Super easy no-sew fabric book covers

 Here's a quick, no-sew project to make your desk and book shelves much prettier!

 Here are the basic tools you'll need:

• some fabric you love
• iron-on adhesive (I used Heat-n-Bond, you could also use Wonder Under or any other fusible web)
• an iron
• sharp scissors
• a book of any size

1. Place the book you want to cover and measure (or eyeball) about two inches larger all around.
2. Cut fabric to size.
3. Fold down top of fabric and fold up bottom of fabric to match book size. (see below)

4. Iron to make creases at these points.

5. Now repeat for the sides of the book (see below). Iron to make creases. Put book in book cover to check that size is perfect.

6. Take book out and spread out fabric flat. For top and bottom of book cover estimate the size BETWEEN creases and cut fusible web the same length. Place the web in the pink areas indicated below (below the crease). 

7. Fold top flap down and bottom flap up and iron to make fusible web bond to fabric.

8. Now repeat for the sides of book cover. Measure from the side creases out to edge of fabric. Cut some fusible web to this size and place the web in pink areas indicated below. 

9. Fold left and right flaps in and iron to bond fabric. 

You are basically making a pocket to put the book cover flaps into. Remember making those book covers in grade school with grocery bags? These are like those, but with more style!

I hope I didn't make a simple project too complicated! It's actually pretty easy, I made a few and I got better every time! 

Thanks for joining me!

Heather

Happy Earth Day!

Just wanted to wish everyone out there a Happy Earth Day!

Teach your children to appreciate the little guys (the pollinators, of course) and see this amazing movie that came to DVD last week, here's the link: http://video.disney.com/watch/the-beauty-of-pollination-wings-of-life-4da84833e06fd54fff590f49

Here's a preview to my newest collection Frolicking Forest that will be at Surtex in a couple of weeks:

Enjoy your day!

Heather

Stitched Garden and Tiny Menagerie Fabric!

I got my fabric samples in the other day from Camelot Fabrics and I couldn't be happier! I spent the last few days trimming all the fabric down to fat quarters and last night until 11:30 pressing it so it could make its debut on my website and blog. I have more to photograph including Naughty Puppies, Whoo's Cute and Umbrellaphants. More to come!

I've also been updating my site (including a boutique!) in preparation for Surtex and Licensing Show which are just around the corner... so much to do!

Here's Stitched Garden:

and Tiny Menagerie:

I'm planning on posting some easy (read: no-sew) projects with these collections soon. Just the fabric, some fusible web, spray mount and my trusty iron. Stay tuned!

Heather