Bitten by the Selvage Bug

...or is it selvedge???!!! I don't know, and it doesn't matter much.

I have been seeing a lot of projects in bloggy world of people who are saving their fabric's selvages and are making the coolest creations from it. Just take a look at this beautiful dress by Jodie Carleton of Australia.

Or check out Karen Griska's blog and all her selvagy creations.

A couple of weeks ago I entered a giveaway at Quilt Taffy and was one of the lucky winners to receive an envelope full of 5 inch selvages. First I had my mind set to use them for a zipper pouch, but then decided to finally make a note book cover for myself. Sewing all these little strips of fabric together is tidious, but soooo much fun. Here is my finished product:

Lot's of sock monkey selvages in red, blue and green and some yellow, a little selvage ruffle, a "smashed down" flower and an ugly ol' vintage leather button to loop the elastic tie around.

I love it. I used fusible fleece for padding and quilted some eratic lines all over. Finally, I have a place to write down all my ideas for projects and patterns. No more index cards over here!