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         Linda Lawler,
     Designer of Educational Patterns
     1634 RedMill Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15241
    www.edupatterns.com
    email: Lagulin@aol.com
    Creative Projects for Homespun Learning

    A Free Pattern to Sew a Cloth Book Cover!

    To make a pattern for your Bible you need:

    		A brown paper grocery bag
    Your Bible
    A tape Measure
    3/8 yard of fabric (35 cm) - all widths

    Making the Pattern

    1.     Cut apart the grocery bag to make it lie flat

    • 5.     Add 6 1/2" (17 cm) to that measurement
            and  enter it below:
            This will give you 3" (7 1/2 cm) flaps for
             the front and back covers to tuck into.

    __________________

    2.     Measure the front cover of your 
            Bible  from top to bottom. 

    3.     Add 1 1/2  inches (4 cm) to that
            measurement  and write it 
             below:                          

                                       ________________

     

    4.     Measure your Bible from front to back:

    		Start at the outer edge of the front cover,
    		measure across the front cover,
    around the binding,
    across the back cover to it's outer edge
    •         This is your paper pattern
    6.     Cut a rectangle from the grocery bag the size of the above measurements:
    		include the added 1 1/2" width and
    the added 6 1/2" length

     

    •               See illustration at right

    Before you Sew

    		Pattern instructions illustrate the right side of the fabric as plain.
    The wrong side of the fabric is illustrated with a stripe.

    Right side of fabric        Wrong side of fabric

     

    • Sewing the Bible Cover

    7.     Pin the paper pattern onto single thickness of desired fabric and cut out 

     

     

    8

    Press all 4 edges of the fabric rectangle under 1/4" (7 mm)

    Machine stitch in place

    9. Make the flaps for the Bible cover:

    Turn both of the 2 short edges of the fabric rectangle back 3" (7 1/2 cm) so right sides are together

    10. Attach the flaps to the cover:

    Stitch  1/2" (15 mm) seams along the top and the bottom edges of the flaps.

    11. Finishing the Bible Cover:

    Turn the flaps right side out

    Press, turning the top and bottom edges under where they naturally want to turn under

    12. Secure the top and bottom edges:

    Stitch

    Place on your Bible!

     

    Copyright © 2000 Linda Lawler.  
    Permission granted to copy for personal use. Not for resale.

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