The Story of the Traveling Pages

 I have finally finished my fiberbook from the swap back in 2010. The pages I received are all beautiful. I'm very happy with each and every one of them.  My theme is Jugendstil, also called ...

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My book is now complete! This is a front view. Here is the open book. My apologies for the photograph here. It looks a little odd sloping to one side, but that was my fault. The book was s...

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My book cover is belatedly taking shape. The front and back covers will be the same - background fabric sewn directly onto a thick pelmet vilene base, then a zigzag stitch to give emphasis to ...

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Hi everyone, did we ever get any comeback from the late senders? Cobi had promised me my page for this group and a second group we're both in, but haven't received. I've been away so want to chec...

http://thestoryofthetravelingpages.blogspot.com/2011/04/finishing-etc.html

My Book of Leaves is finally done. Its a treasure. More details and photographs on my blog .

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Cobi I'd almost given up on on your page but I'm happy to report it arrived on the weekend. Now onto completing my book.

http://thestoryofthetravelingpages.blogspot.com/2011/03/page-from-cobi.html

Today I finished my story of the traveling Pages. The cover is made with felted wool. Inside I used a night sky. I think that looks good for a fairy tail book. I am not 100% happy how I made ...

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I finished putting my book together! It turned out great and even though it was a bit fiddly putting it together, it worked out well. You can see more photos and there's a bit of an explana...

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I just wrote a post on my blog about how I am constructing my book, if you want to take a look. I also thought that I would let everyone know that I have not heard a word from either Carmen or D...

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Hi, I have made covers for my book which will allow extra pages to be added. I made separate front and back covers, sewed loops on all the pages and holes in the covers then tied all to...

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Carmen and Debi - I have sent you e-mails about your missing pages and haven't heard back from either of you. Would you please let us know whether or not you have intentions of completing the mis...

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We are drawing to a close on our swap. I have had numerous e-mails about missing pages so I thought the most simple method would be to list which pages are missing. Some of these pages may have a...

http://thestoryofthetravelingpages.blogspot.com/2011/02/missing-pages.html

Some time ago I received this lovely page from Gayle. She found her inspiration in Louis Comfort Tiffany. I love everything Tiffany, great choice Gayle. I've never seen a red dragon fly in real...

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This is the delightful page which arrived this morning from Cobi. Cobi told me in her accompanying letter that she found the topic hard. The page she has produced is a lovely interpretatio...

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This is the sea shore themed page I made for Juliette. The fabric for the beach was a gift from my friend Tonny . The big sea shell is padded with bright green felt, it shines through the cr...

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Hi Cobi today I had a nice surprise, a lovely page from you, I had totally forgotten about it. It is lovely ,Thank you so much. I cannot show it as I have no facility for this at the moment. Mayb...

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I've been working on putting my book together and have made a cover/title page. . . sort of an introduction: When you open that front door, you will see this: I used Shiva Paintstiks ...

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My page for Johoanna shows the goddess Terpsichore. As my letter explained, she was one of the muses of Greek mythology. The base fabric was first painted and then the pieces for the f...

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Hi all Sorry for the delay in posting.  I have been really unwell with my bipolar.  I haven't done any art/sewing for nearly a month now.  I just haven't been able to.  It's a long story. ...

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Hi all - I have heard from Cobi and she has still been completing pages. Please take a look at my prior post about missing pages to see the status of your pages. The only one I am uncertain about...

http://thestoryofthetravelingpages.blogspot.com/2011/02/cobis-reply.html

Last year Ati wrote on her Blog how she finished her fabric book. I think this article is very good. Look at it at "Ati's little world "

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Over a week ago I received this lovely page but haven't shown it to you. Here it is. Maya has sent me a page of the Princess and the Pea. I love the stitching on the pillows. The background ...

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Breathe again, Maya!! Your page has arrived in Crete!! It's so Indian with block printed fabrics and sewn beads and sequins. Thank you so much, Maya, as you say we've come full circle now as ...

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I've begun the covers for my book of Leaves and hope to have the book itself completed by next month so I can photograph it etc and send the necessary information to Ruth who plans to send out ar...

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Hello ladies some lovely pages are coming up , and it will be great to get the books put together. However I am still waiting on 2 more pages so I can finish mine and i would be grateful if the l...

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