We did ours on a piece of fabric, about 8X8, with a tear away stabilizer on the back (which we did not tear away). Do the stitch, write the info, do the next line until the fabric was full. We zigzagged the edges, but you could also practice your binding. Use grommets instead of button holes. you can get a set at the hardware store complete with a setting device pretty inexpensively. Use loose leaf rings to hold the 'pages' together.