Lou's Quiet Book

Today's quiet book is made by Lou, a stay-at-home mom who also makes custom quiet books for sale. This is a quiet book that she made for her son, and it's got a bunch of fun pages! Shape matching (with jungle animals), mix-and-match pairs, beads to learn to count, and colors and zippers to practice with. Enjoy!

Interview

What's your name? 
My name is Lou. I am a stay-at home mom and I love crafting.

Who did you make this quiet book for? 
I made this quiet book for my son. He is 23 months old now.

What's your level of sewing experience? 
My sewing experience is mostly limited to just hand-stitching torn hems or patching holes.

How long did it take you? 
It is hard to say how long it took me to finish my quiet books because I only do it when my son is sleeping and when I am free but is within the span of 2 weeks.

Did you use any templates? 
I didn't use any templates. I did the letter and number cutting myself but the rest is ready-made. I searched online for ideas on design.

How did you bind your quiet book? 
I bound it by thread.

What material are the pages made out of? 
I used felt and denims for covers to add contrast.

What's your favorite page? Why? 
The zipper is my favorite page because my son loves it the most.


Lou makes quiet books for sale; you can see them on her Facebook page Quiet Book by Bluegem. Thank you Lou, for sharing your quiet book with us! 

 

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Sarah's Dinosaur Roll-Up Quiet Book

Today I get to share with you a dinosaur-themed quiet book that is totally awesome and unique! Sarah made this "roll up" quiet book for her friend's son. I've never seen a quiet book made quite like this before. Instead of sewing the pages back to back and then binding them all along one edge, Sarah sewed all the pages side by side to one piece of background fabric. Think: quilt. It's a great idea if binding a quiet book seems like an intimidating prospect; sewing the pages together like this would be very straightforward. And the ribbon on the outside that ties it together when it's rolled up is so cute!

Each "page" of this quiet book has a different dinosaur or activity, with cute fabrics chosen for the background (I personally *love* that the little dinosaur that comes out of the egg matches the big dinosaur on the next page). Please, enjoy!

Interview

What's your name? Describe yourself in one sentence. 
Sarah. Finance Director, amateur arts and crafts, complete beginner in sewing.

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they? 
A friend's son, Janko, who is turning 1 years old and having a dinosaur theme party.

What's your level of sewing experience? 
Beginner. I purchased a basic sewing machine a month ago and this was my third time using it (reading instructions and youtube).

How long did it take you?
Probably 15 hours spread over a week.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found? 
No but I did get the idea of a roll up book from here: Mouse House: My Creative Space - Roll Up Busy Book

How did you bind your quiet book? 
As a beginner, I didn't bind it (too complicated for me) but sewed it all together to roll up and tie with a ribbon. Sewing the ribbon on was so easy and I think it looks really neat.

What material are the pages made out of? 
Material (I don't even know the difference between material types!) with felt. The material on the back is a local south african material called tshwe-tshwe which is quite thick and stiff, which gives a bit more structure and won't show dirt.

What other materials did you use? 
Zip, velcro, ribbon, buttons.

How much did all the supplies cost you? 
Well I have alot of felt to use for more projects, the parts for this project probably cost not more than R200 (USD 20).

What's your favorite page? Why? 
The square with Janko's name which he can button off.

Sarah, thank you so much for sharing your awesome quiet book with us!

 

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Megan's Quiet Book

Good morning everyone! I hope your holiday season is going well for you so far; Christmas is in full swing over here at our house, and the new favorite activity of my two little daughters is rearranging all the ornaments on our tree, haha. :) After this post I'll be taking a break until the new year. If you send emails to the blog account in the next couple weeks, I might be able to respond, but it's more likely you'll get a response in January. With that said, let's move onto today's fantastic quiet book!

Today's quiet book was made by Megan, as a Christmas gift for her friend's three little girls. She plans to add more pages in the future for their birthdays and future holidays, which is such a cool idea! The pages she started off with are great. She has a rice bag "I Spy" page, a colorful zipper page, a ballet shoe lace-up page, a Rapunzel tower page where you can braid Rapunzel's hair, and an adorable dress up page where you can dress up a doll in different princess dresses. The dresses are so cute - she has Snow White, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. Ah! Adorable! So, please enjoy Megan's quiet book.

Here's the dress up doll:

And her dresser full of clothes:

And all of her princess outfits!

Interview

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

Megan. I am a Kindergarten teacher turned stay at home mom of an almost 1 year old, who wishes there were more hours in the day for my sewing projects!

Who did you make this quiet book for? How old are they? 
My best friend has 3 daughters, ages 4.5 years, 2.5 years, and 4 months. This book is their Christmas gift, and I plan to add a page as each child's birthday and Christmas gift for the next several years.

What's your level of sewing experience? 
Intermediate

How long did it take you? 
I worked on it for an hour or 2 a night after bedtime. I was finished in 3 weeks, but didn't work on it every night. My best guess is 10-15 hours.

Did you use any templates? Where can they be found? 
I used LOTS of ideas I found on pinterest!!!
I-Spy page: Inspiration from Sweet Juicy April: Baby Quiet Books
Zipper page: I planned to do this Metcalf Crew: Quiet Book, but decided to place the zippers at haphazard angles instead
Rapunzel page: Inspiration from PA County Crafts: Rapunzel and Button Flowers Quiet Book Pages
Ballet Slipper page: Serving Pink Lemonade: Quiet Book
Dresser page: Modeled after this dresser Love Charla Anne: Made With Love
Doll page: Cheryl Style: DIY Felt Dress Up Dolls
Dresses: I made up the patterns, but got some ideas from What is Bridget Reading?: Flannel Friday - Fairy Tale Princesses

How did you bind your quiet book? 
Each page has 3 button holes, The pages are contained in a 3 ring binder, so that pages can be added later on or taken out and passed out to each child.

What material are the pages made out of?
9x12 felt sheets.

What other materials did you use? 
Vinyl, un-cooked orzo noodles, buttons, beads, jewels, ribbon, zippers, yarn, hair clips.

How much did all the supplies cost you? 
I spent $25, but have lots of leftovers now. If you already had a variety of colors of felt it wouldn't be nearly as much.

What's your favorite page? Why?
I loved how the princess dress up page turned out! I am sure the girls will fight over that one!

Megan, thank you so much for sharing your adorable quiet book with us!

 

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