Our foamlined fabric book covers protect your books and your reading privacy, and are easy to hold for readers with multiple sclerosis, arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Fabric book cover tutorial how to sew craft passion. Place the 2 large pieces right sides together, and pin them. Each of these sleeves is constructed using two contrasting fabrics and a bit of batting. Take your cover fabric and fold in half across the the width. Mark the back sleeve and front sleeve on the top piece.
The first thing you need to make fabric book covers is obviously the fabric its the perfect thing for a fabric remnant thats not big enough for making a pillow but you love enough to put on display. My tutorial is based off of this one by jennifer paganelli with a few modifications. With useful handles, you can tote around your favorite book easily. Cut 3 pieces of fabric, 4 18 x 21 sew fabric together along long edges. Cut fabric to your desired length and width, allowing for a halfinch seam allowance on all sides. Elizabeth from dont call me betsy created this fabric book for her nephew, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Cotton fabric in your choice of patterns for outside of sleeve. What you dont see is the edge of the paper since i didnt draw a line there.
These fabric book sleeves are made with quilting cottons, padded with fusible fleece, and. Now we need to find the common denominator of the fractions so we can add them up. Let this fun tutorial teach you how to make a fabric book cover. Wrap any notebook in fun fabric to make a great journal or notebook for yourself that you will love. Leave the cover plain or decorate it with some hand embroidery, machine embroidery, or even some english paper piecing. The fabric pages are easy for young hands to grab hold of. This practical book sleeve makes a thoughtful gift, for all book lovers. Ive had a lot of requests for a video on how to make my book sleeves, so here is a tutorial. Cover large or mini composition with fabric just using modge podge. Easy reader book sleeve free sewing pattern rohn strong. Great childrens fabric panels including nursery rhymes, farm animals, counting books, abcs. So together we decided a pencil bag together with a fabric book cover would be great. There are just six seams to sew in each sleeve and very.
Eternal weeping my fabric print ended up being upside down. Each of these six free fabric notebook and journal cover tutorials is quite different in style and flavor. Fabric book covers paperback book cover hidden secrets. Start by pinning down the elastic band so that it will be sewn down with the stitch. Buy scanncut standard blades here you can use the zig 2 way glue pen to. Today, the gribook accessories bunch will share with you all the ins and outs of making a fabric book sleeve and well have a giveaway at the end. In anticipation of having a baby at the end of july, ive been trying to plan a few outdoor adventures with the kiddos before the baby comes.
These pattern pieces and tutorials will be always be available, so feel free to join in whenever you can. Patterns, techniques, articles, blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew. How we make a book sleeve to begin with, we choose an outside fabric. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. This post will show you how to cover mini notebooks with fabric in 10 minutes or less.
If you are looking for free printable pdf patterns you have come to the right place. With the right sides of the fabrics facing each other, pin then sew each outer. Get the best deals on story book fabric panels and find everything youll need to make your crafting ideas come to life with. Alternatively you can measure the half way mark and draw a line. We have the best selection of panels for cloth books. Padded book sleeves, bookmarks and bookish accessories by fabricbound. So, the main benefit of a book cover is to simply add some extra prettiness to your life. Put the inner fabric on top of the quilted piece with the right sides facing each other. Combine fun quilting fabrics in a sweet cover for a book or journal. Keep the 2 sleeve fabric pieces folded and aligned.
If youre looking for fabric book cover patterns, check out this video tutorial by maureen wilson. Learn how to make a fabric book cover in this complete stepbystep sewing tutorial. It makes a perfect bible cover and will work for any other special books that someone carries often. Handmade from a cotton fabric patterned with campervans and scooters on an off whiteivory background and lined with a vibrant pink cotton fabric.
If you go back and forth on the first couple stitches at the beginning and the end of a line it will keep your stitches from coming out. The booksleeve fastens with a black elastic loop and a pink fabric. Pattern easy cork or leather notebook cover you can make this project with any fabric that you can cut and leave raw that includes cork fabric, leather, vinyl, and wool. Join our sewalong flickr group and post your photos, comment and see what other members are sewing as we go. If you love reading on the go, but hate coming home with dogeared books, then weve the perfect solution right here.
One contained the bible, the other walt whitmans leaves of grass or, sometimes, the latest readers digest. But it also serves the very practical purpose of protecting your book from wear and tear. This will keep the batting from sliding away from the fabric when your sleeve is assembled. Try to match your fabric type and color to the clothing piece as much as possible. Its designed to cover a composition book, which measures 9 34 x. Follow these directions for making a fabric book cover and youll have a personalized book tote in no time. Fabric book cover fittedwidth prewash all fabrics and iron them to remove wrinkles. Shop book print fabric at the worlds largest marketplace supporting indie designers. How to easily make your own diy book sleeves with photos. How to cover mini notebooks with fabric sisters, what. Medium weight fabrics work best you want a fabric thats heavy enough that you cant see through it but also isnt too bulky. I realized as i was figuring out my pattern measurements that i could make a pattern with one piece of copy paper. A fabric book cover is a fun sewing project and this tutorial will show you how to make one with pockets and handles that closes with a zipper.
So today i thought of showing you exactly how i made the fabric book cover. You will need 3 different fat quarters or fabric scraps, some matching thread for topstitching, and a standard sized marble notebookcomposition book about 9 34 x 7 12. Diy book sleeve sewing pattern the perfect gift for the. Do you carry your beloved books around with you everywhere but hate when they. We simply want the half way mark so that we can line our ribbons up along this line. This page is full of free sewing patterns for women, kids and accessories. Mark sewing lines of the fabrics after adding allowances. Put pins along the top edge where the elastic loop is and sew a 14 seam. Tina lowthers diy book sleeve will keep your favourite read pristine no matter where you take it, so you can throw it in your work bag, holiday. Bible cover tutorial bible covers, bible bag, sewing. This 1 hour diy laptop sleeve sewing tutorial is a great project for beginner sewers and advanced seamstresses alike. Cut out the pattern pieces using the dimensions you just calculated. For campervan enthusiasts, a campervan and scooter themed padded book sleeve. Dress up an ordinary book with this collection of over twenty free fabric book cover patterns, tutorials, and diy sewing projects gathered from all over the web.
Diy book sleeve sewing pattern the perfect gift for the bookworm you love. Also checkout the pattern to sew a kimono for this sleeve. This will keep the batting from sliding away from the fabric when your sleeve is. This year i put cap sleeves on sleeveless easter dresses for myself and my two daughters. Add an additional two inches in length for each pocket, that will be created at both ends of the cover. If youre a notebook and planner junkie, youre going to love making this easy diy notebook cover for all of your cute notebooks. This adorable fabric book cover helps you easily transport your bible or other favorite book.
This page is dedicated to free sewing patterns for womens, kids and home accessories. The formula that ive come up with lets you draft a cap sleeve pattern in any size from newborn to womens. Bible cover made with modified tutorial pattern linked to picture. Clicking any of the following links will take you to another website unless otherwise indicated. Journal covers make great gifts and are a superfun way to use fabric scraps.
Our padded fabric book sleeve is a cute, protective way to carry your hardback or paperback book and accessories. Book sleeve cover for novel, autumn foliage pattern style, hard books cover for paperback, washable fabric, book protector padded, book case cover for adult 8 5. Available in over 60 beautiful fabric print patterns and 5 versatile sizes. Using the instructions you can learn how to make a fabric book cover to suit any size book, and youll also learn techniques for adding embellishments, applique, patchwork and even free form fabric collage. Line up one piece of ribbon with one edge of the fabric.