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Set them aside. Center the fusible fleece on the wrong side of the outside fabric.
Create A Cover For Dummies How To Make APin It How to Make a Fabric Book Cover October 25, 2018 Are you looking for a quick, easy sew project One that will be reused again and again Im going to show you how to make a fabric book cover that you can adjust to cover any size book.Whether youre wanting to make a cover for a much loved book that is getting a little worn from being read over and over again or to protect a favorite inspirational book, this basic tutorial can be used to make a fabric cover for them. Fabric book covers are awesome gifts because they can be personalized to the tastes of each individual recipient. Need a quick teacher gift This may just become your new go to gift for your childrens teachers. Its something you know will get used and not stuck on a shelf somewhere to gather dust. For this tutorial, Im covering a composition book to turn it into a daily writing or bullet journal. This is the exact method that I used to turn Octobers Gratitude Embroidery Pattern into a Gratitude Journal. How to Make a Fabric Book Cover Materials needed for one fabric book cover: One fat quarter (or yardage) of main fabric for outside of cover One fat quarter (or yardage) of coordinating fabric for the lining One fat quarter (or yardage) of a second coordinating fabric for the flaps Pellon 987F fusible fleece Pellon 911FF fusible featherweight interfacing Matching thread Begin by measuring the book that you want to cover. For this particular composition book, the measurements were: 15 18 X 9 58. Note: If youre going to cover a composition book as well, dont just use these measurements. Please be sure to measure yours to double check as Ive discovered that not all composition books are the same size. Next, youre going to add seam allowances all the way around. X Youre also going to want to account for the thickness of the book cover. Hard cover books have a variety of thicknesses and will require a different measurement to account for that. Below are the equations for you to use to calculate what size to cut the fabric. Height to cut for the fabric book cover: 9 58 18 height Now we need to find the common denominator of the fractions so we can add them up: 9 58 48 18 9 108 or 10 14 Width to cut the fabric for the cover: 15 18 18 width Finding common denominator: 15 18 48 18 15 68 or 15 34 For the flaps for the book cover: I wanted them to be 4 wide when finished so that number needed to be doubled. X 2) 18 size to cut flaps 8 48 18 8 58 You can round that number up to 9 if you like. Thats what I did. The height for the flaps needs to be the same as for the outside and lining 10 14 Once you have the measurements its time to cut fabric. Outside fabric cut one 10 14 X 15 34 Lining fabric cut one 10 14 X 15 34 Flaps cut two 9 X 10 14 Fusible fleece cut one 10 X 15 12 Featherweight fusible interfacing cut two 10 X 4 14 Note: The fusible fleece and interfacing are cut slightly smaller to reduce bulk in the seams. Pictured below are the pieces you should have once youve finished cutting. For those of you who would like to make a book cover in the same fabrics, Ive listed them below. That pretty print with swirls and stylized angels is Wilmington Artic Wonderland Damask White Fabric. Its Artisan Spirit Shimmer 20256M by Deborah Edwards of Northcott. Open the flap and place the fusible interfacing as pictured below. Close the flap and press according to the directions for the interfacing.
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