How to make a Book Sleeve
I have long been admiring the book sleeves created by the company Book Beau, their pretty patterns and practicality. Book sleeves protect your books especially when taking them in bags and travelling, so that your books can stay in good condition. As much as I wanted to purchase a book beau, I soon found that the postage alone would cost $50 to get from the US to Australia. In the end that didn't matter, since I figured out how to make one myself. The instructions are pretty straight forward and you can hand sew it if you like, but I found it much quicker to use a sewing machine. Please pay close attention to the direction that the fabric is facing when sewing and read the instructions carefully. It is easy to sew the fabric the wrong way (I have done it many times), but my advice is to read the steps several times and think before you sew. Also, if you do mess up, just unpick your stitches. The measurements that I have recommended are for fitting a regular, small novel.