Making a quiet book can be intimidating for a lot of people; if you haven't sewed anything before or if you think all the supplies will cost too much, it can be hard to get started. Ramya of the blog Ramya DIY, shows that this needn't be the case though. She created this quiet book with no sewing at all and all the supplies costing her only $7! How she did it was with a hot glue gun, felt, and foam sheets. She has so many cute pages that a child would love to play with. Enjoy!
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Ramya, I am a stay-at-home-mom.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made this book for my one year old son.
What's your level of sewing experience?
Zero.
How long did it take you?
It took me about 20 hours.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
No, I have used my own basic drawing skills.
How did you bind your quiet book?
I used a mini hot glue gun and stuck al the page to the spine of the book cover.
What material are the pages made out of?
They are made of felt.
What other materials did you use?
I also used foam sheets alternatively with felt for the design on each page.
How much did all the supplies cost book?
Including the mini hot glue gun it cost me just around $7.
What's your favorite page? Why?
I love the outer space pages because I think I got all the elements and color co-ordination correct.
Happy Monday, everybody! Happy Independence Day to all the Americans out there; I hope you had a good holiday weekend.
Today's quiet book comes to us from Michelle of the blog Sew Little Time. It is absolutely adorable and has so many cute pages. She made it for her daughter Arahia, and the cover has her name spelled out in letters that she can velcro on and off. It also has a little felt doll of Arahia, which is just as cute as can be.
The pages inside the book include a Disney princess dress up page, with outfits for Belle, Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty, and the wardrobe from Beauty and the Beast. Another page has an adorable toadstool (mushroom) house that zippers open to reveal three fairy finger puppets, and a door that opens to show a little gnome. The next page has a flower whose petals have numbers on them, and ladybugs on ribbons with numbers of dots on their backs that correspond to the petals. There's also an awesome cupcake decorating page, clown stacking rings page, owl puzzle page, ballerina shoe lace-up page, Rapunzel hair-braiding page, and a dog page with a collar that buckles. Enjoy!
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Michelle, I have two beautiful children and I love to craft in my spare time.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
This book was made for my daughter, Arahia. She is only 8 months old but my four year old son is currently enjoying it. Although, he does tell me it’s a bit too girly for him.
What's your level of sewing experience?
I am probably an advanced beginner.
How long did it take you?
This took me a couple of months of mainly sewing during nap times.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I copied, adapted and stole most of my ideas of Pinterest. I have tried to list all of these over on my blog: http://craftyexpatmamanz.blogspot.co.nz/
How did you bind your quiet book?
I bound this book together using eyelets and binder rings.
What material are the pages made out of?
Mainly fabric and felt.
What other materials did you use?
Lots of bits and pieces from my stash.
How much did all the supplies cost you?
Probably around $25.
What's your favorite page? Why?
I love the dress up doll page. I loved all the Disney movies as a child.
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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Happy Wednesday! I hope your week has been a little bit warmer than ours; we had some freezing rain last night and all the schools in the area canceled school because of the ice! So we're wearing warm clothes and trying to stay cozy inside.
Today I get to share with you a quiet book made by Donna, a stay at home mom who made this book for her friend's son. It is such a cute book and has some unique, really fun pages! The first page is a "Dress Jake" page, for fans of the "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" show. Donna's Jake and his clothes are so cute and so like the cartoon! I love it. She also has a piggy bank page, a camping page, a toolbox page, a dog page, a pizza page, and a car page. One of the details I really like is the pepperoni on the pizza page - each pizza slice has a different number of pepperonis, so kids can use the different slices to count up to four. Very easy, and clever! So without further ado, her is Donna's adorable quiet book!
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
Donna, I'm a stay at home mom and love crafting.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
My friends little boy. He is two.
What's your level of sewing experience?
Beginner.
How long did it take you?
About 10 hours over about one week.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
No templates really. Just kind of drew them out from looking at pictures. I did get some ideas from other books I have seen on Pinterest. The camping idea came from Imagine Our Life: Camping Quiet Book Page.
How did you bind your quiet book?
With eyelets.
What material are the pages made out of?
Felt.
What other materials did you use?
Cotton.
How much did all the supplies cost you?
Around $20.
What's your favorite page? Why?
The dress up Jake because that is my friends sons favorite character.
Thank you so much for sharing your super cute quiet book, Donna!
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Good morning! Today I get to share you another quiet book made by Helga, who made the cotton and transfer paper book that was featured on Tuesday. I really love this quiet book; each page is so cute and I absolutely love all of the animals.
Here's a peekaboo tree page with an owl, a bird that can be taken in and out of its nest, a fox, a hedgehog and mushrooms, and a bee:
A garden page with carrots and radishes that can come in and out, a ladybug, and a hiding bunny:
A farm page with finger puppets, a dog, a hiding pig, and a little chick (I love the chick!):
An arctic page with a penguin, a seal, and a peekaboo igloo with a polar bear inside:
A mountain page with a peekaboo bear cave, a raccoon, and a squirrel:
And a really cute nature scene with a caterpillar, a peekaboo log with a beaver hiding behind it, cute details like the little mushroom, and a cloud pocket:
This quiet book is so cute and so sweet, and each page looks so fun to play with. Thank you so much, Helga, for sharing it with us!
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