Handmade Fabric Book Cover

i'm not a book lover... i only read books either someone i know said a particular book is great or it is a bestseller or recommended by the store. and to be honest i'm a slow reader... it takes a month or more to read an inch english book(provided the book is interesting)..except for twilight which only took 2weeks..hehehe..so, i always carry the same book around for months..it's quite embarrasing to be frank..apa tak abih2 baca buku nipis camtu kan? and the fact that i don't like others to see what i'm reading(novel cintan ke kan) i always cover it with papers...usually A4 papers or newspapers...but these things are not interesting right..make me even boring to just open the book..hehhe(alasan!)

in japan i've always seen they read books/carry books with fabric covers..they all look cute and smart.but during my uni years lagi la xbaca buku2 novel..buku teks pon xabis khatam...xde la minat nk amek tau pasal book cover tu..since balik malaysia and starting from last year, i think..THINK(or perasan kot) i love reading books particularly motivational books...you know those self-improvement books have those big titles like "How to be a good listener", "How to influence people" and so on(no, i don't have those books by the way)...hehehe..agak segan untuk mengangkut buku bertajuk begitu utk jangka masa yg lama...teringat balik kat book cover yg comel2 nmpk kat jepun dulu..i wanna make 1 for maiself...

i've been eyeing on book cover tutorials for some time..dah lama study baru mlm ni ada keberanian untuk memotong kain...i followed several tutorials, some from japan..wanted this for sooo long.. ada jual kat MPH harga RM29..tp nak try buat dulu laa..kalau tak jadik baru pi cari balik kat kedai...Alhamdulillah, my 1st attempt was not bad at all... i'm not gonna give it a 10/10..there's some adjustments needs to be done in sewing the next book cover but i'm loving it!! now i can carry the same book anywhere anytime.. this time people will be eyeing on my fabric book cover, not my book title ;)

the best part is that, it is reversible, washable and adjustable complete with bookmark!!  

:)

the other side with different pattern

and one more thing i bought recently is this cute tiny little LED mini lamp at mph..price was rm20.now i can read in the same room where my boys are sailing in their dreamland..

owh and btw, MPH is having a 30% off on selected items(which is quite a number) now..can't remember until when..so go and grab your books to read!

wanna make more of this in smaller size and cute-r fabric pattern

:)))

nite2!!

gonna test my book cover n mini lamp now!