Bible/Book Covers (easy directions!)

My kids got home from church camp this summer with great memories, and beat up Bibles...  We HAD to solve that problem, so after scavenging through my craft supplies, we came up with this easy idea.  This easy project is something my kids could have easily done themselves, but for the sake of time I did it for them.  

Supplies needed are:
1 sheet of plastic canvas (color doesn't matter, it'll be covered)
2 sheets of felt
coordinating yarn
yarn needle
ribbon or extra felt for closure
snaps or velcro for closure

1. lay your book out on top of the felt to make sure the size is right.  Luckily, mine was a perfect fit without cutting, but depending on yours you may need to trim the felt. 


2. decide which piece of felt you want on the inside and outside.  On the inside piece, make 2 slits vertically on either side of the center, being careful not to cut through either edge.  These will make the pockets to slip your book into.


3. trim your plastic canvas to the same size as the felt.  Make slices down either side of the center, leaving a little bit still connected at the top and bottom.  This will allow the cover to close all the way while still giving it stability.  Again, estimate the distance from the center based on the size of your spine.

4. stack felt, plastic canvas, other felt neatly, and whip stitch around the edge, going through the canvas on each stitch.  

5. slip the covers of your book into the slits in the inside felt and close.  You can stop here if you want, but I wanted a closure on mine. 

6. cut a piece of ribbon or felt and attach it to the back center of the cover.  I used a glue gun for the pink one with ribbon, but stitched an extra piece of felt on the green one.  
7. follow the directions on the snaps to install each piece.  Really this was easy, and kind of fun getting to whack something with a hammer :)  You could easily sew or glue a piece of velcro on it also, I just wanted to mess with the snaps. 
8. Congratulations, you are done!  Enjoy!