Have you wished for a Book Cover that can be Adjustable? How about a Book cover with a front pocket to store your supplies? Well, with this Fabric cover you can have both! Enjoy making this fun project! Supplies needed for A5 Book Cover:
Print sewing PDF pattern (included in your download)
Hard-cover book Dimensions = 5.8" x 8.3" (148mm x 210mm)
Plain fabric = 1 x (10" x 24", 260mm x 610mm)
Contrast fabric = 1 x (10" x 24", 260mm x 610mm)
Ribbon 1 x (12"long x 0.5"wide, 300mm x 12mm)
Bias Binding for top of embroidery = approx 7" wide x 0.8" (180mm x 22mm)
Webbing for inside of book (to adjust cover) = 10" x 0.8" (260mm x 22mm)
Embroidery Design (after embroidery is stitched, cut fabric 7"wide x 7" (180mm x 180mm))
Supplies needed for A4 Book Cover:
Print sewing PDF pattern (included in your download)
Hard-cover book Dimensions = 8.3"x 11.7" (210mm x 297mm)
Plain fabric = 1 x (13" x 33", 330mm x 840mm)
Contrast fabric = 1 x (13" x 33", 330mm x 840mm)
Ribbon 1 x (16"long x 0.5"wide, 400mm x 12mm)
Bias Binding for top of embroidery = approx 10" wide x 0.8" (260mm x 22mm)
Webbing for inside of book (to adjust cover) = 15" x 0.8" (380mm x 22mm)
Embroidery Design (after embroidery is stitched, cut fabric 10"wide x 10" (260mm x 260mm))
Steps: 1.
Print and assemble the PDF pattern. Use scotch tape or glue to glue the pages to each other Cut 1 x plain fabric(inner) Cut 1 x contrast fabric (outer) 2.
Stitch out your design and leave approx 1" edge all around To cover the top edge of the embroidery, cut a piece of fabric 4" wide x 7"long (A5 book) or 4" wide x 10"long (A4 book) 3.
Fold in half and iron 4.
Fold each half toward the center and iron again to form 1" wide bias binding 5.
Your 1" bias binding should cover the top section of the embroidered block 6.
Pin the bias binding in place With a straight stitch on your sewing machine stitch the bias binding to the embroidered top section. Stitch length 2 to 3 7.
From the outer fabric - measure 7" (for A5 book) measure 10" (for A4 book) from the tapered end and cut 8.
Place the embroidery on the left-over fabric and cut You should have 3 sections 9.
Place the embroidery on the middle section 10.
Align the bottom of the embroidery to the bottom of the outer fabric 11.
Pin the left and right pieces of outer- fabric to each side of the embroidery 12.
The tapered edge will be stitched to the right The straight edge piece will be stitched to the left 13.
Your embroidered pocket is now secured between the 2 sections of outer fabric 14.
Just to double check...your "pocket section" should be the width of your book`s width 15.
Use the PDF pattern to mark the webbing and ribbon 16.
Pin webbing and ribbon in place 17.
Stitch the ribbon to the top edge only Stitch the webbing to both the top and bottom 18.
Place the inner fabric on top and pin all around (leaving open a section to the right) 19.
Leave open a section to the right. This is where you will turn the cover inside out 20.
We used a stitch length of 2.5 21.
Cut the outer covers to form neat corners, when turned inside out 22.
Turn fabric inside out Before closing the opening...double check that your book fits and that you are happy with the fit Make adjustments if necessary 23.
Pin the opening 24.
Pin the back flap - bottom 25.
Pin the back flap - top 26.
Iron the cover to form a neat edge all around 27.
With a straight stitch on your sewing machine close the opening and stitch the top and bottom back sections 28.
Your adjustable Fabric Book Cover is complete! Well done!! 29.
The outer pocket is so useful Please leave us a Comment. We would love to hear your thought.
Dear Maria, thank you very much for your comment!
Yes, these covers are fun and makes a great gift! We have 2 products which includes the sewing pattern for the A4 and A5 book as well as a variety of embroidery designs.
1. Fly Away Butterflies with Adjustable Book Cover and Eyeglass Case and
2.Vintage Roses with Adjustable Book Cover and Eyeglass Case.
Simply copy and paste into the search box to have a look at these.
Happy stitching!
Maria Michalopoulos
March 22, 2019
This looks fantastic.How to I get the PDF pattern Please.I Dwndld the instructions.
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Annemarie le Roux
March 22, 2019
Dear Maria, thank you very much for your comment!
Yes, these covers are fun and makes a great gift! We have 2 products which includes the sewing pattern for the A4 and A5 book as well as a variety of embroidery designs.
1. Fly Away Butterflies with Adjustable Book Cover and Eyeglass Case and
2.Vintage Roses with Adjustable Book Cover and Eyeglass Case.
Simply copy and paste into the search box to have a look at these.
Happy stitching!