a little Vintage Tangerine

This morning I put the finishing touches on a little camper gift. She has a soft spot for my Vintage Tangerine quilt, so I pulled fabric scraps from that project and did some brainstorming.

I was very much inspired by this delightful Flickr favorite. Back before Pinterest I often stockpiled ideas in my Flickr favorites, so these days I"m always bouncing back and forth between pin boards and Flickr to find things. Anyone else doing that?

Anyhoo, this project is all squared away - stitched, tagged and filled with a graph paper composition book, just awaiting a little inscription. It's a little Vintage Tangerine she can take home.

Should you like to make your own, I used folded ribbon for the stem and layers of raw edge applique secured with Steam-a-Seam Lite 2 for the leaves. Raw edge applique is not as durable as other methods, but for an item that is likely to be rarely washed, it's nice and quick. And, I always like how clean and simple it looks! For more details on how to sew the journal cover itself, see my tutorial.