Claudia's Teddy Bear Quiet Book

Today's quiet book is awesome. I mean really, really awesome. Made by Claudia of the blog Teeny Tiny Mom, this quiet book has a little teddy bear who children can play with in different scenes around his home. There's a nature scene with bees, little animals, and fish, a garden scene with a gate that opens, vegetables to pick, and a cloud they can make "rain," a bedroom where they can turn the bear's light on and off and put him to sleep, and a cozy house scene where they can give the teddy bear a bath or help him read in front of the fireplace.

The detail that is on every single page is really quite amazing; it is really quite beautiful and looks like a dream. It would be very fun to play with as a child. Please, enjoy!

Playing outdoors with Teddy:

 Bees that can be pulled into their beehive:

And a little frog in the lilypads: 

A deer behind the bush: 

 A beaded river where fish and a turtle can be pulled along and caught in a net:

Then there's the garden and the front door to Teddy's home:

Teddy's bedroom has lots of fun little details, including a light that really turns on, a little mouse hiding under the bed, and more:

Finally, Teddy relax in his house by taking a bath and sitting in his armchair in front of the fireplace, reading his newspaper:

All of it fits into this teddy bear bag:

 And here's a close-up of the teddy bear himself:

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Claudia. I am a wife and mother of two children and can never hold my hands still.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
Maybe for my grandchildren, who do not exist yet. It is mainly for the fun of it.

What's your level of sewing experience?
I have been sewing for many years.

How long did it take you?
It took me about three months. I worked on it for some hours every day.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
No, I drew everything by myself.
The Teddy template is on my website: Teeny Tiny Mom - Teddy Bear.
And the bed: Teeny Tiny Mom - Teddy Bear Bed.

How did you bind your quiet book?
I always sewed together two pages with bias tape and then sewed those pages together with a wide fabric tape.

What material are the pages made out of?
They are made of felt and fabric.

What other materials did you use?
Buttons, tape, foil, pearls, mirror foil, bells, wobbly eyes.

How much did all the supplies cost you?
They cost about EUR 60,00.

What's your favorite page? Why?
I love the page with the tiny bed. That could be me, because I love reading in bed.

Be sure to check out the quiet book on Claudia's blog, because there are a lot more pictures of details in the quiet book and more explanations of the whole book: Teeny Tiny Mom: Teddyhaus Unterwegs. Claudia, thank you so much for sharing your absolutely fabulous book with us!

 

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Agata's Fox Quiet Book

I am so incredibly impressed by the quiet book I get to share with you today. Made by Agata of the blog Agatownik, this book features a little fox who lives in the forest with his friends. As Agata explains, "This is not a typical quiet book. This is a big book where lives a little fox. When designing the book I focused on this to be a fun creative child and his friendship with a fox. The book is to stimulate a child's imagination. Fox has his friends in the forest, which he visits every day. He also has a room has a comfortable bed, a mirror, and clothes."

I love all of the fabrics Agata used and all of the detail she put into every page. This truly is a beautiful book and would be an absolute treasure to the child it's given to.

Agata created her book for the competition "A Child Friendly Toy," organized by the Museum of Toys and Play in Kielce, Poland (the largest and oldest toy museum in Poland). Her book's name for that contest was "Vulpecula and Friends" and it won third place in the eighth annual competition. Congratulations, Agata!

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
I'm Agata; I am a mother, wife, and I love crafts.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
The book was designed for the contest "A Child Friendly Toy," organized by the Museum of Toys and Play in Kielce, Poland.

What's your level of sewing experience?
My adventure with sewing takes about two years.

How long did it take you?
Work on the book took almost a month. This is the period from design, through the selection of fabrics, with the same concept implementation. Of course it was not continuous work. Only done in my spare time.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
The book is made according to an original design I made.

How did you bind your quiet book?
The book is quite large, all pages are permanently stitched together.

What material are the pages made out of?
The book is made of different materials. Cotton, felt, fleece, corduroy. It is a mix of fabrics, which usually I use.

How much did all the supplies cost you?
I have no idea how much it could cost.

What's your favorite page?
The most I like fox room is very cozy and has a well more balanced colors.

To see more pictures of Agata's amazing book, check out the post on her own blog: Agatownik: "Vulpecula and Friends."

Agata, thank you so much for sharing your absolutely beautiful book with us!

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

Helga's Quiet Book

Today's wonderful quiet book comes from Helga in Switzerland. She has three daughters, who she made a quiet book for when they were children. Now they're older, and have children of their own. Since one quiet book can't easily be shared amongst three families, Helga made two more quiet books for them.

Similar to the printer fabric technique use by Debbie in making her bible quiet book, Helga printed pictures on to transfer paper, which she then transferred to the fabric. Doing so gave her book such a cool look! I love the different details in the book - the dresser, bed, wardrobe, oven - really everything in the whole house. And her granddaughters colored on transfer paper for the cover, which is just so cute. So, please enjoy Helga's quiet book!

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Helga. I live in Switzerland; I am a nurse and I am 60 years old.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made one quiet book 30 years ago for my 3 daughters. Now they have grown up and have only one book to share for their future children. So I now made two others for my twins.

What's your level of sewing experience?
My level of sewing experience is basic. I never sew clothes.

How long did it take you?
The most time I spent on choosing illustrations, colors and some templates. It's hard to say how much time is was, but it is definitely time consuming.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I used the doll pattern of Sarah Jane. From my kid's, I changed their portrait photos into drawings to use their head with the paper doll body.

How did you bind your quiet book?
I sew the inside pages to the cover.

What material are the pages made out of?
I used cotton fabric.

What other materials did you use?
I used transfer paper to print patterns on fabric.

How much did all the supplies cost you? 
About $50. The most expensive was the transfer paper and the colors of the printer.

What's your favorite page? Why?
The cover made from their drawing (transfer drawing on fabric). It's my favorite because they did it.

Thank you so much for sharing your lovely quiet book with us, Helga!

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