#Original Text: JustAlliHere

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Bound: Flower Bud In Concrete, by @justallihere

Size: folio/half-letter, 5.5x8.5 Font: EB Garamond (since I’m a Docs girl; it’s also Adobe Garamond, I believe)

Paper cover but it was stitched, so I’m not completely sure what kind of binding it was. I need to work on cutting straight, since...that’s what messed up my cover. If I could cut straight, it would all be OK, and the cover wouldn't be so wonky.

More pictures and babbling under the cut, plus an explanation of the binding.

I’ve had this in the works for so long. I immediately knew that I wanted to bind one of Alli’s works and this just...was the one. It wasn’t too long, perfect for my first official fanfic bind, but it wasn’t shorter than 2k, which I’ve decided is too short to bind. At 7k, it was nice, sweet, and while I’m not pregnant (or even close to the age OR like...wanting a child at my age), this fic has a different meaning when it comes to my family.

If I ever bind another one of your works (more like WHEN hehe, the new one is calling my name), I think I’ll go quarto size, I just enjoy those sized books more. Folio isn’t bad, especially not for FBIC, but quarto is just more fun!!

Here are some more pictures, as well as me planning the cover and writing an entry in my binding journal:

The paper is regular printing paper, nothing special.

There’s a little bit of a problem with the second page/AO3 info page, in which I’ve designed a new logo (for Ignite Binding) while this one has the page number visible in the olympialogy/sugarkoi symbol. I won’t be visiting this page too much, so it doesn’t bother me as much. Those were finicky.

now excuse me, I’m going to cuddle in my bed, fight off the worst of cramps, and read this!

Ficbinding #1 finished 29 Dec 2024!