Contributing Member JLSleather Posted June 6, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted June 6, 2016 Finally remembered to order those silly little notebooks, so when they arrive it won't take long to lay out teh FULL SIZE pattern for this. Long as I'm at it, I guess I'll make one for the passport case as well. Really no idea why a fella would pay for both, when they're so much the same, but maybe I'll just lump 'em into one section. Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted June 9, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted June 9, 2016 Man, those arrived QUIK. Pattern gone through with actual numbers now, but I'll have to make one. I originally thought 3/4 oz leather, but these things are even more flimsy than I thought, and 3/4 might be a bit much for this..... guess I'll know soon Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted June 9, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted June 9, 2016 (edited) Oh.. worth noting, your passport booklet is nearly the same size (1/2" shorter vertically), so this could just as easily be used for either or both. Or you could reduce the height of this by that 1/2" for the passport folder. Get it...worth "note" ing .. This is a picture, not intended to be full scale. I'll make it prettier (and verify the use of 3/4 oz) before uploading the 'done deal', but this will work. Edited June 9, 2016 by JLSleather Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members particle Posted June 9, 2016 Author Members Report Posted June 9, 2016 Here is a couple other variations I made of the same travel journal. The first version had no built-in option for holding a pen. The second one included the pen holder. The third (originally posted) had a locking tab to keep the cover closed when the pen is inserted. Quote Eric Adamswww.adamsleatherworks.com | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted June 9, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted June 9, 2016 (edited) Those look pretty good, but you might back off the presser foot just a tad. Got an inconsistent "witness mark" along your edges (maybe you could crease it right there so it's consistent), and it looks like maybe your pocket got hung up on the machine (first photo pocket booger). Edited June 9, 2016 by JLSleather Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members particle Posted June 9, 2016 Author Members Report Posted June 9, 2016 If memory serves (I made these over a year ago), the one without a pen holder was made in one evening over the course of about an hour to test my pattern. I'm sure the leather was still damp from the dye when I sewed it. My machine is setup for sewing holsters and since I rarely make anything else, I don't like changing the settings unless absolutely necessary. I should have hand sewn them, but these were all just one-off mock-ups to test patterns prior to going on my website. Quote Eric Adamswww.adamsleatherworks.com | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram
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