Old Testament Quiet Book - PDF Pattern Set Giveaway!!!

Hi everyone! I am so excited about today's post, because today marks the start of another Quiet Book Blog giveaway!

Today I get to share with you the fabulous Old Testament Bible quiet book created by Kate of the "Candidly Kate" Etsy shop. This book is seriously adorable, and would be so perfect for church. Your kids would be keeping quiet and learning about some bible stories! I seriously I wish I had one for my two little girls to play with. It would just be so perfect!

So, look at all of Kate's fantastic pages below, and then scroll down to enter the giveaway to win the complete PDF pattern set!

First, the cover:

An "I am a child of God" mirror page:

 Noah's ark, with port holes and finger puppets:

Jonah (who's a finger puppet) and the zipper-mouthed whale :

David and Goliath (who has lace-up sandals):

 Daniel in the lions den (the lion's mouth opens and closes!):

 Moses in the basket (whose strips you can weave):

 Moses parting the Red Sea (this one's my favorite!):

 Counting the days in which God made the earth:

Making Joseph's coat of many colors:

 Abraham and Isaac:

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (with a ton of adorable animals):

Joshua and the walls of Jericho that tumble down:

Braiding Sampson's hair:

 And a pocket for all of the extras!:

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence. 

Kate. I am a blogger, and public health professional work-at-home mom and I love to create. 

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they? 

I made this quiet book for my little man who is turning two. 

What's your level of sewing experience? 

I have been sewing for many years, but each pattern includes about 25 pages of instructions with lots of pictures so that people with very limited sewing experience can complete the pages. The pages can also be constructed using fusible webbing with minimal sewing. 

How long did it take you?

Each pages takes about 5 hours to complete. 

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found? 

Pattern and instructions for sale here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/candidlykate 

How did you bind your quiet book? 

I use a unique idea that allows you to keep the pages all together without permanently binding them using overall clips that come from the back page around to the front. That way you can grab only a few pages if you wish OR pass different pages out to different children. 

What material are the pages made out of? 

Felt.

What other materials did you use? 

Snaps, magnets, buttons, mirror, ribbon, and a variety of other materials. 

How much did all the supplies cost you? 

Many of the supplies can be found in your stash but the total cost for all supplies is probably around $40 to make the whole book with no coupons used. 

What's your favorite page? Why? 

Adam and Eve. I think the fox is adorable!

To visit Kate's Etsy shop and see more pictures of each of the pages, click here: Candidly Kate on Etsy.

And now for the giveaway! There are three prizes for Kate's Bible Quiet Book giveway. One reader will win the entire PDF pattern set to "The Complete Old Testament Bible Story Quiet Book." That's sixteen pages of patterns! And two other readers will each win the PDF patterns to their two favorite pages from the set. The giveway will run from this Monday, August 4 to next Monday, August 11. So make sure to enter! You could win one of three awesome prizes.

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**Remember - if you enter by leaving a comment, make sure to say which is your favorite Bible quiet book page!**

Quiet Book Freebie from Kristy & Last day of the Giveaway

Good morning everybody! I hope you had a good weekend. I've got a couple of fun things for you today.

First off is a free template from Kristy, whose adorable quiet book posted on the blog last Friday. She made patterns for her book which are available in her Etsy store, Art in Everyday Life.

She decided to offer the template for the little "mini-me" doll in her quiet book free to Quiet Book Blog readers! Just click here: Mini-Me :: a free Quiet Book Pattern page to go to her blog and download the pdf. Both instructions on how to sew the doll and the pattern for the doll are in included in the template. And you get it free! Thank you Kristy!

The second note for today is that today is the last day of the Quiet Book Pattern book Giveaway! CLICK HERE to enter or click on the picture below! Make sure to get your entries in before midnight (Pacific Standard Time), and you might win Amy Pincock's "Quiet Book Patterns: 25 Easy-to-Make Activities for Your Children!"

Click here to be taken to the giveaway!

So I hope you're having a great day, and enjoy your free template. :) And make sure you enter the giveaway!

The Quiet Book Pattern Directory

Hi everyone! So, instead of a regular post featuring a quiet book today, I wanted to introduce you to a new page on the blog: the Quiet Book Pattern Directory. It's a page with a list of websites where you can find templates for full quiet books, and also places where you can find templates for individual quiet book pages.

This page will continue to grow as I find more quiet book templates to share. If you know of any that I've missed, feel free to comment and I'll add the template to the list!

Free Butterfly Quiet Book Template

(I posted this on my personal blog about two months ago, and figured it was high time to finally post it here! Here's the second quiet book I've personally made.)

Well, I did it. I made another one.

Two, actually. My niece Emily was turning one and so I made one for her birthday, and a copy of the same book for Ellie. 

I made a Butterfly themed book, called the Butterfly Book. And you can get the free template here!

I was inspired by the quiet books at Shaer Talents and One Lovely Life. The book is four pages long (not including the front and back covers). It has a caterpillar page, a flower page (with little butterflies on ribbons), a big butterfly with flappy wings page, and a leaf pocket page (full of colorful shapes to decorate the butterfly's wings with).

Here's the caterpillar page and the flower page with tiny butterflies:

The caterpillar on the caterpillar page has removable body pieces, attached with velcro. It also has a peekaboo little caterpillar hidden in the cocoon. 

Here's the flower page:

The flowers are attached by their yellow pollen-y part in the middle. Since the petals aren't sewn down on the edges, they kind of pop up and are ruffly. Ellie really likes playing with them.

This page also has two little butterflies attached to the page by ribbon. They can "fly" to each flower and land on them.

Here's the butterfly dress-up page. It's got a big butterfly to decorate, and a big leaf pocket to hold all of the different, colorful wing shapes:

The butterfly is attached just by its body (with the edges of the wings sewn underneath the body) so that the wings are free to flap up and down.

And here's the back:

My daughter's favorite page is definitely the first one; she loves taking the velcro caterpillar off the page and carrying the pieces around.

To download the free Butterfly Quiet Book Template, click here or on the pictures below:

Happy quiet book making! If you have any questions at all, feel free to ask. :)

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence.
I'm Jocelyn; I'm the one who runs the blog. :)

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they?
I actually made two copies of this book: one for my daughter, who's now a year and a half, and one for her cousin, who's a couple months older than her.

What's your level of sewing experience?
Intermediate.

How long did it take you?
The first copy I made (for my niece) I did in about a week. It probably took about 20 hours. The second copy took about the same number of hours, but it was spread out over a couple months.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found?
I was inspired by the quiet books at Shaer Talents and One Lovely Life. I made my own pattern, which you can download here.

How did you bind your quiet book?
I sewed two button-holes in the side of each page, and then connected the pages with metal binder rings.

What material are the pages made out of?
Felt.

What other materials did you use?
More felt, thread, and a couple pieces of ribbon.

How much did all the supplies cost you?
Only about $6 for each book. I already had the thread, ribbon, and some pieces of felt. I just needed some more, different colored pieces of felt.

What's your favorite page? Why? 
Probably the first one; I just like the happy caterpillar. :)

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