Baby’s Felt Quiet Book

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Felt Quiet Book I One Lovely Life

It’s been a funky few weeks.

By funky, I mean a few things. The first is that I spent a week “off” of being sick. In a funk. The second is that I spent the next two weeks-ish elbow deep in felt and needles and thread and “watch instantly” shows on Netflix.

This second sort of funky resulted in a felt garland for baby’s room and a few good cries on the couch during shows where someone I didn’t want to die does, or two people I want to be together aren’t, or where two people who you KNOW have been meant to be together FINALLY tell each other how they feel and live happily ever after. You know, the sort of thing my heart would usually just ache for, but during my third trimester of pregnancy induces tears which then cause me to laugh out loud at the fact that I’m crying which makes me cry harder. It’s all very complicated. Funky, even.

Oh, and did I mention I finished a quiet book?

Felt Quiet Book I One Lovely LifeAnyone who reads this blog (or even just this post, for that matter) knows I’m a crazy person. One of my crazy habits is that I LOVE hand-sewing with felt. Don’t ask me why–I just find it relaxing and satisfying. I’ve made a few of these before, but it was really fun to make one FOR MY OWN BABY.

(Can you believe that she’ll probably be here in 8 weeks? I can’t either.)

Anyway, I thought I’d give you a quick look through the book. We kept it gender-neutral so that it wasn’t too girly if our next baby is a boy. Prepare yourself for lots of pictures…

Lion (lots of different textures and colors in the mane to touch)
Lion Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Lion Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Alligator (mouth zips open and closed)
Alligator Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Alligator Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Frog (tongue can catch flies)
Frog Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Frog Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Butterfly (wings can flap)
Butterfly Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Butterfly Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Fish (can snap on and off the page, or twirl around on a snap to spin in a circle)
Fish Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Fish Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Owl (baby owl hiding under a wing)
Owl Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Owl Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Monkey (banana peels to open)
Monkey Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Monkey Quiet Book Page I One Lovely Life
Back Cover
Animal Quiet Book I One Lovely Life

Which page is your favorite? I can’t get enough of that owl page. I love it!

Update: Thank you to everyone who has asked if I have a pattern. I didn’t use or make one. I sketched it out on paper, then traced onto the felt before cutting.

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  1. Thank you for sharing this! I copied most of your ideas to make a “Busy Book” for my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter, who has trisomy 18, and is therefore limited in her fine motor control. I adapted the book by using velcro instead of snaps and adding a row of teeth to the alligator’s zipper to make a larger pull for her to eventually grasp. I also didn’t put the words on the pages, just the animals. 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. So much fun! I LOVE your work!

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