Sew a Fabric Book Cover
Fabrics are sentimental. Reuse your favorite fabric to cover and protect a book using the instructions offered in this article.
Steps
- Gather your fabric and sewing supplies.
- Measure the length and width of an open book.
- Cut fabric to your desired length and width, allowing for a half-inch seam allowance on all sides. Add an additional two inches in length for "each" pocket, that will be created at both ends of the cover. This should create a long rectangle.
- Cut an identical piece of iron-on interfacing and iron it onto the wrong side of the fabric.
- Turn over the two short sides of the rectangle twice, to form quarter-inch hemlines. Stitch them in place.
- With right sides together, fold over two inches at both ends of the rectangle, to create pockets. Stitch the upper and lower seams of each pocket.
- Turn the pockets right side out and iron them flat.
- Between the two pockets, turn over the remaining raw edges twice, to form quarter-inch hemlines. Stitch them in place.
- Slide the front and back cover of your book into the pockets.
Tips
- Glue or sew beads, sequins, ribbon or lace to the outside of the cover.
- Cover a favorite reading book, journal, photo album or scrapbook.
- Use the articles listed below for further guidance.
Things You'll Need
- Fabric
- Scissors
- Needle
- Matching thread
- Common pins
- Iron-on interfacing
- Sewing machine
- Decorations (optional)
- Glue
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