Part 1: Make a Softcover Junk Journal! (Making the Cover) Beginner Tutorial for Fabric Softcover

[@shannonfinn4316]

You are a great educator. I really appreciate all of your tutorials. I'm addicted to your videos. I saw one with Dakota talking in the background. She sou ds like a great helper and she's funny. Thank you Dawn!

[@yesimadeitmyself]

Great idea to use file folder 👍 comprehensive tutorial 😃 Thank you

[@juliestine1235]

Excellent tutorial Dawn. You are great on instruction....very clear and concise. Love the fabrics.

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Thanks Julie! 💕 💕

[@lori88ish]

You are so fabulous at explaining the directions of how to make this journal cover. Thanks so much Hugs and Smiles

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Thank you Lori. Really appreciate that 💙

[@juneribbons5196]

Very nice. I love your work !!

[@redtoile]

Really liked this tutorial glad I found your channel

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Awesome, thank you!

[@judykey3784]

Gonna check on black interfacing or try coffee dying some beforehand - might work😊Thank you so much!

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Great idea!!

[@carlenegilpin261]

Thank you for showing how to do the cover.I love the pinecone fabric 😀

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

You are most welcome! I hope you give it a try! 💙 Dawn

[@sherryvanderpool4024]

Thanks for sharing you gave great instructions and information

[@virtuallycolleen]

One of the best tutorials! I know you laughed at your mistakes in the measurements you said, but your post it notes and written guides are amazing! Love all your brief explanations of the choices you made in materials and sizing. I think with this video I’m ready to finally try this. Thanks so so much!

[@justjudycrafting7401]

I really enjoyed this tutorial. I’ve been wanting to Make a cloth cover. Now I have no excuse.

[@crafti.louisecreates6824]

Thinking of doing this. Loved the way it looks!

[@beatriceloren6882]

Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing!

[@juneribbons5196]

I love this idea with the flap to close it.. It's exactly what I've been thinking about. I also love your choice of fabric !!! I like the inking on the interface idea. I think that I'd rather do that than trim any of it off . another idea I had as I watched was to stitch a satin stitch around the whole cover with the contrasting colored thread .

[@trulocks]

I love it..you think of every possible issue/concern. Great tutorial!

[@happymailmagic]

Thank you for sharing! I'm so ready to start creating my very first Junk Journal!!!

[@Scrappinpinkhappy]

I was hoping u were going to do a tutorial on this after I saw your completed one. So so cool!

[@journalingadventures]

I have been looking for this. Thank you

[@annw.3133]

Love this idea Dawn .. Christmas 2020

[@debbymartens3453]

Thank you for explaining how to make a fabric softcover. It's looks so simple when you are doing it. Looking forward to the next part . Have a nice day.

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Dawn, your such a pleasure to watch you work. I really really love 💖💕 and appreciate your work, and the fun you put into every video. Thank you so much for sharing this with us all, it’s a great 👍 idea 💡, one I can see being acceptable for two little girls I know. Maybe in a smaller version. Thank you so much xxx Mags

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Thanks mags! Have fun with it! I think this kind of cover would be really really cute on a small mini Journal. I'm thinking of trying it soon

[@karenclark6199]

You make it look so easy.. I will have to try it though... It's going to be a junk journal, so it doesn't have to be perfect. Words to live by!

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Exactly! Embrace imperfection! Have fun! Let me know if you have any questions along the way 💙 Dawn

[@wendyjackson5976]

Brilliant easy to follow tutorial Dawn....thanks so much....I’ve just subscribed so looking forward to more tutorials and inspiration x

[@SiriusHeka]

I love how simple you make things look! I giggled at your “oops I did it again” lol. Thanks for showing how to do this!! 💜

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

I have "blonde moments".....a lot. 😂 I'm like "seriously, what is wrong with me! " Lol

[@MadPaperCrush]

Great tutorial, Dawn! Thanks for sharing your process.

[@Blondie81259]

Thank you this video is awesome.

[@barbaranoble9748]

Keeping things simple is for me!

[@nancybeebe7622]

Dawn you explain things so well and I really appreciate all you do. Thank you. I too get a kick out of your whoops giggle. 🙂💕

[@OnePeacefulMind_2024]

this tutorial is the best one I've seen so far girl - downloaded ✅🤗 ty so much - I have so much interfacing and I didn't know what to do with it NOW I do - yayyy

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Oh gosh! Thank you so so much! XX, Dawn

[@chiky1959]

Thanks so much it's a beautiful cover and looks easy enough I'm going to try this😀

[@lynette.papercrafts4826]

Thank you for sharing❣️ I bought the most beautiful embroidered Irish linen table cloth and was saving it for I don't know what.... Well, now I know 💡😅

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

That sounds perfect! I can't wait to see it!

[@silverpromidi]

Great tutorial on how to make this journal, thank you.

[@nancyorourke7679]

This is great!! Very clearly explained and straightforward. Will try this..thank you so much!!

[@marygerhard8958]

Thank you for taking the time to put a tutorial together. You made it very easy to follow. I love your material choice too. Thank you for sharing. I've subscribed😉😃

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Thanks for watching and subscribing! Have fun with it!

[@iamsuzzie]

thank for sharing. I will be using this info shortly.

[@kimberlyhoward7896]

Your tutorial is great 👍🏻! I have been trying to find just the right Christmas journal but now I can just make one💕! Now if I could just find that material I had🤔! Thank you for sharing 💗🤗!

[@allisonadonis4543]

Love the fabric you use I'm now feeling the Christmas spirit. 💖💖

[@aprilconley3015]

Thank you for this tutorial I hope to make one soon. So pretty

[@debrawaters1647]

Very nice, thank you for showing us your beautiful work. 😊

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

You are very welcome! 💙 Dawn

[@carolmcclendon4346]

Thanks for sharing this tutorial. I am new to journal making, and this looks to be a great place to begin.

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Have fun with it! Let me know if you have any questions! 💙 Dawn

[@maryhill2105]

Thanks so much Dawn, I am so going to make some of these,so much easier than I thought it was. Looking forward to the next video. tfs.....Mary xo

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Have fun Mary! Can't wait to see what you come up with! It's really not hard but if you have any questions along the way, just let me know

[@maryhill2105]

@@thebookvandalshop5592 Are you still going to show us how to sew the signature;s in? , I manages to get everything I needed to make the cover's and locally too which was so unusual in my tiny town WooHoo

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

@@maryhill2105 I sure am! Hoping for Sunday (tomorrow). It's been a bit of a whirlwind around here. Brought a new 7 week old puppy home on Thursday and it's been a little crazy. I forgot how much it is like having a newborn baby. 😁😉

[@maryhill2105]

@@thebookvandalshop5592 Ok Wow Dawn I'm so "jealous" I've been wanting a dog forever, what kind did you get?? I have been asking my husband for one practically everyday, my birthday is in Dec so maybe who knows lol

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

@@maryhill2105 We got another golden retriever. So now we 2 "golden girls" . 7 weeks old and the other is 17 months old. I really hope you get your Christmas wish. 💙🐶💙

[@collettekunkler7211]

So adorable 🥰 thanks for sharing 🤗

[@ruthhooperjournals]

Great tutorial. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@leticiat24465]

This came up on my feed and i really like how u explained everything. Can you tell me what needles to use to go thru so many layers and what thread to use for this type of thickness?

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

It's been awhile since I've done this project but I probably used a 90/14 needle and either quilting thread or all-purpose thread

[@leticiat24465]

@@thebookvandalshop5592 thank you! Have a marvelous day!

[@patbrez3079]

Thank you for this tutorial, being a newbie this helps me a lot. Nice cover too. 🍁🍁🍁

[@scrapsofjoybytinat5538]

Great instructions, you make it look simple. TFS ❤️

[@jessicaeiss2541]

I love fabric covers for jjournals. I do have a nice machine, but I'm thinking going through a file folder plus 3 other layers must be pretty hard on your machine? Since the file folder was cut smaller, what did you use for a seam allowance? TY! Love that Christmas fabric too, BTW!

[@Andrea-vj8qr]

Love this! Looks like a fun project! Thanks for sharing.❤️

[@danacolosimo5874]

Love it, that looks awesome, thank you so much for sharing 😘❤️🥰

[@redparrot53]

Great tutorial, thank you SO MUCH!!

[@darcy1759]

hello :) I'm a new subscriber, I love your videos so much and I really wanted to try this journal out but I cant find any 16 inch file folder, may I ask where u got it from?

[@GretchenHulett]

This is a great idea. I would use sewing clips instead of pins. Thanks for sharing.

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

I don't have those. So pins it is. But clips probably are great to have!

[@4TheLoveOfPaper]

Hello my question is how would we measure if we don’t want the flap just a bow to being together??

[@ericalopez369]

Ms. Dawn she outed you. 🥰🤭.

[@kathleenroush2781]

Dawn, thanks for sharing your process. Can you tell me what your work surface is, everything shows up on it so well

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Sure! I have a dark colored counter top which was horrible for lighting. So, I bought this piece of poster board and it has greatly improved my video quality

[@korsgaardjournals1422]

Thank you for making this SO easy to follow. I have seen many tutorials on YT but no one have made it seem so easy. I have tried one my own and it was okay but now you have shown the last thing I was struggling with. I just LOVE your channel so a lot of 👍👍 from me 👏👏😀 By the way I can’t get file folder so can I use a box of some kind, instead?

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words! Absolutely, any kind of lightweight cardboard or cardstock will work just fine

[@ginapearson3601]

Gonna be fun :)

[@nancyorourke7679]

Thank you so much!!! Love this!

[@jenniferrichards-craftings9341]

Thank you for the wonderful tutorial! I love the look of this fabric covered journal. Do you know where you got that beautiful fabric? TFS

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

I'm not sure where that fabric came from. I've had it since last Christmas or the Christmas before. I think it came from Hobby Lobby but I'm not positive

[@bonnienevills401]

Thank you for sharing Hugs Bonnie

[@graciebeachbum137]

Hi🤚🏻🤚🏻🖐🏻Great tutorial!!! TFS💕😊🐚gracie hugs 🤗

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Thanks Gracie! 💙

[@gilmoregirls1234]

Can it be done without interfacing?

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

Yes

[@journalingadventures]

Is there a part 2?

[@thebookvandalshop5592]

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[@journalingadventures]

TheBookVandalShop thank you

[@sueballenger2300]

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