Unavailing the 2017 Lit-N-Latte Bookclub Reading List

Holy COW!
How can it already be almost the middle of February? 

Before we get to far into the year I wanted to share the book club reading list.
Let me know if you decide to read along. 

Lit-N-Latte Bookclub

2017 Book List

January: My Name is Resolute - Nancy E Turner

February: Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly

March: Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty

April: Denial - Deborah Lipstadt

May: Cold Sassy Tree - Olive Ann Burns

June: This Road We Traveled - Jane Kirkpatrick

July: The Source - James Michener

August:

September: A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman

October: Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

November: Eighty Days - Matthew Goodman

December: The Christmas Town - Donna Van Liere

Good Reading?

I sure hope so! 

I thought I would share this year's selection of books for the Girlfriends Lit-n-Latte

book club. 

I'm pretty excited to read some of these selections.  I've heard a lot about The Harbenger,

The Goldfinch... Oh! Who am I kidding? I can't wait to read all of these. 

                                                     2016 Lit-n-Latte Book List

                                            Jan   Mrs. Kennedy and Me   -Clint Hill

                                            Feb  The Princess Bride   -William Goldman

                                            Mar   Miracles from Heaven  -Christy Wilson Beam

                                             Apr    Brooklyn  -Colm Toibin

                                             May  The Whistling Season  -Ivan Doig

                                             Jun    Summer Break

                                             July   The Goldfinch  -Donna Tartt

                                             Aug   The Harbinger  -Jonathan Cahn

                                             Sep   Wuthering Heights   -Emily Bronte

                                             Oct    Sister Eve, Private Eye  -Lynne Hinton

                                             Nov   The Lowland   -Jhumpa Lahiri

                                             Dec   The Hundred Gifts   -Jennifer Scott

Have you read any of them?

What did you think?

I'm currently reading Mrs. Kennedy and Me... Can't put it down! 

LOVE it!

        

Bible Journal .... So I made a cover....

If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram you know that

I just got my sewing machine back from Mr Sew and Vac after

never having it serviced... in like 15 years.  I was so frustrated the last time I 

made any thing, I was ready to through it out a moving truck. 

But my friend Laura encouraged me to have it serviced before I 

threw in the towel completely.  That was almost a year ago.

I'm so glad that I listened to her.

I just got it back and decided that a nice afternoon project was in order.  Nothing big...

"Let's set ourself up for success" I said to myself. 

So I made a cover for my journal bible. 

Mind you, my hubby carried this for a couple of years before I confiscated

inherited it.  SO, it was in need of some extra LOVE. 

Here's the cover that I made. I'm pretty (really) happy with it. 

I have a tutorial here for some bible covers that I had made 

previously.  I also made a cover for a friend's NOOK... that post is here.

(just incase you want to see)

I added index tabs to the top of the bible. 

I added scrapbooking paper to the inside as it was starting to look 

a little tired. I also added extra book mark ribbon to match the paper.

I seriously couldn't wait to show it to you guys. 

I'm chuckling because when I showed it to my husband, he kind of

started laughing and said " You know, this is SO incredibly excessive?" 

I just smiled and said "I KNOW! Isn't it AWESOME?"  

I did an entry a few weeks ago from 1Samual 16: 7

But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things human beings look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

GOD sees our full potential! 

Meaning that in the right hands, something ordinary becomes EXTRA ordinary. 

 So, I'll leave you with that my peeps! 

Have an AWESOME week!

Tiff's Nook Cover

She loved it!

Linking to: Show and Tell Friday, Feathered Nest Friday, Potpourri Party

Book Covers...A Tutorial

My friend was admiring my bible cover a few Sundays ago and complaining that hers was just to masculine ... So I said "give it here."

After a quick trip to Joann's to select fabric and embellishments.... I did a quick pre-wash and got started. I cut 2 pieces of fabric long enough and wide enough to wrap around the cover and create flaps to go around the front and back.
Make sure you allow for the seam allowances.

Sew the 2 pieces right sides together ... and leave a small hole so that you can turn the whole thing right side out....
Trim the seam allowance at the corners.

Go ahead and turn it right side out...

And Press....
Hand stitch that opening with a blind stitch.

Now try it on your book and adjust where your flaps
will hit on the inside front and back covers.

This is the time to make sure that your print is facing the correct direction...

Stitch the flaps in place...

Clip all of the extra threads...

Turn right side out and press again....

Try it on for size...

It's looking good.... Now for the fun part....

I laid out my design so that I had a good idea of what I wanted it to look like.

I used fabric glue for the thin ribbon and buttons...
but I used Stitch Witchery for the wide ribbon. It just bonds very nicely and you
don't have to worry about lumps and bumps.

I used parchment paper inside the flap so that the glue
would not bond the pocket closed.

I used the flower patch to cover the overlap of the ribbon...

And then of course one on the back to match!

Ahhhh.... That was fun... I love it when my projects turn out good!
(what a relief!)
Can you see how you could really go crazy with these? I love 'um!

I'm joining SJ at Homemaker on a Dime for
the Creative Bloggers Party and Hop
See you there!