Bible cover help / tips

[Cm1]

I want to make a bible cover /case to protect my bible  ,

Just a simple book cover with a zipper , handle and a few pockets on the inside and a sleeve or something of the sort to secure my bible on one side where it would move about . 

 

Dimensions of the book are as follows 

6.25 x 1.5 x 8.75 inches. But I'd like it big enough to be able to fit the bible along with a note pad possibly and a pen or two . 

 

So would anyone have any tips or patterns of the sort to give before starting the project ?

 

[stelmackr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB1oZOMKvNY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z9UXY2lM0w

Some quick ideas above, but I usually go to a bible store, but a cheap plastic cover, take apart and use it as the pattern. 

[Rahere]

I simply made a renaissance belt pouch to fit, with a large top flap. It's mostly worn under a coat, so the slight gaps at the sides of the flap don't really matter.