by Jennifer Long of Sew A Story

This month I’m sharing a beginner-friendly project that combines simple quilting with a few helpful touches for making something both useful and personal. The Quilted Bible Cover is a great way to protect a treasured book or notebook and makes a thoughtful handmade gift.

The version I created here uses the Created With Love fabric collection and three of my favorite Therm O Web products to give the cover and bookmark structure, softness, and support. This is a great weekend project, and once you’ve made one, it’s easy to customize for other books too.

Materials You’ll Need

Fabric and Supplies:

  • Created With Love 5-Inch Stacker
  • Spine Fabric: C15976-SKY
  • Lining and Pocket Fabric: C15970-GRASS
  • Button and elastic for the closure
  • Tassel for the bookmark
  • Basic sewing tools
     

Therm O Web Products:

  • HeatnBond Fusible Fleece – for the inside of the cover panel
  • HeatnBond Light Weight Non-Woven Fusible Interfacing – for stabilizing the pockets and bookmark
  • HeatnBond Fabric Fuse – optional, for anchoring elastic or adding support to tricky spots

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Measure Your Book
Use a flexible tape to measure the height and full width (front, spine, and back) of your book or Bible. These numbers will guide the size of your patchwork, spine, and lining pieces.
2. Piece the Outer Cover
Arrange and sew together 2½” squares from your 5-Inch Stacker to create the front and back cover panels. Then sew the spine fabric between them to form one long rectangle.

3. Add Fusible Fleece
Fuse a piece of HeatnBond Fusible Fleece to the wrong side of the full outer cover. Quilt as desired.

4. Make the Bookmark
Fuse strips of non-woven fusible interfacing to two bookmark rectangles. Add a tassel and elastic if desired. Sew, turn, and topstitch to finish.

5. Make the Lining and Pockets
Fuse interfacing to the wrong side of your pocket rectangles. Fold and press in half with right sides out, then baste to each short end of the lining rectangle.
6. Assemble the Cover
Layer the cover and lining with right sides together. Tuck in the elastic closure, button, and bookmark between the layers. Sew around the perimeter, leaving a small turning gap.

7. Finish and Turn
Trim corners, turn the cover right side out, and use a hemostat or turning tool to push out the edges. Press and topstitch to close the opening.
8. Slide On and Use
Insert the front and back covers of your book into the interior pockets. It’s ready to gift or keep.

Optional Ideas

You can personalize your Bible cover with:

  • A name label or embroidered verse
  • A felt or fabric applique on the front
  • Coordinating thread for decorative topstitching

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You can also check out more about the Quilted Bible Cover on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/eKXjdKZpDPU  



Let’s Sew Together

At Sew A Story, I design patterns that invite you to slow down and create something that matters. Whether this project becomes a gift or something for your own daily routine, I hope it brings a sense of care and joy to your sewing table.

 

Hi Friends! I am so happy you are here. My name is Jennifer Long, and I am a Riley Blake Designs Fabric Designer, Quilt & Doll Pattern Writer, Machine Embroidery Digitizer, and online educator. I am also the founder of the Sew A Story Pattern Club and the Modern Rag Doll Membership. I am married and a mom to (4) pre-teens / teens and live on a little hobby farm in rural Prairie Canada. I grew up training to be a professional ballet dancer, and later studied Early Childhood Education. I taught ballet and ran my own dance studio all the while sewing and designing costumes for myself and many of my colleagues and students. I am passionate about all things FABRIC, imagination and design and am so blessed I can share this passion with others. This journey has inspired me to make a positive difference by designing dolls and quilt patterns and fabric for others to be EMPOWERED to sew themselves! I have designed dolls and quilts for individuals, organizations, companies, designers, authors of children’s books, and international companies for mass production. What I LOVE the most about creativity is finding INSPIRATION everywhere and, in turn, INSPIRING others to do the same! Thank you for joining me on this creative journey.
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