I made it! I got through the first round of One Month to Win It! Did you go check out all of the projects and vote? There were some awesome projects this week.
Did you guess which one was mine?
I wanted cloth covers, and I used freezer paper to personalize them. I made a stencil for one book.
That was maybe the most difficult part of the whole process. This would be SO much easier with a silhouette. Maybe one day… 🙂
For the other cover, I attached fabric to a piece of freezer paper and printed an image directly on the fabric. This is much easier than stenciling, but it will only work for a smaller book.
To start binding, you need
- the pages of your book printed and folded
- two decorative endpapers
- the cloth cover
- chipboard or cardboard cut to size (I bought a 99 cent three-ring binder, cut off the vinyl cover, and used the board inside)
- needle and thread
- Elmer’s glue
- paint brush
After the pages are sewn together, glue a piece of fabric over the binding with white glue. Then add the fabric to the cover by painting on white glue and smoothing the fabric down. Fold the edges of the fabric over and glue to the inside of the cover.
The endpages cover the unfinished edges of your fabric, hold the pages in the cover, and make your book look super cute.
Comments + Project Love
Taylor says
Thanks! And I loved this project! Good luck next week, I'm off to finish my project… 🙂
Steph @ Crafting in the Rain says
Congrats! That really is a cute project 🙂
Melissa @ Love Affair With My Brother says
Congrats on making it through the first week and thank you for the tutorial!<br /><br />http://loveaffairwithmybrother.blogspot.com
BluBabesCreate says
Cute, cute, cute! And thanks for the compliment!
Jenny @ Embellishing Life says
Love this idea!! This would make a great anniversary gift.<br />I hope you'll come link this up :)<br />http://embellishinglifeeveryday.blogspot.com/
Sarah @ Sarahndipities says
I love the way this turned out! Such a lovely idea!!
Jenny @ Embellishing Life says
Love your storybooks and I'm featuring them today:)<br />http://embellishinglifeeveryday.blogspot.com/2011/05/check-this-out_10.html
Lindsey @ Inspiring Creations says
Love this! What a fun idea! 🙂
Cathy says
Wow! Great idea. And I guess, this is perfect as a gift, eh.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Cathy@<a href="http://www.digitplace.com/" rel="nofollow">embroidery digitizing service</a>