I originally designed this quiet book about five years ago when my oldest was only two years old. All patterns are now available by download in the howdoesshe store here. Templates or patterns give you something to work with and can make planning your quiet book and cutting out shapes a lot easier. A collection of felt quiet book pages including templates and tutorials. I made three signatures, for a total of 12 pages, plus the inside of the front and back cover of the book made 14 pages total. The patterns were very easy to follow and the instructions in the books really helped to get the pages put together. Laminating can be expensive, so if you dont already have a laminator and you know you will be doing future projects like this, i recommend getting your own pouch laminator.
This tutorial is for personal or charitable use only. Stack and match your quiet book pages based on how they will fit together best. Softie dollies, takealong dollhouses, and quiet books all seem to pop up in my feed all the time. Beautiful quiet busy book inspiration reality day dream. These book page ideas are easy to craft yourself and will keep your little ones entertained for hours. The template for this page is now available in my book quiet book patterns. Placing two very fluffy pages together might cause an overlyhigh bump in your book. Find all 11 pages of how to make a quiet book the no sew way here. After the success of my first no sew quiet book i made for my daughters 2nd birthday almost a year and a half i have made another one. Personalized montessori learning quite book for toddler.
Jan 28, 2014 if you are just joining in, the last post was about the construction of this quiet book and the next post will have the last 6 pages. Welcome to the first post ever on the quiet book blog. These no sew quiet books are so easy to make and i just so grateful for all the comments and emails i get on them from parents and grandparents who cant sew but now can also make their little ones one of these no sew quiet books. This printable fall quiet book focuses on many of the essential basic skills that are expected for preschoolers and kindergarteners from abcs to basic telling time. Others are completely unique, never ever before seen, activities. Oct 17, 20 the girls love their busy books, and i love how theyre learning their colors and numbers and how to share even though they each have their own book. Now its time to put it all together and complete the project. This means, we may receive a small commission if you choose to purchase something from a link we post including links to because we are a participant in the amazon services llc associates program. I was impressed how neat and professional each page looked when it was finished. How to make a quiet book includes 11 inside pages all. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about quiet book ideas. Click on the images to go to the individual details of each page the cover of the quiet book. See more ideas about quiet book tutorial, binding quiet book and busy book.
Zigzag the glue along the stack of pages, close the cover and firmly press the spine to get a. On the left is a simple potato head body which can be dressed with all the different accessories stored in the pocket on the right. Love these new york cityscape and my name is pages by homemade by jill. The dolls house quiet book is a quiet book pattern in the form of a dolls house. I copied most of your ideas to make a busy book for my 2 12 year old granddaughter, who has trisomy 18, and is therefore limited in her fine motor control. See more ideas about busy book, felt books and felt quiet books. I used to recommend the apache for a cheap laminator, but it does not laminate the thicker pouches very well i have fount out. Use 9inch by 12inch stiffened felt not stickybacked felt, not floppy felt for the base page. Create your reusable sharable portable stylish page like magazinestyle. See more ideas about diy quiet books, felt quiet books and felt books. I purchased a couple of different templates from her etsy shop, but today, im going to talk about the bible quiet book template. Join our sewalong flickr group and post your photos, comment and see what other members are sewing as we go. If you are making a quiet book for the first time, i highly recommend this book.
I had originally wanted to do a felt quiet book, but when i looked at all the adorable pages, i quickly got on board with the card stock pages. These are a few of my pages from my bible quiet book, and then i also did a farm themed one. How to make a quiet book from your own design mother earth news. Here is an example of the dress up page as a mini quiet book. If you like the look of my cover i made for the quiet book you can find the how to and a printable template here. So far, weve made 12 pages 6 front and back pages for a quiet book.
The 11 best quiet book ideas for kids the eleven best. The girls love their busy books, and i love how theyre learning their colors and numbers and how to share even though they each have their own book. This blog is meant to be a resource to all those planning and making their own quiet books. I was happy to hear that several of you plan on making one. For a velcro version you do the same thing except use velcro rather than magnets. Andrea can always be found with a new craft in front of her, a form of technology on her right and a coffee on her left. Youre sure to find a great idea here for your next quiet book page. Apr 17, 2011 i love the counting eggs and face picture. It seems like another quiet book requirement is a lacing and tying page. Nov 05, 2011 this entry was posted in crafts, quiet book, sewing, sewing tips and tagged quiet book, sewing, tutorial on november 5, 2011. Quiet book bunny handmade by petra radic, my felting dreams duration.
Maybe i will at least take another year off because masons quiet book took way too long. This diy quiet book is an adorable way to occupy tots and babies see how to do it below. Its fairly easy to plan when you do 4 page units like this. I purchased it to make quiet books for my grandson and granddaughter.
I also love all the little pockets in these quiet busy books and how theres a place for everything so there arent loose pieces to keep track of when putting them away. If you like the look of my cover i made for the quiet book you can find the. This secret project has been over a year in the making. You now have a secured sandwich of felt pages and are ready to make a quiet book. And subscribe with us so you never miss a new book page. Learning the difference between small medium and big has never been more adorable then these cute fabric nesting dolls. I wish i made a book with rings so i could add pages through the years.
While it would be fun to make quiet books to sell, they really are very time consuming and it wouldnt be costeffective. Jan 01, 20 20 thoughts on a year of quiet book pages 2012 angela january 2, 20 at 00. Printable fall quiet book activity book for prek and k. With that in mind, here is a list of free quiet book. Im new to the world of quiet books and love your ideas. Quiet book my felting dreams, petra radic 627,034 views. I would love to see some of the work you have done or some excellent sites you have found with a great selection of felt quiet book pages leave a comment below. Make a great diy quiet book for your kids with these fun quiet book ideas. Thanks for hanging in there with the quiet book pages. See more ideas about felt quiet books, felt crafts and felt books. Your work is top quality which is what i like in my books. Leave the left and right margins clear for binding, since you wont know if it will end up being a left or rightside page.
Aug 14, 2012 these are a few of my pages from my bible quiet book, and then i also did a farm themed one. Tons of quiet book page ideas, quiet book cover tutorial. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The insides of all of my signatures are either continued across both pages, or they go together somehow. Here is a little tutorial on how i sew up my final quiet book pages. Thank you for all the kind comments about the quiet books. Since theyre bound with a book ring, i can easily swap pages in and out. Mar 28, 2019 so, for the busy mother who wants a simple, inexpensive, doityourself quiet book that will keep your little champs occupied for more than 5 minutes at a time, then this blog post is for you. The 11 best quiet book ideas for kids quiet book templates. Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Learning through play or fun printable interactive learning activities is the best. Full of original ideas and includes a cd to print off templates.
Quiet books also known as busy books are one of the best inventions ever. Ive become obsessed with all the cute quiet book ideas lately. Use the quiet book finished edge design for this step. Sep 04, 2012 welcome to the first post ever on the quiet book blog. This is why i feel a felt quiet book will be awesome for her. Mar 2, 2019 from farm animals to build a lego figure to fishing, these ideas are sure to keep your childs attention. Finish off your adorable quiet book pages with a nice binding. Plus, their quiet pages make them great toys to take along to church or when running errands.
Disclaimer my 2 year old has never put things in her mouth. Lovely shiny beads and name recognition as well as some fine motor skills. I decided to start this site after all of the interest and questions ive gotten on my family blog about the quiet book i made last year. The most common quiet book ideas material is cotton. Cij sale cat build a book activity book add on page felt quiet book page. To make the pages, cut four 7 12by16inch pieces of felt. This is the underside of the hoop, i have taken a marker to show the stitching. I made something very similar for my 3 year old nephew for christmas.
Bookmark us so you can come back to this page again and again for the latest page i will be happy to link all the pages here so you can find them easily in one combined spot, and please share us so others can have the most. Front cover i just sewed down some cute fabric and stitched some lines across for a quilted look. How to make a quiet book includes 11 inside pages all no sew. Match the shapes quiet book book pages, preschool, kids rugs, shapes. This is the order i used, the first page mentioned is the top page, the page after the slash is the bottom page these are arranged wrong sides together. Page 1 open the barn doors and find the farm animal finger puppets my kids have loved this page and i think it is my favorite too. Your book gave me some great ideas of how i might improvise to do them for my nephews book.
One of the things that can be most helpful when making your own quiet book is a template. I have discovered some fantastic tutorials and felt quiet book ideas that id love to share with you. How to make the ultimate felt quiet book 26 epic activities. Laminate all sheets, put them in a binder and give to the kids to explore. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. When i saw this idea on a different website i just loved it. However, some pages may have small pieceschoke hazards. Join us every monday for a new page of our 26 activities ultimate felt quiet book. On each lefthand page, add a pocket, sewing along the sides and bottom of a. A blog about quiet books, activity books, busy books, felt books. For quiet book lovers, you may have seen some of these pages previously. I also sewed many fun projects that werent quiet books, like ornaments, baby toys and even a stuffed pony with a new year beginning, its fun to look back on the pages i made and shared with you, as i did.
Quiet book page create a personalized busy book quiet book activity book b. The artwork is either embroidered or appliqueed on plain fabric, and each page contains. As i mentioned, i love having this quiet book for church. Creating a cover to bind all of the quiet book pages together. I made about 24 quiet book spreads, two of which were little books on their own, one was on a felt board with a carrying case. I adapted the book by using velcro instead of snaps and adding a row of teeth to the alligators zipper to make a larger pull for her to eventually grasp. We teamed up with chickabug, and have created, quite possibly, the most darling quiet book ever. Dolls house quiet book pattern and tutorial rebecca page. More quiet book ideas im still working on a quiet book for my little one and as i work on pages, i find more and more creative ideas i want to insert. Apr 06, 2015 i had originally wanted to do a felt quiet book, but when i looked at all the adorable pages, i quickly got on board with the card stock pages. Bring out your cover and make a glue line next to the spine to attach the pages to the cover in the same way you did above. 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. These pattern pieces and tutorials will be always be available, so feel free to join in whenever you can. I thought this was perfect for an easter gift and for church.
These pages are wonderful to keep children busy during church, car rides, dr. Remember the days before smart phones, when kids had good ole fashioned fun. Thank you so much for your wonderful quiet book ideas. Ive used the socks, banana split, and treasure box. I just launched a new blog, found at quietbookblog. I almost didnt do one at all because i couldnt come up with anything i liked, but i was finally inspired to leave out the lacing part and just do the tying with this sweet little ballet slipper. This is where you can get the complete instructions from start to end on how to make the actual blank quiet book. Fishbowl quiet book pagefishbowl quiet book ideas baby diy sewing quiet. Sep 01, 2009 this diy quiet book is an adorable way to occupy tots and babies see how to do it below.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Libro silencioso, quiet book 2 fieltromania duration. Lets start with assembly after you have stitched all the designs out. A quiet book consists of 10 pages 10 double layers of cloth, each of which is decorated on both sides. Please do not sell items made with the quiet book sew along posts. The first page is a good ol button the flower page. Theyre felt books full of activities to keep children entertained and busy during car rides, airplane rides, and even during church.
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