Christmas Quiet Book Kit Giveaway

Happy Monday everyone! I am so excited to share with you that we're having a giveaway this week!

I know most of you are probably working on your kids' Halloween costumes right now, but believe it or not, Christmas is right around the corner. And if you want to make a Christmas quiet book for someone you know, the time is coming up!

Steph from Simply Crafty Sisters is here today to give away one of her awesome Christmas Quiet Book kits. In her Etsy shop she has the "Here Comes Santa Claus" Christmas Quiet Book PDF available for just $6, or the "Here Comes Santa Claus" PDF plus all the supplies you'll need to make the book for $35. This week she's giving away one of these awesome pattern+supply kits that has everything you need to make this Christmas quiet book!

Pages in the "Here Comes Santa Claus" quiet book include (all descriptions are by Steph from the quiet book PDF's Etsy page):

Cover Page: Here Comes Santa present that opens up to showcase a family photo with Santa

Comb Santa's Beard: (Steph adds: My 2 year old has spent HOURS doing this page...she loves it!)

Dress Santa: Help Santa button his suit and buckle his belt

What's in Santa's Bag?: Holds all of the decorations and fishing pole to get the house ready for Santa

 'Twas the Night Before Christmas: This cozy holiday scene has snaps for all of the decorations

 

Reindeer Games: All of the pieces to decorate the reindeer store inside of him!

Checkin' it Twice: A fun way to practice name writing while making sure kiddos fall on Santa's nice list! This page uses clear heavy duty vinyl and a dry erase marker.

Cookies for Santa: (Back page)...a plate with gingerbread men, a carrot for the reindeer, and of course, a glass of milk!

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence. 
Steph Bitter. I am a momma of 4 crazy kids ranging for 16 to 2; I love fabric, music, Montessori method, soccer games and require chocolate to stay sane!

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they? 
This book was created for my 2 1/2 year old daughter who LOVES her quiet books and Christmas. This will go to church with us and sit on her Montessori shelves that we do for our “school” time.

What's your level of sewing experience? 
This book is a basic sewing level…but I have decent sewing skills (thanks to 4-H and my mom!). The pattern gives several options to do things (like button holes) for those who aren’t comfortable with them.

How long did it take you?
Once I made the pattern the book took around 10 hours to make…I cut everything first and THEN carried it with me everywhere to work on while I waited for kids at their activities. I finished it in less than a week. I am very much a “start and finish” kind of gal and have made 60+ quiet book pages so I have lots of experience that probably helped make it go quick.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found? 
Yep, it can be found in my etsy shop: Simplycraftysisters.etsy.com
I wanted to create a book with LOTS of fine motor skills and that had a new approach to many favorite quiet book activities for my kiddo.

How did you bind your quiet book? 
Grommets and binder rings. I want this book to last for the Grandkids, and my nice hubby sets them for me!

What material are the pages made out of? 
Felt, minky, ribbon, fur, clear vinyl.

What other materials did you use? 
Snaps, a comb, thread, dry erase marker, buckle, grommets.

How much did all the supplies cost you? 
I have the kit available in my shop if you’re interested, with all supplies included for $35: Christmas Quiet Book Fabric Kit.

What's your favorite page? Why? 
The Comb Santa’s Beard page….my daughter carried this around for days once it was finished. And truthfully, the idea was what inspired the book to start with. But, the fishing the house decorations out of Santa’s bag is a close second!

Steph's giveaway this week is her "Here Comes Santa Claus" Christmas Quiet Book Fabric Kit (Pattern Download included), which, like the title says, includes the full PDF pattern of the "Here Comes Santa Claus" quiet book as well as all the supplies needed to make this Christmas book.

To enter the giveaway to win a "Here Comes Santa Claus" Christmas Quiet Book Fabric Kit (Pattern Download included), just enter in the Rafflecopter widget below:

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Wendy's Quiet Book

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.

To see Wendy's quiet book on her own blog, check out these posts:
Spanish Crafter: Sshhhh Quiet
Spanish Crafter: More Quiet Book
Spanish Crafter: More Quiet Book Pages
Spanish Crafter: More Quiet Book and Finished


Wendy, thank you so much for sharing your great quiet 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!

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!

 

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