I am in LOVE with this quiet book. <3. Did you also use the Kurio tablet as well? I love it x I would love one for my daughter but don’t know that I am that talented.

I only stuffed a few things (like the frog’s legs), but I used just regular batting (you can find cotton or synthetic blends at nearly any fabric or craft store). I have a very cheap sewing machine that would never make it through felt–i love that you use a hot glue gun (definitely have one of those!) By funky, I mean a few things. Gah! It will not hold on felt. Some of the animals are stuffed, but did you put stuffing in all of them? I wish you the VERY best of luck!!! I’m making one of these right now (but still need a few more colours of felt) As per your instructions in making the complete book….do you make each single page and glue them together so they are double thickness…or are they single thickness and one page can hold 2 activities on each side? This book is so, so lovely!! I love hearing how little ones and their moms enjoy the ideas I share Congratulations on your new baby too! 1. Janice. I just drew things on paper, cut them out as templates, and traced them onto the felt. Each person chooses one (or two!) I made one of those card table playhouses and some felt food but this looks like a fun project for my littlest one!

I drew outlines on pieces of paper and cut them out of felt. But, I have many projects to finish first.That’s not a problem. I use regular plain ol’ soft felt rather than the stiffened kind.

I’ve made 2 pages so far and so proud of myself already! 20 Chapters on Raising Boys! -what are the sizes of your pages? I can’t wait to make one for my daughter. I have referred my readers to your blog for ideas. Please read our Privacy Policy to learn more. I did sew a little seam at the fold of where the banana folds but didn’t do one around the top border of the peel. I was just wondering, how did you sew the lion to the tan felt? I meant – sew a piece of fabric behind the zipper to draw the teeth on. I’m committed to helping women just like you to plan more creative play in their everyday lives, create more learning activities, and make beautiful memories along on this exciting journey of raising creative open-minded children.

Saying no will not stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make them less relevant or more repetitive. Joy – Here’s what I wrote to another reader with the same question. Use hot glue, if you click on the images it takes you to the more detailed instructions, This is truly amazing! I thought about washing everything before I sew it since it will more than likely end up in baby’s mouth but then I wonder if the felt will handle that very well. Then, as they got older, they could do it all themselves .

Wow, this book is so beautiful. It came out so cute, and I loved sewing the felt my hand so much that I also made both of my granddaughter’s Christmas nativity dresses with hand sewn felt figures on them.

Your confirmation will be sent to %email%. Not very scientific, but there you go. I’m totally thinking of adding teeth behind the alligator’s mouth – but “red lips” (zipper) would look weird. Now is the time to make quiet book for your baby. While I was catching up on Psych (do you watch that show?) Hi these look amazing and absolutely take my hat off to you for being so talented. Shelley- sorry it took me a while to respond!

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This is THE cutest thing ever! My daughter would love every single page you created. I am so excited to make this for my daughter. Full of love. Seems fitting that …. lol You are just going through some changes, and it will pass.
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You should be very proud of yourself….

thanks for mentioning me in your blog, which is beautiful. I am doing some of the same aniimals as you, but I added or changed a few as well.

I am now up to F. I keep saying that I better get more done or she will get to kindergarten and only know a-f. Yours is so darling. I am sure he will LOVE the special book you make for him. Best price, fast shipping and a huge selection. The quiet book will make a great gift! Did you sew the zip?

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Please could you tell me the dimensions?

So out of control..

I’ve made my kids lots of little stuffed animals out of felt and for some reason, I don’t get the same sense of peace and accomplishment when I use a machine. I was honored that one of my quiet books is used as part of ABA therapy (Applied Behavior Analysis) with kids with psychological disorders.

This is amazing and I cannot wait to get started. We are going to start trying for a baby towards the end of this year and this is exactly the type of thing I hope to create for when our own little one eventually comes along. Then I sewed a small rectangle around the green fabric to connect all the pages together. Next I cut a strip of felt to use as the binding (here I chose green). Owl (baby owl hiding under a wing) Above all, you wanna use every moment you can and be part of their childhood.

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Plus it is a whole book of activities we can do together even though I might not be able to do more active/messy things for a short time.
I can.

I only used it for the cream backgrounds. […] Finally, students are put into groups to create a no sew busy book of activities that incorporate Piaget’s relational concepts. I know what you mean about hand sewing felt. Etsy sellers promote their items through our paid advertising platform.

Dorothy – The flies are sewn onto the page, with little snaps on their wings. I’m the worst at craft but would to buy one of these for my kids – do you know anywhere that sells them ? So here are some questions for you so that I can hopefully start mine… I have a 21 month old and have been working on an alphabet felt book for her. Healthy Food + Happy Thoughts + Inspiration for Living Your Best Life. Support independent sellers. The owl wing was stuffed, so I made it separate from the rest of the owl’s body and then attached it once it was stuffed with a seam. In a funk. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Please forgive me I hope you are well and thanks so much for the idea and all the help with my gazillion questions! Thank you so much for all the detail!

The first is that I spent a week “off” of being sick. We’ve loved it and it’s sill going strong! In a funk. thanks for the ideas:). Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful ideas.

Hope that helps! However, living in a very small town, there is nowhere here to buy felt by the yard; we only have a walmart, and they do not carry it. How did you do the zig zag bits for the borders of the page? My quiet books promote learning through play activities for babies and young kids and are especially valuable for kids with learning disabilities. Then get back together and exchange pages. What a great solution! (I’m no seamstress! ), Thank you for the inspiration, just finished mine yesterday! My 1,5yr old toddler LOVED it!