I have been obsessing over the super cute quiet books that I've found all over Pinterest. And with a last minute vacation on the books, I decided that it was finally time. I planned out 8 pages, which I thought was doable in the three week deadline I had given myself (I work much better with a deadline). I hadn't pulled out my sewing machine in several years (4 to be more precise). Apparently more of my grandmother's lessons stuck with me than I thought. I completed the 8 pages in a week and added 2 more. Start to finish it took me 12 days.
So here it is....
Gwendolyn's Quiet Book
Front & Back Covers
I decided to go with felt pages, using a stiff interfacing that could be ironed to help the little hands using it. The big G is an iron on (I also used a lot of heat n bond). The title was a font I had in my Silhouette Studio that I traced and then hand stitched. The back cover was just a little free hand. I didn't have binder rings, and currently the ribbon of my nightmares (see last page of book) is holding this book together.
Color & Shape Matching
The paint palette came from a template I found here. I got the idea for the shapes on Pinterest as well but sketched out exactly how I wanted it and picked the shapes I wanted. Both pages have the rough part of velcro to hold the pieces in the book. On the paint page the velcro is around the paintbrush. The shapes velcro are on the shapes sewn to the page. Each page has double layer felt pieces that can be picked up and matched over and over.
Laundry & Dress Up
The laundry inspiration came from here, except I didn't want to deal with clothespins so mine is just ribbon sewn down. The girl page is a combination of three different templates that I changed up to make my own.
Lion Page & Weaving
The super cute lion is everywhere but I used this template. I made my own weaving from ribbon.
Zippers & Counting Beads
I had to add zippers they are such a great fine motor skill. The bead page was unnecessarily the hardest page I did. I will use flat ribbon if I make this page again. And repeat. This cute string ribbon was a PAIN.Enjoy! It wasn't as hard as I was expecting and I think she will really like playing with this book. Cute, fun and educational. Can't beat that.
