The Basic Materials

I've been taking the past week to try to wrap my head around all of the materials I'm going to need for this book.  I was told by a fabric store owner that my endeavor is too detailed and that I need to simplify it.  Well, that may be true, but I'm going to at least attempt it before I give up!

After reviewing a number of other blogs, and visiting a few craft stores, here are the basics that I plan to use:

• Vinyl (or similar fabric) for cover - most people agree that this does a nice job protecting the pages and lasts.  26"x13" should be enough for the front and back cover.
• Canvas for background of pages - a number of people talked about using muslin.  I'd like to have a more colorful, sturdy background, so I plan to use different colors of duck cloth canvas.  They had a wide selection at JoAnn's.  Most people suggested 10.5"x12" for each page before sewing.  The Duck cloth is 58 inches wide, so here are the colors and sizes that I plan to buy:
• Blue (water) - 1/3 yard
• Blue (sky) - 5/8 yard
• Green (grass) - 3/8 yard
• Black (night) - 1/4 yard
• Tan (sand) - 3/8 yard
• Eyelet plier kit with eyelets - I will create 3 holes in each page, similar to notebook paper, in order to put the book together.
• Binder book rings - 1 book ring will go through each of the holes, so I will need three.
• Iron-on letters - I bought the iron-on letters that look like white embroidered letters on a white felt background so that I can iron them on and still stitch them on through the felt edges as well, to make sure they stay on.
• Black embroidery thread - for stitching the words on the top of each page.
• Felt - a variety of colors will be needed for each page.  I bought mine from Oriental Trading.

I obviously have a number of other materials that I'm going to need, but I will include the materials for each individual page as I post them.