Another Quiet Book

So about a year ago, my Sister-in-Law asked me to make a quiet book for my niece.  Since it was during the middle of getting ready for my annual craft show - I couldn't get to it right away.  I kind of procrastinated until after the summer - so September was ALL about getting this book done before my niece turned 5.

I geared the pages a bit more towards an older child - not so much matching - but about learning skills and developing imagination.

 

This is the front page - not really fancy - I was just trying to finish it at this point.  I tried a couple of appliqués on the front - but didn't really like how any of them looked.  

It stays closed with a couple large snaps.

Page 1 & 2

I added a pocket & pencil holder for fun.

I loved this page.  There is a little mouse that hides behind the base of the clock.  The hands turn as a way to learn to tell time.

Page 3 & 4

This is my sandcastle page.  You can unbutton the seashells and put them in the bucket & then build a sandcastle with the pieces that are stored in the bucket.

Page 5 & 6

Every book needs the "How to tie my shoelaces" page.  I chose a ballet slipper because I always wanted to be a ballerina when I grew up!  

 

This is the hair braiding page.    I went with the Rapunzel theme (I'm terrible at making faces).

There are pockets in the grass for the hair accessories. The flowers are beads and I hand sewed the vines around the tower.

Page 7 & 8

My cupcake & oven page.  I realized after I made them that my cupcake icing looked more like clouds.  I decided that they were just really fluffy cupcakes!

Page 9 & 10

Treasure chest with it's "Booty".

The other side of the postcards have black & white pictures of their family on them.  I added a bit of colour with embroidery floss details.

Page 11 & 12

These puppies are hiding and they need to be found!

Page 13 & 14

A fairy house. With the tiniest little girls I could find at the toy store.

I found this adorable camping fabric and NEEDED to make it into something.  This book has the pictures - you just need to come up with the story.  

Pages 15 & 16

Ice cream page.  Pretty much self explanatory.  I loved the candy (bead) jar. This was really frustrating because I was working with the clear vinyl.  I finally figured out that if I put magic scotch tape on my sewing foot - it slides much better.

Page 17 & 18

 The bath tub page.  My husband said that EVERY good bath deserves a rubber ducky.  The bathrobe is attached by a hook.

The last page is just an empty pocket that you can use if you need to gather the book up quickly and then re-sort at a latter time.

Anyway - I loved how it turned out.  A bit bulky - but so much to do.  

Most pages were inspired by looking at other quiet books and then coming up with my own patterns. The only pattern I used was from the sandcastle page taken from here: http://www.imagineourlife.com/2012/03/24/sandcastle-quiet-book-page/

~Cheers~