Today's quiet book is absolutely fantastic. Made by Maria, a kindergarten teacher, it is princess-themed, and just so detailed and adorable. The front cover looks like a castle, and opens up to another castle scene complete with horse-drawn carriage. As the pages go on children are able to change the weather through a window, practice numbers on a clock, play dress up, hang up laundry on a laundry line, put food together for a picnic, do puzzles, build a cake and decorate it with candles, play with a telephone, and put on a finger puppet show. It is a really remarkable book.
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Maria. I'm 22 years old and I am a kindergarten teacher.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
This book is intended for all children. When I discovered Quiet Books I was excited and I began to make one.
What's your level of sewing experience?
My level of sewing experience is medium.
How long did it take you?
I have been creating this book since August. I didn't work steady at this but I really don't know how many hours it took to complete!!
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I didn't use any templates. I looked on Google, YouTube and Pinterest, for inspiration and after that I drew it by myself.
How did you bind your quiet book?
I sewed the pages between them.
What material are the pages made out of?
The pages were created by felt mostly, but I used some other fabrics.
How much did all the supplies cost you?
The total materials cost was about 35 euros.
What's your favorite page? Why?
It's difficult to choose, I love each page!!!
Maria's craft Facebook page can be found here: My Quiet Book.
Thank you, Maria, for sharing your amazing quiet book with us!
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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.
The quiet book pages in today's post are not all from one book; Eva from the blog Quiet Book Effie has made multiple books, and these are her favorite pages from all her books. She is very talented and her pages are fantastic. Enjoy!
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Eva and I'm mom of a little girl Zuzana from Czech Republic.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
Books I sewed for my daughter (21 months) and other girls, usually 2 years old.
What's your level of sewing experience?
I started to sew during maternity leave which is a nearly 2 years
How long did it take you?
Hard to say :) The first book three months, but I just sewed in the evenings, not every day.
Other books about a month.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I do not use templates, but of course I was inspired by the Internet.
How did you bind your quiet book?
I chose a seamed back books.
What material are the pages made out of? What other materials did you use?
I use cotton, felt, and stiffener. I think you can use almost any material that we have at home,
but most use ribbons, buttons, zippers, Velcro, laces, various fastening, transparent material, magnet or even mirrored foil.
How much did all the supplies cost you?
I can not estimate the cost of all materials because shopping has become a passion :D
What's your favorite page? Why?
My favorite site with animals because they look impressive and kids love animals.
I have a blog where my quiet books are posted - Quiet Book Effie
More comfortable for me is my Facebook page, where I can communicate even better :) - Quiet Book Effie Facebook Page
And I have my own channel on youtube -
Evča Ef. Here is a video of my latest quiet book:
Eva, thank you so much for sharing all of your awesome quiet books with us! Readers, I highly encourage you to check out her blog Quiet Book Effie to see the rest of her awesome quiet books!
AND DON'T FORGET! Today is the last day to enter the Quiet Book Blog Giveaway! Click here or on the picture below to be taken to the giveaway post, where you can enter! The giveaway ends at midnight Eastern Standard Time, so enter now!
Hi everyone! Today's quiet book page was made by grandmother Joan. It's one of many that she's made; she has so many pages now that they don't fit in the pictures you see below and are held together with shower curtain rings! This page of Joan's is about the food in a refrigerator; the page before lists some foods one can eat, and then the next page has the fridge with doors that open and close.
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
I’m Gramma to 2 boys, one is 2 years old, the other 5 months old, been sewing for 60 years.
How long did it take you?
I made several pages all at the same time, hard to judge the individual time for each but guess an hour?
Did you use any templates?
No template for fridge – just squares.
How did you bind your quiet book?
I use 2 thickness of grosgrain ribbon for edge. Have made so many pages that have now abandoned the notebook and use metal shower curtain holders to keep them together: Stainless Steel Shower Curtain Hooks We change up the ones we take on trips to the store to keep it fresh. What material are the pages made out of?
Most of the materials are felt but fridge is satin lining with satin ribbon handles. The door opens to show fruit in the fridge.
How much did all the supplies cost you?
Zero $ – but been sewing forever and have scraps. Could cost about $1.
Joan, thank you so much for sharing your creative quiet book page 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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Kelsey, author of the blog Inspirational Living and a missionary wife and mother living in Cameroon, Africa, has been featured on the Quiet Book Blog before with her awesome quiet book that she made for her nephew. Today I get to share with you her "Mouse in the House" quiet book, one of the cutest quiet books I have ever seen.
This quiet book's main character is a little mouse, and in addition to the things a child can play with on each page, the book has a mystery complete with clues and secret passages. (To see what the clues are leading to, read about the quiet book on Kelsey's own blog - Inspirational Living: Mouse in the House Busy Book.)
The front cover looks just like a house, and in fact has a door that opens up to the inside page. The pages that it opens up to are the front entrance and living room of the home, with little vinyl windows, curtains, an armchair, framed pictures, tables, flowers, rugs - the details are all so cute and awesome. The next page, though, is my favorite - the kitchen. It rocks. It makes me want to start sewing something like it right now. (Again, you should check out Kelsey's blog post of this quiet book - it has even more pictures of the kitchen!) The last three pages are as cute and fun as the rest of the book, and have cheese, cats, and more secret passageways.
Please, enjoy!
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Kelsey Weber. I am a missionary wife and mother serving in
Cameroon, Africa.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made this quiet book for my 1-year-old daughter, Keturah.
What's your level of sewing experience?
I have an "intermediate" level of sewing experience.
How long did it take you?
It took about 16 hours total to make this book. I worked on it for
about 1-2 hours a day for 2 weeks.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I did not have any templates for this project, but I did browse
through Pinterest for some ideas and inspirations.
How did you bind your quiet book?
Since there aren't many pages to this book I just did a simple
whip-stich along the edges of the pages and sewed them together that
way.
What material are the pages made out of?
All the pages are made out of felt.
What other materials did you use?
Other materials incude cotton fabric for the window curtains, buttons
for the doornob, thin sheets of clear plastic for the windows, and
embroidery thread for all the sewing.
How much did all the supplies cost you?
I made this book with craft supplies I already had on hand, so I'm not
sure exactly how much the materials cost, but I would guess about $10.
To view Kelsey's "Mouse in the House" quiet book on her own blog with more pictures and explanations, click here: Inspirational Living - Mouse in the House Quiet Book. Kelsey, thank you so much for sharing your seriously adorable quiet book with us!
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!
Interview
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.
