Well, I wish I could claim this little book for my own but I found this idea in a craft DVD about fabric painting. I thought the kids would love painting fabric and they did! We used all kinds of stamps to make the patterns. Some of the kids just painted the fabric and enjoyed pinning them up on their walls. A couple of the older ones made this little journal with the patterned fabric.
I gave the kids one yard of muslin fabric and told them to pick out 3 or 4 colors of acrylic paint, and told them to paint 4 different patterns in the 4 quarters of the fabric. Some did some didn't, but it all worked out great! Take a look at some of the results above.
The book is made up of 2 chip board pieces (4" x 5") for the covers, covered with the pattered fabric and leaving room for the spine, about 1/4 inch. Use Elmer's glue or similar glue. I water the glue down slightly so it's easier to spread. Then 4 pieces of writing paper (7 1/2" x 4 1/2") for the inside signature. Fold in the middle to make a signature. The signature is simply sewn in through the spine and knotted in the center spread. Use any kind of strong thread or book binding thread. A button is attached to the cover using wire through the button then the chip board and curled on the inside cover and trimmed short. A few fibers gathered, a loop is made at one end and measured to fit then tied to the button at the other, wrap around and loop around button to close.
NOTE: Acrylic paint when dried on fabric is like plastic. As long as it's not too thick, it won't wash or rub off.
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