Quiet Book

My friend Delys and I are using our time to make a quiet books.  I figure even though I don't have kids right now might just be the perfect time to make one of these bad boys.  I am learning lots of sewing techniques that is for sure.  Most of these designs are not original and I am just re-doing them with a little more oomph.  The main websites I referred to are here and here.

These are my lovely flowers with velcro on the backs.  They were originally supposed to be unbuttoning flowers but after a few slip ups plans changed.  I also didn't to think to attach the velcro to the back of the flower before I made them.  Only until I was all done I thought "How am I going to get this on here?"

Here is my hungry little caterpillar with little snap-on body segments.  His cocoon can be used for storage.

Here is my peekaboo halloween house.  My mother said this may traumatize my future children.  There is only one way to find out i guess.

I LOVE the barn.  This is one of my favorites!!! My mom bought me a buckle for the doors and inside I made little finger puppets!  Finger puppets are just about the easiest thing in the world to make so never buy them.  And my mama hen's wing flaps up and down fyi.

I love this page too.  The mailbox door opens and shuts and there is something that needs mailing.  The flag rotates so the mailman knows when to pick it up.

On the back of the mail I put a picture of McKay and I so it will slide into the felt mailbox.  Felt on felt doesn't slide very well. I have heard people laminate their pictures but I just used packing tape on the front and back and it works. 

The last page I have is the camping page.  This was my very first zipper i have ever sewn and technically it doesn't look that great but it still is an achievement.  I want this scene to have more in it and McKay suggested a camping chair.  Brilliant!  Now how I will make a camping chair out of felt I will never know.  Perhaps Joann's has an iron-on chair thingy. 

Well, that is all I have done so far so stay tuned and I just might have some more.  I have plenty of ideas that need to do like a garden, robot, Bill Grogan's goat, birdhouse, mittens, and a street. If you have seen any cute stuff let me know.