Today's awesome quiet books come to us all the way from Chile, made by mom Milena! They've got puzzles, memory games, counting games, and more.
Milena's first quiet book:
Milena's second quiet book:
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
I'm half time rheumathologist and half time wife and mother of three.
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made the first one for my oldest, whowas 3 and a half when I did it, and the next one for my second of 2 years old.
What's your level of sewing experience?
Basic.
How long did it take you?
It took me too many hours, in about 2-3 months. But in that time I did 3 quiet books, one for my nephew too.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
No, But I copied several ideas from pinterest.
How did you bind your quiet book?
I sewed the pages together and to the cover. I used lots of glue for the figures.
What material are the pages made out of?
What other materials did you use?
Only felt.
How much did all the supplies cost you?
I don't know, but not too much.
What's your favorite page? Why?
Of the first quiet book, the memory game. My son loves it. And of the second book, the spy page.
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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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I am so excited about the incredibly cute "Treasure Island" quiet book that I get to share with you today. Made by Džiuginta of the blog Domus Feltinis, this detailed book includes a pirate ship cover (complete with light-up lighthouse), a pirate finger puppet, a treasure chest with a lock and filled with treasure, a parrot, a crab, a Jolly Roger pirate flag, seashells on the beach, a treasure map, a letter in a bottle, and a rings and crosses tic-tac-toe. It's incredible. Each page has so much to do and so much to play with.
I love the decorative details on each page, too - especially the rick rack waves and the little seashells sewn to the page. (LOVE the seashells.) I also thought Džiuginta's way of lighting up the lighthouse was very clever - she put a tiny push flashlight (the kind that go on key rings) inside.
Please, enjoy Džiuginta's quiet book and also the rest of the cute crafts on her blog!
Interview
What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
My name is Džiuginta. I am a big dreamer from Lithuania, obsessed with felt crafts!
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made this quiet book for my 3-year-old son.
What's your level of sewing experience?
I'd say intermediate but I only hand-sew.
How long did it take you?
I am not sure how many hours it took but I worked on it for about a month - one full weekend and whenever I had a couple of hours to spare.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I used Treasure and Pirate Island Tic-Tac-Toe templates from the Imagine Our Life blog and some coloring pages as an inspiration for the lighthouse and the ship. The Pirate finger puppet was inspired by a Pirate zombie from the Zombie Felties book. I added some details like the removable crab and parrot for which I made templates myself according to some pictures found on the Internet.
How did you bind your quiet book?
The pages are stitched together by hand.
What material are the pages made out of?
The pages are made out of synthetic felt.
What other materials did you use?
Miniature sea shells, buttons, sequins, ribbons, a zipper, a miniature pocket torch, snaps, a lock, various beads and embellishments...
How much did all the supplies cost you?
I have no idea, maybe around $20...
What's your favorite page? Why?
I love the whole book but the front page must be my favorite as I created it from scratch.
To view Džiuginta's treasure quiet book on her own blog with more explanations of each page, click here: Domus Feltinis: Treasure Island Quiet Book. Džiuginta, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful quiet book with us!
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Good morning everyone, and happy Monday! I hope it's a bright, clear fall morning for you. (I am so excited that it's now officially fall. Fall is my favorite season!) I have a really awesome quiet book page to share with you today. It was made by Kersten of Little Miss Stitcher, the very same Kersten who made this awesome Dinosaur Quiet Book that I shared with you a while back.
With this quiet book page, kids are able to mix-and-match monster body parts to create their very own, unique monster. One page is dedicated to the pocket where the monster parts are stored, and the other page is where kids can build their new monsters. I really love this idea and Kersten made the pages and the monsters so cute that it's hard to resist! Take a look at this awesome build-a-monster quiet book page. :)
Interview
Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I made it for a the kids of a lady my sister babysits for. I'm not exactly sure how old they are!
What's your level of sewing experience?
Um...I'm not an expert but I've had a pretty good amount of experience. I really enjoy sewing :)
How long did it take you?
I think it was only like two naptimes.
Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
All links to patterns/templates/sources of inspiration can be found on my blog, Little Miss Stitcher. :)
How did you bind your quiet book?
These pages are a part of a bigger book than I bound by putting two button holes in the side of each page and then using binder rings to hold all the pages together.
What material are the pages made out of?
I used felt.
What other materials did you use?
A zip lock baggie, small beads, buttons and ric rac.
How much did all the supplies cost you?
Nothing. I just used things I already had.
What's your favorite page? Why?
Well it's just two pages...but I'm going to say that the page where you build the monster is my favorite :)
To see Kersten's Build a Monster page on her own blog, with more details and links to her templates, click here: Build a Monster Quiet Book Page! Thank you so much for sharing your monster page with us, Kersten!
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