It's time for another Do-It-Over-Designers (DOD) challenge!

This time we are all using fabric for our projects.

I have a box full of old quilt and chenille bedspread remnants, so I decided to use some of those pieces for this project.

DIY Fabric Covered Journal

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If you are new here, the DOD challenge is where we take something old and/or unused and 'do it over' into something new. These items can be found in closets, barns, garages, yard sales, and thrift stores, you name it!

I'll share my project below and at the bottom of this post will be the links to see the other ladies' projects. 😊 Enjoy!

I picked out an old canvas-covered binder that I've had in my craft supplies for a long time. I love making altered journals, so I pick up small binders and notebooks when I find them. This one was just .50 cents making it pretty irresistible!

Then I used Mod Podge to add some of the chenille bedspread scraps to the front and back covers.

I cut the chenille slightly larger so that I could fold it over the edges of the binder. I used Aleen's Tacky glue for this.

This is a fabric bag that I saved. I think it came with pillowcases or something. I thought the flowers were so pretty.

I'm using it to cover the spine of the binder.

I tore a strip from the top of the bag to cover the spine of the binder. I decided to do the covers and the spine separately so the fabric won't buckle when you open and close the binder.

This is some of the old quilt that I have. I just love it, it's so soft, tattered, and worn... very well-loved 💗

I used a little strip of pink from the quilt and another strip of the bag to embellish the front of the binder. It will also cover the small stain on the chenille.

I glued it to the inside of the front of the binder with hot glue.

Then I covered the corners of the spine with some vintage binding tape.

I wanted a way to keep the binder closed so I first made a large fabric-covered button. I used some of the fabric from the little floral bag again and a fabric button maker.

I stitched the button to the front of the binder fabric.

Then I added some ties so it can be closed by tying the ties around the button.

I used a vintage crochet flower to cover where the ties are glued to the binder.

Finally, some vintage lace trim to cover the raw edges of the chenille.

It's looking so pretty! I don't even mind the "Property of U.S. Govt.!"

Since I had been tearing off strips from the little bag from the top opening, I still had a little bag left... just shorter.

So, I decided to use it too and make a little pocket on the inside cover of the binder.

And here is the finished product!

It's ready to fill with journaling pages.

It turns out that the ties I added to close the binder didn't work out because of the ruffle so I just separated them so there is one tie on each side of the binder.

Here's that little fabric pocket, it's great for cards or other keepsakes.

The button is now just decoration.

Here are the links to see all the other projects!

Sum of Their Stories

Pandora’s Box

Color Me Thrifty

The Apple Street Cottage

Birdz of a Feather

Exquisitely Unremarkable

Modern on Monticello

Purple Hues & Me

Southern Sunflowers

I hope you enjoyed all the projects!

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