Magda's Princess Quiet Book

Hi everyone! Today I have another book to share with you from the talented Magda, who has been featured on the blog before with her Christmas Quiet Book, Toy Story Quiet Book, and Angry Birds Quiet Book. (Speaking of Toy Story, have you heard that Pixar has announced they're going to make Toy Story 4? I'm not sure if I'm excited, because I love Toy Story, or worried, because I think Toy Story 3 ended perfectly and I kind of want them to stop while they're ahead.) Magda's quiet book today is just as awesome as all the others she's made!

Magda's new quiet book is princess themed. Her quiet book has a castle page (with several locks and clasps to open to get inside the castle), a treasure chest page with jewels for a crown page, a princess wardrobe dress up page (with lots of fun clothes), a bakery page (with an oven, a cookbook with a cupcake recipe, ingredients, cooking utensils, and finished cupcakes), a garden page (with removable flowers, peekaboo creatures, and changeable weather), and a rainbow page (with removable little butterflies that can go in a flower pocket). It is such a cute book and all of the pages look so fun. I love all of the pages, but I think my very favorite thing is the cupcake recipe book - the embroidered ingredients are just to die for! So please, enjoy Magda's newest quiet book!

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Magda. I'm Polish but currently living in China. I'm a stay-at-home mum of 2 kids.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
It was a birthday gift for a 2-year-old girl.

What's your level of sewing experience?

Advanced beginner.

How long did it take you?
It  took me a week to finish the book. But I had to spend 3-4 hours every day to be able to finish it on time.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I used Imagine Our Life: Baking Cupcakes Quiet Book Page for a cupcake page. For the chest I used part of Imagine Our Life: Treasure Quiet Book Page.

How did you bind your quiet book?
I sewed the pages together with embroidery floss.

What material are the pages made out of?
Felt.

What other materials did you use?
Snaps, Velcro, sequins, felt glue, ribbon, buttons.

How much did all the supplies cost you?
Not sure. I had all the supplies at home.

What's your favorite page? Why?
I really like the garden page and I am very happy with the wardrobe page. 

Thank you again Magda, for sharing your talents and beautiful quiet books with us!

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Nicole's Quiet Book

Hi everyone! Today's beautiful quiet book comes to us from Nicole of The Malmberg Family. I honestly think this is one of the prettiest quiet books I've seen; the fabric choices for the cover and the page backgrounds are really just lovely and give the book such a nice feel. It really is just so well done and well put together! It also looks very fun and I'm sure that any child that plays with this book will enjoy it. Take a look!

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Nicole and I live on Vancouver Island in Canada. I love the outdoors and being a Mom. We're not afraid to play and get messy. My motto is "you're washable!" :)

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
My daughter Cali who is two-years-old.

What's your level of sewing experience?
Beginner. If even that. My sewing skills are very mediocre.

How long did it take you?
Started in November 2012, but just kind of did little bits here and there. I really focused and got it finished this past month. It probably took me somewhere around 35+ hours. Finished May 2013.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I did use a template for the butterfly/leaf pages and the caterpillar page. I found the template here: Free Butterfly Book Template. The others I just found on Pinterest and created my own templates.

How did you bind your quiet book?
I left 2" room at the left side of each page and made 3 button holes. Then I put ribbon through them and a little panel on the cover and tied them together. you can see the tying done on the last page.

What material are the pages made out of?
Page itself is cotton fabric with some kind of iron on board insert. The pictures are all wool felt.

What other materials did you use?
Zipper, Velcro, snaps, ribbon, lock & key, beads, buttons, plastic clip and acrylic paint.

How much did all the supplies cost you?
TOO MUCH! Since I'm new to sewing I didn't have any previous supplies on hand. I spent close to $100 easily. I did borrow color thread from friend. My biggest mistake is buying too much. I have enough supplies left over to make another book and maybe even two! And I ordered wool felt off of Etsy. That was pretty pricey. But I live in a small town and our Walmart felt selection was pitiful.

What's your favorite page? Why?
My favorite page is the Tent Page because it was my very first Zipper and I was so nervous to do it. Also, the little diva girl inside the tent is my daughter Cali. :) Also the book cover because my daughter picked out the butterfly fabric which turned out to be so cute.

To see Nicole's quiet book on her blog, click here: Cali's Quiet Book. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful quiet book with us, Nicole!

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