Today's quiet book is made by Lou, a stay-at-home mom who also makes custom quiet books for sale. This is a quiet book that she made for her son, and it's got a bunch of fun pages! Shape matching (with jungle animals), mix-and-match pairs, beads to learn to count, and colors and zippers to practice with. Enjoy!
Interview
What's your name?
My name is Lou.
I am a stay-at home mom and I love crafting.
Who did you make this quiet book for?
I made this quiet book for my son.
He is 23 months old now.
What's your level of sewing experience?
My sewing experience is mostly limited to just hand-stitching torn hems or patching holes.
How long did it take you?
It is hard to say how long it took me to finish my quiet books because I only do it when my son is sleeping and when I am free but is within the span of 2 weeks.
Did you use any templates?
I didn't use any templates. I did the letter and number cutting myself but the rest is ready-made. I searched online for ideas on design.
How did you bind your quiet book?
I bound it by thread.
What material are the pages made out of?
I used felt and denims for covers to add contrast.
What's your favorite page? Why?
The zipper is my favorite page because my son loves it the most.
Lou makes quiet books for sale; you can see them on her Facebook page Quiet Book by Bluegem. Thank you Lou, for sharing your quiet book with us!
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Today's innovative quiet book comes to us from Kate, a writer and book reviewer who writes the blog Blondie Marie. She made this roll-up quiet book mat for her son. The four pages are sewn side by side with a denim backing, and they can all be rolled up together and closed with a button. It's such a cute book and a great idea; I especially love all the animals that are hiding behind the doors of the barn! All of the pages look very fun and interactive.
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Kate, and I am a writer, blogger and book reviewer living in northwest Iowa.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made this book (mat) for my son, Emmett. He's one year old now, but I'm hoping this can carry him through a few stages.
What's your level of sewing experience?
Intermediate to mildly advanced. I think the mat stayed beginner-to-intermediate.
How long did it take you?
I spent about a month on it, working a few hours here and there. Total? Maybe 40? I'm not entirely sure. The farm scene by far took the most time. Most of the other ones I could knock out in a couple of hours.
Did you use any templates?
Yes! The lion I took from Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows, and I also used her barn template as the basis for my barn. The animals I found the basis for on another website, but I can't remember which one. I altered those patterns too, though.
How did you bind your quiet book?
I went roll-up-mat-style with a button and button-hole closure.
What material are the pages made out of?
Felt. The backing is a denim-type fabric I had on hand. There's also a layer of felt between the panels and the backing, for a little added thickness.
What other materials did you use?
Ribbon for the lion panel, elastic for the farm scene and the bead panels and Velcro for the farm scene and color squares panels. The stitching is all in floss. I used a strap along the backing as well, and a button to close.
How much did all of the supplies cost you?
About $40, but I have a lot felt, floss, Velcro and beads left over that I can use on other projects.
What's your favorite page? Why?
I should say the farm scene because it definitely has the most blood, sweat and tears in it. But I love the color squares page, because I like the simplicity and the challenge for Emmett to match the swatches to the colors on the panel.
Kate, thank you so much for sharing your awesome quiet book with us!
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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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Oh my gosh, you guys. Today's quiet book is so cute. Socute. I am constantly amazed at all of the talent you guys have, and this book that's been shared with me has brought that home again. You. guys. are. Amazing.
Tara from the blog Spot of Tea Designs made this "Under the Sea" quiet book, and it is fantastic. Each page is so colorful and cute. It has a colorful swimming fish page, a peekaboo clam page, an octopus with beaded arms to practice counting, a colorful snails page with velcro shells, a build-a-sandcastle page, a shell-shapes turtle page, a treasure chest page filled with sea animal finger puppets, a whale (with a zipper mouth) page, and a fish puzzle page. And do you know what's absolutely awesome? Tara made templates for every page in her book, and they are free to download and use if you visit her blog. Enjoy!
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What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
Tara. I was creative a long time before I was a mom and now I found a way to be both!
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
My daughter, age 18 months.
What's your level of sewing experience?
Beginner, self taught hand sewer.
How long did it take you?
I have no idea, but longer than I expected! I completed this over several weeks whenever I could find time to work on it. Mostly at night or as a passenger in a long car ride.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
Yes! I made my own and they can be found as free downloads on my blog posts.
Today's quiet book comes to us from Linibau of the blog Trapeando. It is so cute and has some great and unique details. Starting right off, the cover has a flower that, when you lift up the center, you find a picture of the little girl the quiet book was made for. Linibau's book also has a really cute shoe-tying page, a princess dress-up page (with adorable doll, wardrobe, and clothes - I love the little triangle banner!), a tic-tac-toe page, a hair-braiding page, a cookies page that teaches color and shapes, a cupcake baking page, a picnic page (with a picnic basket full of food and a picnic blanket where you can assemble the meal), a counting page with strings of unique, awesome beads (cupcakes, crayons, strawberries, etc.), and an I-Spy page. This book has so many activities and looks so fun. Enjoy!
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What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence. My name is Linibau from Trapeando. I'm a creative mum and teacher.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they? I made this quiet book for daughter. She's five years old.
What's your level of sewing experience?
I have an intermediate level of sewing experience.
How long did it take you? It took me about 10 days (maybe 15-20 hours).
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found? I used two templates from Imagine Our Life.
How did you bind your quiet book?
90% sewed and 10 % glued
What material are the pages made out of?
Felt or felt with fabric.
What other materials did you use?
Vinyl, buttons, interlining... How much did all the supplies cost you?
Uf! The buttons are really expensive. About 50 €.
What's your favorite page? Why?
The
dress up and the hairdressing pages. I enjoyed a lot designing them,
thinking of my daughter's preferences and imaging her playing.
Happy Friday everyone! Today I get to share with you a super cute "Colors Quiet Book" by Kyla from the blog Life by Ky. Kyla's book is great; it would be perfect for my youngest daughter right now, who's a year and a half old and learning her colors. Each page has several different fabrics and extras - buttons or bows or ruffles, perfect for a toddler to touch and feel as you teach them about that color. Each page also has several different shades of the color it's representing, which is great. The textures in this book stand out to me, as I'm sure they would to a toddler - it's a book you want to touch. Just perfect for that age. :)
Check it out!
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Kyla. I am a dog-lover pharmacist who can't stop making all the things!
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made it for my little cousin when she was born - she'll have to grow into it :)
What's your level of sewing experience?
Advanced Beginner
How long did it take you?
Good question. I can't remember exactly - probably about 2 hours per page from planning to finish (maybe?) plus putting it together. Maybe more.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
No templates. I used one as inspiration, but didn't follow it exactly. There's a free tutorial of that one available here: http://everydaycelebrate.blogspot.com/2010/03/tutorial-color-fabric-book.html
How did you bind your quiet book?
I made a fleece "binding" to match the covers and individual pages. It was a pain to sew through (so thick!) but it kept everything together well.
What material are the pages made out of?
The pages themselves are made of fleece.
What other materials did you use?
The extras are random bits of fabric, ribbon, yarn, and buttons. The letters were cut with a Cricut.
How much did all the supplies cost you?
Everything I used I had on hand already. Many of the fabrics were from a stash I got from my grandma after she passed away so there's a little history to it.
What's your favorite page? Why?
The purple page! Not sure why... I like the ruffle and the braid.
To see Kyla's quiet book on her own blog, click here: Life by Ky: Colors Quiet Book. If you click on the individual pages, you can see fun gifs of them being constructed. :)
You should seriously check out the rest of Kyla's blog, which chronicles her adventures in sewing (along with other things). Some of my favorite pages include her Seven Dwarf Costumes (along with their dwarf slippers and belts), her DIY Onesies (I'm so impressed with these - I've tried to make onesies before, and it's hard. Kyla's onesies look so professional!), and her maxi dress.
Kyla, thank you for sharing your cute quiet book with us!
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