#3 and final post of quiet book

last pages of the quiet book... 

i can remember buttoning items onto our quiet books when i was younger.  and what could be more fun than matching a fabric gumball to the button?

puzzles.  i think this was the 2nd page (well set) that i made.  there are 3 different puzzles to complete-flower, butterfly and heart.  each has their own pocket to be tucked into when not in use. i got the idea for the gumball and puzzle pages from 

http://craftychiclyric.blogspot.com/2009/07/girls-quiet-book.html 

zip, buckle and snap... all kids want to learn how to do 'big' things themselves.  

and then the cover.  i did this last cause i wanted to make sure that i made it big enough.  while had an idea of how big it needed to be, i wasnt sure how thick the pages would be laying on top of each other.  and that was the measurement i was concerned about.  i added about 2" to the final addition of the height & length (times 2) so there would be a bit of cover overhang. Then  i had to find the middle of the cover and the ribbon i used for the binding so that they could be sewn together and turned right side out.  

you can kind of see how i sewed the ribbon down leaving a channel for the binder ring to go thru.  then i put a ribbon all around the outside of the cover with magnets in the ends to close the book.  with the cover all done, it was time to loop the pages onto the binder rings and then thru the book binding.  

hope you enjoy your quiet book t!

one of my longest... post 1 of 4

so here is what has been consuming ALL my time.... a while ago a friend noticed that i had been pinning quiet book ideas.  the plan was to make one for t for her bday (which never got done by the way) so c asked if i was making or just thinking... i said if you can wait (cause i had other orders that needed to get done 1st at the time) that i would make one for her youngest. (SO sorry c that it took so long... i promise i worked on it all that i could and as fast as i could) it was fun finding ideas on pinterest and etsy.  even making my own patterns for some of the pages.  

here are the 1st four pages.  

what little girl wouldn't love to be able to spell her name and learn to recognize the letters 

in her name?  

so the bee with all the yellow cording behind him has to go thru all the numbers correctly 

to get to his hive.

  

the color of the rainbow with a few ribbons. 

she can learn the shapes name along with the shape.

 i made a pocket for the pieces to go into, BUT remembering from my youth and quiet books, pieces can get lost... so i decided that i would attach most of the piece to the page.  its hard to keep track of things when you are little (heck its still hard some days) 

stay tuned for more but i didn't want this to be a HUGE post.  

more zizzle zoo

a beautiful butterfly, 

playful puppy, 

and a watchful whale.

watch for one more animal to join the zoo (darn fabric order took too long and i couldnt wait to share these with you)

zizzle zoo

i have had the idea to make these guys (or some like them) for a real long time.  i had a friend send me a prinerest-she said she just thought of me when she saw it.  i dont quite believe that.  but it was just the push to get me to make these guys finally. arent they cute???  i have plans to make a fox/puppy/kitty pattern too.  they are cotton on the front, soft minky on the back, the ribbons kids love and some crinkle material inside for noise.  

soothies paci clips

i have always felt for the moms whos babies like the soothies paci's.  NO ONE makes a paci clip for them. until now.  by using a skinnier ribbon, you can thread it thru the holes on the paci.  problem solved.  this is just one of the many that i have so let me know if you need one. 

and i do have regular paci clips and mam converters for mam babies.  $3 for any paci clip and 50c for a mam converter.  and when baby is done using paci's (or didnt take one) you can always use it for light toys to avoid the pick up game. 

here is the info on my next craft show.  i will be at the hope presbyterian church holiday botuque on satruday november 12 from 10 am-4 pm.  the church's address is 5220 s 159 ave (159th & q)  this is a home based business as well as craft show.  hope to see you there.

Now that we have FINALLY had Christmas at mom's house I can show you what I made for my sister and her fiance. I didnt want something with glass with all the mosture in a bathroom but I wanted her to be able to change the pics as she got different ones. I really like the way they turned out and think I will do some for a baby room in pinks, purples, blues and greens. Look for those later. I am also thinking of some trinket/memory boxes. Small to sit on a dresser and some bigger to put all of babys out grown clothes that you just cant part with in.

a zizzle being loved

My kids LOVE their zizzles. I bet you guys are wondering where in the world I got that name? zizzle??? When I was little I sucked my thumb but ONLY if I had the satin blanket binding to rub between my fingers. Mom says that I named that blanket binding zizzle and it stuck. That is always been called at our house. Now any ribbon that makes the same feeling is a zizzle ribbon. Try it, the feeling is kinda relaxing. (at least to me)