Here’s a sneaky peek at a little line of needle books I’m making for the It’s Darling fair on 17th July. The fabric on the front is from Liberty’s Tana Lawn range, one of my favourite fabrics of all time. I don’t know the name of this particular design (oh, how informative I’ve been lately!) though it is typical of the cherishable fine cotton florals created by Liberty over the years. My needle books will vary, depending on the scraps available in my supply.

Liberty lawn-fronted felt needle book

As an aside, I gave this very needle book to an American Twitter buddy I met in Bath last month. She happened to be passing through so we hooked up – such is the curious power of social media – and I’m so glad we did!

Open needle-book

I wasn’t happy with my choice of white stitching on the front here but didn’t have time to change it; how we sewists stitch in haste and repent at leisure. The ones at the fair will, of course, be delectably perfect.

My trusty Singer 221k and needle book