deliberating

One of the objectives of the black and white journal is for it to be handstitched and therefore easy to pick up and put down. All my craft stuff is packed away at the moment and the project fits in one large box (materials) and one folder (pages I'm working on). I've been designing some pages this weekend and I'm keen to do some crazy quilting, in particular seam treatments. However the initial fabric base will require a sewing machine (or alot of backstitching). Can I be bothered to unpack it? Would also like to do some trapunto for the journal cover...this too would require a sewing machine (or alot of patience)... maybe my first page won't apply to the WHOLE journal!