Making your own fabric book cover is a super quick easy project. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Im making one for a textbook, but you can use in on any hardcover book, journal, or binder. If your notebook is not in a5 size, measure the width around and height. This reversible project will make carrying your books a stylish endeavor.
How to cover a book with fabric beginner sewing projects. Notebooks and journals make thoughtful gifts for others and for yourself. The last step is to create pockets that the book cover can fit into on both ends to keep it in place. Sewing with oilcloth covers sewing with the family of specialty fabrics collectively known as oilcloth. And if you add a handmade cover, it makes the gift all the more personal and special. This diy binder cover makes your binder so much better with a large outside pocket and two inside pockets for. One fat quarter or yardage of a second coordinating fabric for the flaps. Lets do a little maths to calculate the actual fabric size that needed for sewing up the fabric book cover. Once all your pieces are cut, sew the inside fabric pieces. Make your own book cloth iron a piece of fabric about twice the size of your book cover one piece for front and one piece for back cover. Before ebooks and audiobooks there were paperback books. Oct 25, 2018 poke out the covers using a point turner, push out the seams and give the book cover a light pressing. Jul 22, 2015 with this easy tutorial for fabric book covers youre well on your way to starting off the school year on the right foot. May 14, 2017 so there are 4 shorter pieces piece a for the side of the book cover, 2 larger pieces piece b for the side of the book cover and 1 middle piece piece c for the inside part resembling the part where the book pages are glues in a normal book which are all made with the swan yarn to resemble book pages.
Cut out the pattern pieces using the dimensions you just calculated. Quilted book cover tutorial steps this is a really easy project that is great for using up those small scraps that you cant bear to throw away. Theyre perfect for protecting books that you read a lot such as wellloved favorites or inspirational books. Debbie is an awardwinning seamstress and tailor who wrote sewing content for over 18 years for the spruce crafts. Reuse your favorite fabric to cover and protect a book using the. Fabric book cover after completing this project, you will have a fabric cover for a standard paperback book. If you make anything using my videos, id so love to see. I use one for my journal, one for my sewing journal, one to carry with me to take notes or jot down ideas in. But it also serves the very practical purpose of protecting your book from wear and tear. Sep 4, 2016 learn how to make a custom fabric binder cover using this free sewing pattern. Fabric book cover tutorial how to sew craft passion.
Fabric book covers are the best gift idea when gifting with a printed book. This particular book cover was made with prequilted fabric, a button closure, and a standard paperback book, but could easily be adapted to use nonquilted fabric either layered with batting or not, a velcro closure, and. May 16, 2019 free easy reading pillow pattern instructions. This easy book cover tutorial is a easy way to get creating. Some are simple with sleeves of felt or wool to hold needles, others quite elaborate with pouches and pockets to hold supplies. A collection of over 20 free fabric book cover patterns, tutorials, and diy sewing projects.
If youre looking for fabric book cover patterns, check out this video tutorial by maureen wilson. Aug 15, 2018 wikihow is a wiki, similar to wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are cowritten by multiple authors. Using the instructions you can learn how to make a fabric book cover to suit any size book, and youll also learn. Each of these six free fabric notebook and journal cover tutorials is quite different in style and flavor. Fabric book cover instructions amazon web services. This is a very easy pattern you can choose to try to apply a yarn pooling technique, or use a solid color yarn instead. How to make a fabric binder cover with images binder. The pattern fits one standardsized composition notebook which you can find at your local office supply store, or even at the dollar store. 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. Use this book cover to dress up a paperback novel or any other book. I spend most of my time making memory tshirt quilts for clients and i just finished one yesterday.
Put a bit of glue on it to help it adhere and to prevent fraying. You can find beautiful cork fabric or glitter vinyl from my shop to make your notebook cover with. Repeat with the other piece of sleeve fabric and place on the other side of the cover fabric. Shop shirt patterns, skirt patterns, dress patterns, purse patterns and more. If you like a quilted book cover, there are a few projects within this free video series for you as well. One fat quarter or yardage of main fabric for outside of cover. This makes for a quick, easy and fun little project, great for gifts or to give a bit of flare to books you might already have. Jul 06, 2017 making your own fabric book cover is a super quick easy project. You could also use it to add color and pattern to books on a shelf or coffee table. Fold one of the sleeve pieces in half with right side facing out. Simplicity us8044os childrens stuffed animal toy sewing pattern, one size.
Before you sew the opening closed, try it on your book to make sure it fits the way you want it to fit. Fold under approximately along one of the long edges of inside fabric and sew. If you are looking for a tutorial on how to make a tshirt quilt. The fabric book cover needs 2 flaps or pockets at both left and right sides to fit in the plastic covers of the book, thus, add 3. Im sure they still exist and for those of you who love your paperback books and still borrow them from the library, or purchase them in bookstores this pattern is for you. These fabric book covers are very nice gifts that are easy to customize and fun to sew. Quilted book cover tutorial on the trail creations.
Free sewing patterns composition notebook covers altered composition notebooks journal covers book journal fabric book covers fabric journals art journals bible covers diy notebook. Cut fabric to your desired length and width, allowing for a halfinch seam allowance on all. Nine free tutorials for sewing journal, notepad, and book covers. Line up the raw edges on the folded piece of fabric with the raw edges on one end of the cover fabric. Book cover free crochet pattern nickis homemade crafts. Dec 02, 20 all that is left to do now, is give the book cover a good press and cover a book with with your finished fabric book cover.
How to make a reversible fabric book cover fabric book. A fabric book cover would be perfect to protect a treasured family bible. Place the 2 large pieces right sides together, and pin them. Where the spine is, cut the fabric down so its flush with the edge of the spine. Fold 2 inches of the fabric along the breadth to make the sleeves. Also, instead of an elastic band you could use a ribbon, in which case it would need to be stitch to both sides of the cover. I made this notebook cover following by small means tutorial. Simplicity creative patterns us8022a childs, teens and adults pants size. My nana always had a fabric book cover on her paperback books and i have planned on making a crochet version for myself for quite some time. Mar 26, 2018 some with extra pockets, and other projects can be accomplished by a beginner sewer. When im not chasing kids you can find me at my sewing table or. This book cover is for a textbook but you can use it on any hardcover book, journal, or binder. Fabric book covers are a quick, easy sew project that can be completed in about an hour. Poke out the covers using a point turner, push out the seams and give the book cover a light pressing.
Being entirely customizable to book size, this free sewing pattern will work for literally any book you want to cover up. You can also follow the written instructions for this project. Jul 25, 2018 learn to sew a cover for any size bible or book. Tutorial also shows you how to make a book cover from fabric. You will need measurements for the covers height and width, and the spines height and width. Nine free tutorials for sewing journal, notepad, and book. Home round up 15 diy easy and super cute fabric bookmarks. How to make diy fabric book covers book cover diy, fabric. Im always looking for a bookmark when im reading a book. How to make fabric book covers in 2020 fabric book. Look in the remnant bins of your local fabric stores for suitable fabrics at bargain prices. How to make fabric book covers in 2020 fabric book covers. For a hard cover book add seam allowance to your fabric pieces. Fabric checkbook covers are super easy to sew with these stepbystep instructions.
To create this article, volunteer authors worked to edit and improve it over time. Add some decorative items to make the cover more attractive. It is a fun kids activity you can do for your kids that will keep kids reading all summer. One fat quarter or yardage of coordinating fabric for the lining. A fabric checkbook cover is one of my favorite sewing projects to make. Aug 01, 2010 click the picture to download the pattern. Its a great introduction to art quilting, and a even a good beginner sewing project for kids or people just starting to sew. Instructions for how to make your own fabric book cover or homemade journal. Now fold the fabric over again and glue so the fabric is now attached to the book. I either use a scrap of paper i rip out of a magazine or a post it note.
This is a great back to school project to beautify and protect all your books and binders. How to make a reversible fabric book cover easy sewing for. Today i am sharing my tutorial for these quilted composition book covers over at riley blake designs cutting corners. So there are 4 shorter pieces piece a for the side of the book cover, 2 larger pieces piece b for the side of the book cover and 1 middle piece piece c for the inside part resembling the part where the book pages are glues in a normal book which are. So, the main benefit of a book cover is to simply add some extra prettiness to your life. Use this reversible diy book cover tutorial to cover your most cherished and expensive books. With useful handles, you can tote around your favorite book easily. Free sewing patterns composition notebook covers altered composition notebooks journal covers book journal fabric book covers fabric journals art. My name is kate, a twenty something fashion lover and mother of two. How to make a reversible fabric book cover easy sewing. How to sew an easy fabric checkbook cover jmb handmade. Cut an identical piece of ironon interfacing and iron it onto the wrong side of the fabric. Let this fun tutorial teach you how to make a fabric book cover. I used a fabric covered button because i think it looks smart but you could use a plain button.
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