Gabriela's Quiet Book

Today's awesome book was made by Gabriela for her niece; and has such cute pages (including a creative and adorable Russian stacking dolls page). Enjoy!

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence. 
Gabriela, mother of two very energetic boys, who works full time and still finds a way to create magic for the kids!

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they? 
I made this quiet book for my one year old niece.

What's your level of sewing experience?
Very beginner….

How long did it take you? 
It took around a month of just planning, researching materials and patterns and a month to put it all together (worked at nights, for around 2 hours a day, when I found the time!)

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found? 
Yes, I did research many templates on pinterest, such as:
http://quietbookblog.blogspot.com.br/2013/06/free-butterfly-quiet-book-template.html
http://www.kits-crafts.com/home/tales-of-a-quiet-book-babushkas-updated
http://charlaanne.typepad.com/charlaanne/2012/03/-doll-tutorial-.html
http://quietbookblog.blogspot.com.br/2014/11/magdas-princess-quiet-book.html
And others I mixed patterns to print and ideas I came up with, adapted pages.

How did you bind your quiet book? 
This is something I’m still not happy with. I cut a piece of felt a little bigger than the pages (the size of two pages) and sewed in the middle. Then I glued each finished page (with hot glue) in this blank new book. But hot glue did not seem to keep it in place, I hope it does…

What material are the pages made out of? 
Felt mostly, and I used some other fabric for the matrioshka (Russian doll) page.

What other materials did you use? 
Craft linen, paillettes, felt.

How much did all the supplies cost you? 
Not sure, I had a lot of things already, and shopped for things as I came up with the pages…

What's your favorite page? Why? 
I have two favorites – the Matrioshka (Russian doll) page, because I’m very proud of the way it turned out, I really didn’t think I could do it… and the pink doll page (with braidable hair), because my niece loved it since she loves ribbons and I think it turned out really cute!

Thank you so much for submitting your awesome book, Gabriela!

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Linibau's Quiet Book

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.

 

 

To view Linibau's quiet book on her own blog, click here: Trapeando - Quiet Book 1. To see another adorable quiet book she made, click here: Trapeando - Quiet Book 2.

Thank you so much, Linibau, for sharing your awesome quiet book with us!

 

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Courtney's Harry Potter Quiet Book

I don't know about you, but I love Harry Potter. When I was a teenager I had the books on tape, and I think I listened to each of them about a hundred times. Last summer I reread the books for the first time in years, and enjoyed them just as much as ever.

Today I get to share with you an awesome Harry Potter Quiet Book made by the talented Courtney from the blog "Today I Felt Crafty" (which is such an adorable blog and you should really check it out). Her pages are so cute and creative and well made. I could write a paragraph about each one because I like them so much, but I'll restrain myself and just let you enjoy them on your own.

I really love this picture below because it shows so clearly how to construct a cover:

 Plus it has some fun added detail on the back cover:

Starting on the activity pages, first there's a Gryffindor uniform button page:

Then she has a Room of Requirements "I Spy" page:

A Gringotts counting page:

A Grimmauld Place family tree:

A quidditch page:

A Triwizard Cup puzzle:

And a Dobby sock matching page:

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence. 
My name is Courtney and I am a working mom who enjoys crafting at night.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they? 
I made this for my 18 month-old son, but he probably won't enjoy most of the activities until he's 2.

What's your level of sewing experience? 
Advanced beginner? :)

How long did it take you?
It took me about two and half weeks to finish, working most nights after work. I probably spent a total of 15-20 hours on this book.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found? 
I didn't use any templates, but I used Imagine Our Life's sock matching page for inspiration for one of my pages.

How did you bind your quiet book? 
The cover is made from cotton fabric and firm interfacing to give it structure. The pages secure to the cover with binder rings.

What material are the pages made out of? 
My pages have a layer of firm interfacing in between two layers of felt, and two grommets installed along the left edge.

What other materials did you use?
I used snaps, buttons, clear vinyl, assorted beads and trinkets, and plastic rings.

How much did all the supplies cost you? 
The supplies probably cost me $50-$60 total, but I have a lot left over to use on other projects.

What's your favorite page? Why? 
The quidditch page is my favorite, because it is my own design and came out exactly how I pictured it!


If you want to make any of  the pages from this book, you should really check out Courtney's post about it on her own blog: Today I Felt Crafty: Harry Potter Quiet Book Pages. It has more pictures and she explains exactly how she put together each page! Definitely check it out!

Additionally, here's her post on how she constructed the cover: Today I Felt Crafty: Harry Potter Quiet Book. And, because it's so cute, another quiet book she's made: Today I Felt Crafty: Feel the Weather Pillow Book. Her blog really is so cute and has lots of felt crafts, from play food to quiet mats to busy boards and, of course, quiet books.

Courtney, thank you so much for sharing your awesome Harry Potter quiet book with us!

 

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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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