. Mine may not be as good as hers, especially since I seem to have a problem with sewing in a straight line but I had fun. I think now that I did the first one I'll do a few more to give as gifts. Of course I'll choose other fabrics and maybe decorate them a little more.
Any way, this is the one I made. I've had this fabric sitting around for ages and finally used it for something.

This is the inside. The lining fabric is actually blue but it looks black in the picture. I guess that's what happens when you take pictures in the house at night.