A Little Bookbinding

This is a portfolio/folder that I made yesterday to hold small pieces of watercolor paper.  I had seen a similar one online, but I didn't have any directions, so there was a lot of measuring, cutting, folding, gluing, and fitting.  Trial and error stuff.

On the left is the front cover,  top right is the inside showing the folder, and bottom right shows it with a stack of watercolor paper in it.  The paper is a full sheet torn into sixteen pieces  -  five and a half by seven and a half.

I was so completely absorbed in this, I was actually surprised this morning at what a mess the house is  -  half finished laundry, dirty dishes in the sink, recyclables on the kitchen counter  .  .  .    Actually I'm sugar coating it. But most surprising of all,  no Christmas shopping had been done! 

I like the idea of "loose-leaf" sketchbooks, and I'm trying to come up with a couple of simple designs to teach next spring in a new bookbinding workshop we are planning.  This design may not be on the agenda.

Now on to Christmas shopping.