How To Sew A Book Pouch

I love a good book so when i am out and about i love to take my book with me. Any opportunity to read is a bonus. There is nothing better than having a book pouch to keep my book protected in my bag. I like to keep my books in a good condition and i don't want them getting wet either from my drink. In this blog i will walk you through step by step how to sew a book pouch. These are really easy to make and very beginner friendly. They can also be made in any material or colour of your choice.

Supplies i used:

Black Material

Orange Material

Singer promise sewing machine

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Step 1

Cut 2 pieces of the material. I cut mine to be 28cm long by 7cm wide. These are going to make the straps for the book pouch.

orange material on a pressing mat. One of the pieces of material is folded in half

Fold the material in half length ways and use the material clips to hold the material in place.

Orange material on the pressing mat. One piece is folded in half and clipped using material clips.

Step 2

Sew the straps down the longest side and along one of the short ends.

sewing the folded orange material using the singer promise sewing machine

Turn the straps the right way around. I did this by using a wooden dowel.

Turning the sewn orange material the right way around using a wooden dowel

Once the straps are the right way around press them using the mini heat press.

Pressing the orange straps using the min heat press

Step 3

Cut 2 pieces of the black and orange material. I cut my material to be 20cm by 26cm each.

2 pieces of orange and black material cut to be 20cm by 26cm.

Put right sides together and sew along the longest edge of the material. Repeat this for the black and orange material.

the orange material sewn all the way along the longest edge

Lay the material flat and iron down the seam.

The sewn orange material laid out so i can press along the sewn edge

Step 4

Fold the black material in half to find the centre point. Fold the strap in half to find the centre point of the strap.

The black material folded in half and the orange straps folded in half to find the centre points

Line up the two centre points and use material clips to hold them in place.

lining up the centre point of the black material with centre point of the orange material

Sew the straps in place.

sewing the straps in place using a singer promise sewing machine

Step 5

Line up the centre parts of the material. This will make sure they are central.

lining up the centre part of the orange and black material

Once the material is lined up, pin the material in place to hold it whilst you sew.

Clipping the black and orange material together using the material clips

Sew down the short edges of the material.

the black and orange material sewn together down the shortest edges

Step 6

Now open the material and line it up so that the black material is together on the same side and the orange material is together on the same side. Use the material clips to clip the material in place. Leave a small gap in the orange material to allow you to turn the material the right way around.