If you are like me, you most likely have all of those "loose" recipes given to you by family or friends or torn out of a magazine, or more appropriately today, printed off from some online recipe site ;) Well, I got tired of them all being stuffed and folded in a box, so I put them in a binder in sheet protectors, but that binder was boring. So I came up with this cute Quilted Recipe Binder Cover to make my favorite Recipe Binder super special :) And it is oh so fun to make, and super easy!!!
There is a free pattern download for it along with some helpful hints in pictures a la tutorial style ;) Because seriously, these little Quilted Recipe Binder Cover's make wonderful gifts. I have given several for bridal showers and they are a perfect treasure for a new bride getting ready to start out her own cooking traditions. You really can't make just one!!
The covers slip right over a 1 1/2" binder and then all you need is some sheet protectors and you have a great way to store all of your loose recipes. And you only need 2 Charm Packs (You know how I love Charm Packs!!) and a little yardage to make the binder. And of course, you can totally use this as a scrap buster project as well!!!
And this is another Quilted Recipe Binder Cover that I made from Bonnie and Camille's Happy Go Lucky fabric that I actually kept for myself. I just pulled it down from the shelf this morning and snapped a quick pic. And as you can see, it still looks nice and clean. That's not because I have never spilled on it, but because when I do inevitably spill, I just pull the cover off and throw it in the laundry :) So great!!! And this little book is going with me next week to my Mom's for some Thanksgiving cooking and baking goodness :) It is kind of crazy, but there will most likely be at least 12 pies, gotta love pie making day!!!
I hope you have enjoyed today's Tutorial Throwback Thursday!!! To make your own Quilted Recipe Binder Cover just click on any of the Quilted Recipe Binder Cover links for the free step by step tutorial. And when you are done, I would love to see your Binder Covers!! You can email me a picture at happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com, post it to social media with #happyquiltingwithmc or or add it to my flickr group here ;) I can't wait to see your Quilted Recipe Binder Covers!!!
Thanks for popping in today and I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Day!!!
WOW -- that is really a great idea! thanks
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea!! I have several binders of recipes so this will be handy!!
ReplyDeletethis is cute and wonderful
ReplyDeleteI need to make one of these for my friend
That's such a clever idea. I have recipes all over the place.
ReplyDeleteThis is darling - I have a 2" binder that is getting pretty rough looking and your pattern looks perfect for the job. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was "I can make one of these for my music notebook!" but I can also get a binder to put all my loose recipes in too.....so I guess I will be making two of them if it works well.
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