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Aprilbeginnings · 03-09-2007, 01:31 PM

I didn't use a pattern! Did you ever make bookcovers in school for your school books using paper bags? Well that was what was in my mind...... I took a piece of fabric and folded it over so that I would have one seam in a lenthwise direction... I also placed the reader opened on this fabric...... allowed a little allowance for extra at the top and bottom ( I had maybe an 1/8 of an inch, could be more if you want.) on the folded over lenthwise position after getting it sized (my material was just right, I didn't need to cut it this direction) I took that stitch witchery stuff (yes you can sew it too) and ironed on the bottom hem or tacked it just to keep the material in place.....

Then I layed the reader back down on this..... I allowed three inches extra on the readers flap side and maybe an inch or two on the back side (where the snap is since it won't fit farther than the snap) I folded that over and clipped any extra.......
iron.....then I sewed up the back side first and just did a slipstitch on the edge, did the same on the other half (bottom or top,)..... slipped the reader cover inside...... then I went to work on the other half. I actually folded the material over the reader and sewed it with the reader in it because I didn't have much leeway and that is pretty much it...... stitched other end and there it was......

Hope that made sense, LMAO........ I tried.

03-09-2007, 01:31 PM	#33
Aprilbeginnings Guru Posts: 632 Karma: 404 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern CA Device: Sony PRS-500 /prs 650 soon	I didn't use a pattern! Did you ever make bookcovers in school for your school books using paper bags? Well that was what was in my mind...... I took a piece of fabric and folded it over so that I would have one seam in a lenthwise direction... I also placed the reader opened on this fabric...... allowed a little allowance for extra at the top and bottom ( I had maybe an 1/8 of an inch, could be more if you want.) on the folded over lenthwise position after getting it sized (my material was just right, I didn't need to cut it this direction) I took that stitch witchery stuff (yes you can sew it too) and ironed on the bottom hem or tacked it just to keep the material in place..... Then I layed the reader back down on this..... I allowed three inches extra on the readers flap side and maybe an inch or two on the back side (where the snap is since it won't fit farther than the snap) I folded that over and clipped any extra....... iron.....then I sewed up the back side first and just did a slipstitch on the edge, did the same on the other half (bottom or top,)..... slipped the reader cover inside...... then I went to work on the other half. I actually folded the material over the reader and sewed it with the reader in it because I didn't have much leeway and that is pretty much it...... stitched other end and there it was...... Hope that made sense, LMAO........ I tried.