Iāve really been enjoying the book Project Hail Mary (wanted to see the movie, but I got into the book a little too late to catch it in theaters), so I decided to make a hardcover book sleeve to keep my paperback copy safe.
My first attempt was too small despite my measurements (I forgot to factor in the glue seams, the paperback cover would go in), so I didnāt trim the second cover. Itās definitely a bit big on the book, but Iām just pleased it can go in and out with relative ease. I made it green on the inside for Adrian, and used red ribbon on the borders for the Petrova line.
At first I only put the Hail Mary on it, but my creative mind engaged and started coming up with other things to add to it.
I also made a little Grace for the end of the built in bookmark out of Shrinky Dinks (this one was a failed attempt, the hole needed to be bigger for the ribbon to fit through).
And hereās the finished book sleeve in all its glory!
The nice thing about leaving the book cover untrimmed is that thereās enough space to protect little Grace when sitting on the bookshelf.













