Step 1.
Getting it all ready

Lay your binder, open, on the batting, cut the batting around the binder (see next step for image). Now lay the fabric down, and lay the batting on top of the fabric. Cut the covering fabric about an inch and a half around the batting.

Step 2.
Covering the Binder

I suggest that if you use a binder, you use a D-Ring binder. These are just much nicer to use later when you add stuff. Lay the binder on top of the batting and material. Begin gluing the fabric in place, pulling it over the edges one side at a time. Begin at the middle of the long sides. Slide the farbic under the silver binder-ring strip and glue on each side. Continue to glue down the edges.

Gluing the Corners down

To glue down the corners, squash fold (an oragami fold) and glue under on both sides of the folds. If it doesn't stay down, glue it under the center fold until it stays.

Do all four corners with this fold.

Step 3

The inside of the Album.

Measure a piece of cardboard to the size of the inside of the back inside cover of the album.

Cut fabric about an inch and a half around the cardboard.

Glue down the edges and corners using the same method as described in covering the album.

Try to use as thin as a cardboard as possible, but not to flimsy. You will have to find just the right thickness.

If it is too thick, it will affect the closing of the album.

Attach the cardboard covered fabric on the inside of the back cover. Try to slide it under the metal a little. (DO NOT DO THIS ON THE OTHER SIDE) You will not effect the closing of the binder on this side.

You can make the cardboard go to the edges of the binder. If you do that, be sure to attach the lace to the underside edge of the back inside, BEFORE you glue it in place.

For this particular album, as you can see... I had to McGyver it. So, what I did was measure the componets of the inside. You don't want cardboard to effect the bends in the album, but, at the same time, you don't want to leave anything to flimsy. So I made two panels and covered them as one piece. Be sure to part them far enough to accomadate the bend.

When you are placing the inside, feel for the bend, and place it in the middle of the two pieces of board. hold it in place and lift the larger side to a vertical position, rest it against the hand holding things in place.

Glue where the big piece will go and lay it down. Press down on it, securing it in place.

now glue down the other side.

The remainer of the fabric should be long enough to glue and tuck under the metal.

Start at the center, put a little glue, and press the fabric under the metal. Work towards the edges. Sometimes a butter knife makes this easier.