Today I get to share with you not one, but four quiet books! These were made by mom Renee, and I love how she did it. She used the templates available here, and instead of binding all the pages into one large book, she bound each two-page spread into it's own book.
I love this idea because sometimes a big, full quiet book can be too bulky for wherever you're going - but two-page books like this could be perfect. And I love the felt she used for the covers!
Quiet book 1:
Quiet book 2:
Quiet book 3:
Quiet book 4:
Renee, thank you so much for sharing your adorable quiet books!
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Today's book comes to us from Bulgaria, made by mother Neli for her daughter. It is an adorable book and I hope it can inspire you!
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Neli and I am from Bulgaria.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made the book for my daughter's second birthday. Her name is Maria so we call her Mimi :)
What's your level of sewing experience?
I don't have any sewing experience.
How long did it take you?
It took me about 6 weeks, 2-3 hours a day.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I didn't use any templates. I looked on Pinterest and YouTube for inspiration and after that I drew it by myself.
What material are the pages made out of?
The book is made by felt. What's your favorite page? Why?
My favorite page are the front and the back cover because they are all my idea.
Neli, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful book with us!
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Today's quiet book comes to us from Wendy, a grandmother living in Spain and author of the blog Spanish Crafter. It's very cute and has some great ideas. Some of the things I love about it are the buttons on her weaving page (such a great way to keep the fabric strips from flopping everywhere!), the bead page with tons of beads on strings, the alphabet bead page with square beads that can be rotated around to spell new words, the adorable flower page, and the alphabet page with letter flaps.
There's lots of great ideas in here! Enjoy!
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Wendy L (Spanish Crafter) and I am 57 years old, retired and living in Spain. Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I have 3 grandchildren, so this is for the eldest granddaughter Hollie who is 3 years old. What's your level of sewing experience?
I used to sew when my sons were little and I had to buy a new sewing machine to make this book as mine was over 34 years old. How long did it take you?
This took me about 2 to 3 weeks, maybe 40 or 50 hours in total. Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I looked on Pinterest and YouTube for inspiration. How did you bind your quiet book?
I used a Crop o Dial to punch holes and grommets with 2 1a d 1/2 inch rings to bind it. What material are the pages made out of?
It is made from felt as that means no fraying. How much did all the supplies cost you?
Hard to say how much it cost as I am a card maker so many of the things I used I already had in stock. What's your favorite page? Why?
Hard to choose a fave page as I like them all and hope Hollie will too.
I like the counting page with the buttons underneath each flap.
Today's quiet book comes to us from Yankee, and it is so cute.
The front cover has a name sewn onto it, along with a car that has a little pocket. Peppa Pig and her family are finger puppets that fit into the pocket and look like they're driving in the car.
The book opens up to show a car page with several adorable little vehicles, including an ambulance and a fire truck, and several road signs (like a traffic light, stop sign, etc.). Across from the car page is a laundry page with a washing machine, lots of clothes, a clothes line, and socks that velcro off the page.
Next Yankee has a clock page with colorful numbers and moveable hands, and a shoe-tying page where children can practice making a bow.
Next comes one of my favorite pages - Cookie Monster! Cookie Monster's mouth zippers open and you can pull out a lot of cookies, each of which has a different number of chocolate chips sewn on top. These match to numbers on the next page, for children to practice counting and number recognition.
The next page is absolutely adorable, too. It's a nature scene with an apple tree (whose apples you can pick and put in a basket) and several animals to play with - a cow, giraffe, elephant, and lion. Opposite the apple tree page is an alligator (or crocodile) with a bird on his nose and a zipper mouth. Underneath him in the water there are several fish that can velcro off the page and go inside of his mouth.
The last pages in the book are a flower page and a shape page. The flowers can button on and off of their stems and store in the flower pot. The shapes page has ridiculously cute shapes (I love how they're puffy/stuffed) which velcro off and can be matched the their embroidered shapes on the page.
It is an adorable book and looks so fun to play with. Thank you for sharing it with us, Yankee!
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Hi everyone, happy Friday! I hope you've all had a good week. The quiet book I get to share with you today comes all the way from São Paulo, Brazil. Made by Amanda for her friend's son, this book is seriously awesome and just bursting with fun activities.
Amanda's has so many fun pages. It starts right off with an interactive cover, where the child's name is spelled out in letters that can velcro on and off of the page, and be stored in a pocket on the front. After the cover is unclasped and opened, you see a clown holding several colorful balloons. These can are also attached with velcro, and they can be switched around to the different color strings, or stored in the clown's sleeve. Opposite the clown is Mike Wazowski from Pixar's "Monster's Inc." Mike's mouth can be unzipped to reveal shapes that match the shapes on his page.
The next page has a car scene, with roads to drive on, a traffic light whose lights can be changed, and lots of different vehicles including a fire truck, ambulance, and cement mixing truck. The next page has a train with many different colored cars, each with a number to help practice counting.
The next page spread is an outer space scene, with a rocket, astronaut, comets, planets, aliens, and spaceships.When you turn the page again, you find a boy at a table. His mouth can be unzipped and you can pull a lot of different kinds of food out (a carrot, egg, watermelon, cookie chicken, etc.) that can be put on the plate in front of him and then "eaten." Next is a dog with a collar to buckle, a bone, and a dog house.
After the dog, the next page spread is a forest scene with all sorts of animals to play with and fun things to do. There's finger puppets of a rabbit, bear, squirrel, hedgehog, garden gnome, and fox, plus trees, a sun and raincloud that can move, a rainbow, a mushroom house, and more. I think this is my favorite page!
Next come an apple trees that also has a bee you can string through loops to get back to his beehive, and a frog that catches flies with his tongue. Then there's a sports page with a soccer ball to weave and a shoe to lace up, and finally, there's a dress up page with a little boy and a wardrobe full of clothes for him to wear.
Watch for yourself to see all the cool pages!
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
Hello! My name is Amanda, from São Paulo, Brazil. I love to work with my hands; I'm a dentist and a seamstress aspirant.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
My friend asked me to make this quiet book for his son, Bernardo, who is 2 years old.
What's your level of sewing experience?
I'm a beginner. I learn something every day!!
How long did it take you?
I did this book on my vacation. I spent 15 days about 8 hours per day.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
The templates were designed by me and my husband, Samuel (he is art director and he helped me a lot!), always inspired by many google images.
How did you bind your quiet book?
The pages are sewn to each other by a piece of fabric on sewing machine.
What material are the pages made out of?
The cover was made in fabric and the inside pages of felt. For the "stuffing," acrylic blanket.
What other materials did you use?
I also used thread, ribbon, rings, buttons, velcro, pearls and zipper.
How much did all the supplies cost you?
I probably spent about R$ 150 (US$ 50).
What's your favorite page? Why?
My favorite page is the Enchanted Forest and its finger puppets.
Amanda, your book is amazing. Thank you for sharing it with us!
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Today's quiet book comes to us all the way from the Czech Republic. Valina made this adorable book for her toddler daughter Sara. I love all of the pages she has, and especially love the little embroidery details that make each of her pages unique. It looks well-made to withstand the hands of a toddler, and each page looks so fun!
To summarize the video: Valina opens up the cover (which is closed with two felt straps and velcro) to a cute apple tree page and a puzzle page, where you can mix and match animal fronts and backs. The next page is a garden page with a cute embroidered worm and vegetables you can pull out of the ground and put in a bag. Across from that is a flower page, with flower tops on buttons (and embroidered rain, which I love!). The next two pages are a counting page with beads and color shape balloons on velcro. And during the last couple pages there's an appearance by Valina's cat. :)
It's a super cute book and well worth the watch!
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Valina, I´m 30 and I live in the Czech Republic.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made this book for my little daughter Sara. She is 17 months old, however the book is still quite advanced for her.
What's your level of sewing experience?
This is my first sewing experience since the primary school.
How long did it take you?
Approximately 30 days/ 1-2 hours a day (hand sewing).
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
Not really. It´s mostly inspiration from the internet, but nothing specific.
How did you bind your quiet book?
With key rings.
What material are the pages made out of?
The whole book is made of felt.
What other materials did you use?
Velcro, buttons, laces, studs.
How much did all the supplies cost you?
About 10 EUR.
What's your favorite page? Why?
My favorite is the page with tree and apples, because it´s been the first page I made and it made me believe I can finish the book and it can really look as I imagined it.
Thank you so much for sharing your cute quiet book with us, Valina!
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Today's quiet book is so cute and it looks so fun to play with. Made by Paula for her two children, this book has lots of great activities for children to play with. Even the cover has an activity - a mailbox with a flag that goes up and down, and that opens to show letters inside that can be taken out. The cover also has a buckle to keep the pages shut, which is a smart way to keep everything together.
Paula says that her favorite page is her fridge and place setting, and I have to say, I love that page too. Her refrigerator design is so clever, cute, and easy. The food (sandwich materials) that go inside are adorable, and make me want to put together a felt sandwich right now. It looks so fun! I also like her barn and farm page, and like how she combined the apple tree and farm pages from the original template. I think it's a definite improvement, and looks really cute. Her cute music pages finish off the book, both of which are unique and fun!
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Paula and I am a full time working mother of 2 children.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made the quite book for my almost 5-year-old son and almost 2-year-old daughter. I wasn’t sure if I could commit to making two books so I had to try to make it appropriate for both of my children.
What's your level of sewing experience?
Beginner / Intermediate. I have always been into crafts but only really been interested in sewing for the past 6 months.
How long did it take you?
3 weeks. 2 to 4 hours a day on most days.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I used mostly templates and inspiration from this blog (The Quiet Book Blog) and Pinterest.
Mailbox on the cover: Template - Imagine Our Life: Mailbox & Letters Quiet Book Page.
Refrigerator and Place Setting: Inspiration from: Sabrina’s Quite Book
Mr. Potato Head, Farm, Tree, and Lady Bug: Templates from Jocelyn's Quiet Book
Shapes and Music Pages: Inspiration from Pinterest but my own templates.
How did you bind your quiet book?
Sewed it on the sewing machine.
What material are the pages made out of?
The book was made from cotton and batting on each page. For most pages there is a full sheet of felt sewed to the cotton and batting backing.
What other materials did you use?
A buckle to close the book, snaps, and velcro.
How much did all the supplies cost you?
About $40 to $50 but I have a lot of supplies left over.
What's your favorite page? Why?
I like the refrigerator and place setting with sandwich. I think that is one of the pages that I can add to as I think of different things.
Paula, thank you so much for sharing your awesome quiet book with us!
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