Emma's Quiet Books

Today we have two quiet books that come to us from Emma of Southern Belle Sewing. Emma is actually just in her teens, and she made these for two of her younger siblings! There are so many things that I like about these quiet books - I like the name and felt clasp on the cover of James's book, I love the puzzle pieces for the puzzle page (especially that owl and mouse! wow!), and the rocket page, and the mechanic page...basically all of it.

James's quiet book:

Faith's quiet book:

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
Emma. I love to sew for my family of twelve and I'm learning to knit.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
My 3 year old brother and my 2 year old sister for Christmas.

What's your level of sewing experience?
My family says I'm great. They don't always see the annoying little things that I do.

How long did it take you?
Less than a month for Faith's. James's I did most of and then put it off for a while to work on other presents. His took the longest because it is completely handsewn.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I made my own.

How did you bind your quiet book?
Ties for James's and a lot of work and frustration for Faith's including a broken needle.

What material are the pages made out of?
James's is completely felt and Faith's is mostly cotton from my huge fabric stash

What other materials did you use?
Snaps, buttons, Velcro, beads, shells, lace, ribbon, heat'n' bond, you name it, I probably used it.

How much did all the supplies cost you?
Next to nothing. Most of the things were on hand. Faith's was completely on hand and James's I had to buy the felt for, but was on sale so I got it for $10 and still had enough for another present with lots left over.

What's your favorite page? Why?
That's a hard question. For James's it would probably be the jungle page. I love the puzzles, on one side is a parrot and if you flip them over, it's an owl puzzle. For Faith's, it would be the dress up and cat page. That's her favorite too. She once took one of the dresses and put it up to herself and said "It fits!"

If you'd like to see Emma's quiet books on her own blog check out this post: James Quiet Book and this one: Faith's Quiet Book. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome quiet books with us, Emma!

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

Wiola's Colors Quiet Book

Good morning everyone! Today's really cute colors quiet book comes all the way from Poland, made by Wiola from the blog Dloobanko. (She made a second quiet book, too, which you can see here: Quiet Book #2.) One thing I really love about this quiet book is that all the fabric used for the color pages comes from Wiola's family's old clothes. As she and her mom were going through clothes to pick out the most interesting ones for the book, they got to take a trip down memory lane and remember when they used to wear this or that.

Another thing I really like about Wiola's quiet book is how she sewed all of the color names using ribbon - it looks so cool and I bet it would be a cool tactile addition. I kind of want to touch the letters through the pictures!

Anyway, enjoy Wiola's cute colors book!

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Wiola. I'm Mum to 2 year old boy, a runner and a triathlete -to-be.  

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made it for my son when he was a year old. He loved to chew on it.  

What's your level of sewing experience?
I'm right in the middle I would say. Way past the beginner mark but long way to go to proficiency.

How long did it take you?
It's really difficult to say. It took me 2 or 3 months probably as I was sewing only in the evenings once the baby was sleeping and I sewed it by hand as I didn't have the sewing machine just yet.  

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
No, I did not use any templates. I just divided the materials by color and left it to my imagination.

How did you bind your quiet book?
Simply sewed them together.  

What material are the pages made out of?
The background is plain white cotton sheet and the colorful bits are made from old clothes. I searched through my Mum's attics and gathered the most interesting prints. It was very sentimental journey. Even now we look through the book with my Mum and once of us would explain every now and then: "That was my coat!" "Do you remember that skirt? You were 5."  

What other materials did you use?
I used animal/flower shaped ribbons, and color ribbons for the letters. 

How much did all the supplies cost you?
Not much as most of I already had at home. the ribbons cost me about $5.  

What's your favorite page? Why? 
Probably the red one but for no particular reason.

To see Wiola's quiet book on her blog, click here:  Quiet Book #1 Kolorki. To see her second quiet book (which is adorable, and has an awesome carrying case), click here: Quiet Book #2.

Thank you so much for sharing your quiet book with us Wiola!

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