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?
Anyone 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)
Alligator (mouth zips open and closed)
Frog (tongue can catch flies)
Butterfly (wings can flap)
Fish (can snap on and off the page, or twirl around on a snap to spin in a circle)
Owl (baby owl hiding under a wing)
Monkey (banana peels to open)
Back Cover
Which page is your favorite? I can’t get enough of that owl page. I love it!
Thank you for the inspiration, just finished mine yesterday! My 1,5yr old toddler LOVED it! 🙂 Also a great way to learn new words, I made mine in Finnish and Swedish since those are our “home languages” 🙂 Thanks again, keep up the great work! <3
Carita – Congratulations on finishing! Also, I LOVE the idea of incorporating multiple languages. Well done!
This looks great. Thanks for sharing!
Did you sew the zip? I am not so good at sewing , but think it is a great idea.
Do let me know. Thanks!!
I sewed the zipper onto the backing and then the alligator mouth covered up the rest of it. It’s WAY less difficult than actually attaching a zipper to clothing. (I’m no seamstress!)
I was not blessed with the skill to sew by hand or otherwise. Would you consider selling one?
These are so so adorable!! Do you have a pattern that I can recreate for a gift for a friend? Would you be willing to share it with yours truly?
Hetal – Thank you! Unfortunately, I don’t have a pattern. I drew outlines on pieces of paper and cut them out of felt. Best of luck to you!
Do you sell these? They are awesome!!!!
Dana – Thank you! I don’t sell them, but I really should!
thanks for inspiring me!
Hier is my quiet book :
http://figlujemy.blogspot.ch/2015/03/ksiazeczka-manipulacyjna-filmik.html
i love all the pages… Your post definitely will be my reference for my project in early childhood program experimentation…
Hi Emily. This is an amazing piece of work. I wish it was for sale, I would have bought it right away for my child…
Hi! I love this quiet book, and I’d like to try to make one for my daughter. I saw in a previous comment that you said you’d try to make a pattern for this. Since I am just starting out with sewing/crafting, I was wondering if you did have the pattern or an “easy” step-by-step explanation of how you did this? 🙂
Thank you in advance for your answer!
Haleigh
So sorry! There’s no pattern. I’ve never quite figured out how to make one!
This is just brilliant. Love it!