Reversible Fabric Book Cover

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How to Sew a Reversible Fabric Book

Cover An Easy Sewing Project from

www.easysewingforbeginners.com

Tips for this Project:!"I use a straight stitch with a 2.2mm-2.6mm stitch length."I use a 90/14 Universal needle in my sewing machine for most of my crafty sewing projects. A 80/12 Universal needle would also work well if you are using a quilting type cotton. "I prefer to use a walking foot for this project, as the feed dogs in the walking foot help move the fabric under the presser foot a lot easier. "I use a core-spun thread, which has a polyester core and a cotton covering. This kind of thread tends to be stronger and nicer to sew with in your sewing machine in general. I use Rasant 120.

Materials needed for this project:!"Main fabric - used for one side of book/folder cover and sleeves (quantity will depend on size of book or folder)"Coordinating fabric - used for other side of fabric book/folder cover"Sewing machine thread""

Tools needed for this project:!"Sewing machine"Tape measure"Pins"Pencil and paper"Cutting tools - ruler and rotary cutter or marker, ruler and scissors"Hand needle"Iron and ironing board"Chopstick for pushing out corners"

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Click here to watch the full video tutorial!

Step 1!Gather your tools to measure up your book or folder. You will need a pencil or pen, paper, tape measure (preferred) or ruler and the book or folder you are making the cover for.

Step 2!Open up the book. Measure the long side of the book and be sure to include the spine as well. Thats where the flexibility of a tape measure is very useful. "Add 1 to the length to allow for a 1/2 seam allowance on both ends."Add another 1/4 to allow for movement, crooked sewing, shifting of fabric, etc.

Step 3!Measure the short side of the book. "Dont forget to add the 1 for seam allowances and 1/4 for additional fabric to allow for error and movement.

Step 4!Measure up for the sleeves of the book cover. "Measure how wide you want the sleeves to be in your book cover. "Double this measurement."Then add 1 for the seam allowances.

My measurements look like this:"length of long edge + seam allowance + additional = length to cut "length of edge = 11 1/2 + 1 seam allowance = 12 1/2"12 1/2 + 1/4 additional = 12 3/4

My measurements look like this:"length of short edge + seam allowance + additional = length to cut "length of edge = 8 + 1 seam allowance = 9"9 + 1/4 additional = 9 1/4

My measurements look like this:"(desired width of sleeve x 2) + seam allowance = width to cut "desired width = 3 x 2 = 6 + 1 seam allowance = 7

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Step 6 !Lay one of the cover pieces with the right side facing up.

Step 7!Fold one of the sleeve pieces in half with right side facing out. Iron or finger press to form a crease on one side."line up the raw edges on the folded piece of fabric with the raw edges on one end of the cover fabric.

Step 5 !Use your measurements to cut 2 pieces of fabric for your cover, one from your main fabric and one from your coordinating fabric. "Use your sleeve measurements to cut 2 pieces also. "

My measurements look like this:"Cover fabric cut x 2 12 3/4 x 9 1/4!Sleeve fabric cut x 2 7 x 9 1/4

Step 8!Repeat with the other piece of sleeve fabric and place on the other side of the cover fabric.


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Step 9!Lay the other cover fabric on top with the right side facing down.

Step 10!pin layers together ready to sew with a 1/2 seam allowance all the way around. Leave a 4 opening for turning right side out.""Tip: Use 2 pins to mark the beginning and end of the opening

Step 11!Sew around the outside of the fabric cover using a 1/2 seam allowance. Reverse stitch at each end of the opening so the stitches dont unravel when turning the fabric cover right side out.

Opening

Tips!Reverse stitch at the point where you sew over the beginning of the sleeve. !"Have the needle down in the fabric when you go to pivot at each corner of the fabric book cover.


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Step 12!Trim the corners of the fabric book cover and trim the excess of the seam allowance to approximately 1/4.

Step 13!Turn your book cover right side out and use a chopstick (or something similar) to push out the corners.

Step 14!Press the book cover with the iron. This will give you a good guide when sewing the opening closed.

Step 15!Use a ladder stitch to stitch closed the opening so there is no visible hand stitching. Its a great stitch. Trust me!""Tip: Watch the video if you dont know how to do this. It helps to see it if youre unsure.


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I hope you have found this easy sewing project fun and easy to do. Your feedback is important to me. If you can think of any way to improve this project, or you just want to say thanks, you can click on the envelope in the footer of any page and send me a message. You can also click on any of the social media buttons in the footer to like, follow, subscribe or contact me. ""Pay It Forward!"These sewing projects are a way for me to follow my love of learning, teaching and sharing knowledge in general to ultimately make this world a better place. Consider paying it forward by showing 1-2 people how to do this sewing project or even just share this project PDF with 1-2 people so they can have a go themselves. Lets spread the love of sewing to as many people as we can ""Until next time, happy sewing!""Domenica """This Easy Sewing Project PDF was originally found here: http://www.easysewingforbeginners.com/video-how-to-sew-a-reversible-book-cover/"" www.easysewingforbeginners.com 2014. All rights reserved. For personal use only unless prior permission has been given. Contact me here."


Step 16!Slide the book cover onto your book and you are finished!

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