Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Magda's Angry Birds Quiet Book

Magda, the talented creator of the Toy Story Quiet Book and the Christmas Quiet Book, has sent one more awesome quiet book to share with you guys: her "Angry Birds" quiet book.

I am blown away by Magda's talent, which you can see here in her book. She has an Angry Birds tic-tac-toe page, memory page, puzzle page, and dress-up page, and each of them is done with such skill and has so much detail that I am just incredibly impressed. Look at all the different birds and pigs she made, and how well she did them all! And just look at that maze! I just can't believe it.

 So here is Magda's Angry Birds quiet book! Enjoy!


Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Magda. I'm Polish but currently living in China. I'm a stay-at-home mum of 2 kids.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
The Angry Birds book was made for my son (4 years old) to keep him occupied in a plane.

What's your level of sewing experience?
Although I've been sewing for a year now I still consider myself to be a beginner.

How long did it take you? 
Each book for about 3 weeks. I sew mostly in the evenings for about 2-3 hours. 

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I used coloring pages as templates.

How did you bind your quiet book?
I sewed the pages together with embroidery floss.

What material are the pages made out of?
Felt.

What other materials did you use?
Snaps, Velcro

How much did all the supplies cost you?
Not sure. I had all the supplies at home.

What's your favorite page? Why?
I'm especially proud of all angry birds and pigs.

Magda, thank you so, so much for sharing all of your books with us. This book is simply incredible!

Have you made a quiet book that you'd like to share? Click here for instructions on how to submit your own quiet book!

Monday, May 19, 2014

Kristen's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Quiet Book

We're really lucky living in southern California that we get to go to Disneyland once in a while. In fact, just in the last couple months (because we went a couple times when we had family in town) my daughter's been able to go four times. She's two-and-a-half, and the first time we went she was a bit nervous about the rides. But now having been a couple times, the last time she went she was requesting all the different rides she wanted. She loooves Disneyland and asks almost everyday to go there. Sorry, kiddo. :)

So I'm really excited to show you today's quiet book - a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse book! Made by Kristen for her niece, this quiet book has a Mickey Mouse glove that you can lace, a flower page, a laundry page with a Mickey outfit, a Minnie outfit, and a Donald outfit, a shape and color matching page, a Minnie Mouse page with interchangeable bows, a cupcake counting page, a dog collar buckle page, and an Oh Toodles "I spy" page.

This is such a cute book and a great idea for a theme. Enjoy looking at all of Kristen's pages!


Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
Kristen; I have a serious case of wanderlust.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made this book for my 2 year old niece for Christmas.

What's your level of sewing experience?
What would you call the level between beginner and intermediate?

How long did it take you?
I tried not to let it get too out of control. It took about 3 weeks working between other projects.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
She loves Mickey's clubhouse and I couldn't find anything like that so I put my own twist on other ideas. Some of the pages I followed the idea, some I made up, and one (the laundry page) completely copied other than what the clothes are. For the flower/laundry page I used  Hardy Life: Quiet Book Pages, Pops and Podge: Quiet Book Page 4 - Do Some Laundry. The Minnie interchangeable bows are from here: Little Miss Stitcher: Minnie and Daisy.

How did you bind your quiet book?
For the cover I used this idea roughly:   Girl Inspired: The End of the Quiet Book Sew-along.

What material are the pages made out of?
Just cotton fabric with felt between to make it more sturdy.

What other materials did you use?
Mostly just felt.

How much did all the supplies cost you?
About $10 for felt, zipper,velcro, and vinyl. I had everything else.

What's your favorite page? Why?
The Oh Toodles page, because I'm impressed that I could tie it into the theme.


Thank you for sharing your super cute quiet book with us, Kristen!


Have you made a quiet book that you'd like to share? Click here for instructions on how to submit your own quiet book!

Friday, May 16, 2014

Katie's Quiet Book

Happy Friday everyone! I have a completely adorable and extremely well-made quiet book to show you today! Made by Katie for her son, this book is so cute I don't know what to do with myself. Her pages are just to die for - look at that cute purple bird on its nest! And the fishing page! And the butterfly that comes out of the cocoon! Her shapes & color matching page is really clever - one of the best ways I've seen of doing it. And I love the details she added - the wrap around cover with a buckle is so smart and looks so good, and each page have a border looks awesome.

Take your time looking at all her pages, and enjoy!

Lift the Velcro flap to find a mirror
The clouds are pockets that hold little sky pieces for page 3
Open the curtains and find Velcro sky pieces (sun, clouds, rain, snow)
Three little eggs can be taken out of the nest
Weave the pie crust
"Catch" the football and practice tying the laces
Colorful "worms" are ribbon pulls, and three finger puppets (dog, cat, and bunny) can be taken out of the bushes
Match by color and shape, snap into place
Button the flowers
Fish can be moved up and down
Latch the dog collar and leash
Open the mailbox to find mail; move the flag up and down
Unzip the cocoon to find a butterfly
Tuck the kiddo into bed (magnets hold the blanket down)

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence. 
My name is Katie and I am a working mom in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they? 
I made this book for my son, who just turned two.

What's your level of sewing experience? 
Beginner.

How long did it take you? 
I worked on this very slowly over the course of ten months.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found? 
I did not use any templates, but I based many pages off of ideas that I found online.

How did you bind your quiet book? 
Large eyelets and binder rings.

What material are the pages made out of? 
Felt.

What other materials did you use? 
Various fasteners and other pieces (ribbon, fabric, beads).

How much did all the supplies cost you? 
I didn’t keep track, but I had to buy everything new, including the eyelet kit.

What's your favorite page? Why? 
My personal favorite is the fishing page, but I also like how the bird page turned out.

Thank you so much for sharing your awesome book with us, Katie! What a treasure for your son!


Have you made a quiet book that you'd like to share? Click here for instructions on how to submit your own quiet book!

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Magda's Toy Story Quiet Book

My two-year-old has recently become obsessed with Toy Story. She watches at least one Toy Story movie a day (sometimes two) and runs around at night proclaiming that she's Buzz Lightyear. So I was especially delighted when Magda (who made this incredible Christmas quiet book) made and sent me a Toy Story quiet book!

This book is awesome. It's so cute and so well made. The first page has a matching Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and three of the green little aliens. The second page is a dress-up Mr. Potato Head page. The third page is a "Pizza Planet" page, with pizza slices that have different numbers of pepperoni pieces for counting. That's followed by a piggy bank/color matching page. Finally, the last page has Lotso, with different trashcans and a trash truck for matching shapes.

I love this quiet book and wish I had one for my Toy-Story-obsessed little girl. It looks so fun!

Enjoy!


Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence. 
My name is Magda. I'm Polish but currently living in China. I'm a stay-at-home mum of 2 kids.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they? 
The Toy Story Book was a birthday gift for a 3-year-old boy.

What's your level of sewing experience?
Although I've been sewing for a year now I still consider myself to be a beginner.

How long did it take you?
Each book for about 3 weeks. I sew mostly in the evenings for about 2-3 hours.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found? 
I used coloring pages as templates. I used jocelynandjason.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/mr-potato-head-quiet-book-pages-10-11.html for a potato head :)

How did you bind your quiet book? 
I sewed the pages together with embroidery floss.

What material are the pages made out of? 
Felt

What other materials did you use? 
Snaps, Velcro

How much did all the supplies cost you? 
Not sure. I had all the supplies at home.

What's your favorite page? Why? 
I really like Woody and Buzz and I am very happy with the pizza page.

Thank you so much for submitting your awesome book, Magda!


Have you made a quiet book that you'd like to share? Click here for instructions on how to submit your own quiet book!