First Time Mom and Losing It

I wanted to finish the look of my the quiet book from my How-To Series so I decided to make a cover. I got inspiration from Serving Pink Lemonade.

Quiet Book Cover

• 1 yard of fleece
• Sewing machine
• Velcro

This is the last part of the Quiet Book How To Series. You can check out my posts below to make my previous pages.
Title Page
Picture Page and Numbers Part 1 Page
Numbers Part 2 Page and Shapes Part 1 Page
Shapes Part 2 and Paper Doll Part 1 Page
Paper Doll Part 2 and Barnyard Part 1 Page
Barnyard Part 2 Page and Doll Face Part 1 Page
Doll Face Page 2 and Purse Page

From now on we will be making two pages, a front and back. The front is the Matching Color Flower Page and the back is the blank back page of the book. I got the idea from this pin for the flower page.

Matching Color Flower Page

• 9” x 12” felt in cream.
• Scraps of felt in red, purple, yellow,  green, orange and brown.
• Big buttons in red, blue, yellow, green and orange
• Sewing machine
• Flower page template

1. Print out the flower template and cut out each piece. 
   
2. Pin flower onto all the colors of felt except for cream and brown and cut out.
   
3. Pin matching flowers together and sew all around. Repeat for each flower.
4. Place a button in the middle of each flower and using a disappearing fabric marker place a point on the top and button of the button. Connect the dots with a line.
   
5. Sew a buttonhole in the middle of each flower. 
   
   
   
6. Place flower pot top and bottom onto brown felt and cut out. Pin the bottom of the flower pot to the bottom of the light cream felt sheet. Sew all around. 
   
7. Place the buttons where you want each flower to go. Sew the buttons onto the cream felt sheet. 
   
8. Take flower stem template, pin to green felt and cut out 5 strips. Using little strips of fusible web iron on stems from button to flower pot. 
   
9. Take flower pot top and pin on top of flower pot bottom. Sew all around.
   
10. Button flowers onto it's matching button.
    

Finishing

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This is the seventh part of the Quiet Book How To Series. You can check out my posts below to make my previous pages.
Title Page
Picture Page and Numbers Part 1 Page
Numbers Part 2 Page and Shapes Part 1 Page
Shapes Part 2 and Paper Doll Part 1 Page
Paper Doll Part 2 and Barnyard Part 1 Page
Barnyard Part 2 Page and Doll Face Part 1 Page

From now on we will be making two pages, a front and back. The front is part 2 of the Doll Face Page. The back page is the Purse Page.

Doll Face Part 2 Page


Purse Page

• 2 sheets of felt in cream and pink leopard
• scraps of felt in different colors to make purse items
• purse items template
• sewing machine 
• fusible web

1. Print out the purse items template. Place a piece of fusible web on top and trace three of each of the number 1 and 5 on the coins. Trace the little square from the "iphone" eight times onto the fusible web. Trace three ovals and 12 circles from the dollar bill. Trace the inner screen of the "phone" onto a piece of paper and cut out. Cut out the coins, dollar bill, phone, and inner phone screen. 
2. Pin phone pattern to black and cut out two times. Pin inner phone screen to grey felt and cut out. Pin big coin onto grey fabric and cut out 6 times. Pin small coin to copper felt and cut out 6 times. Pin dollar bill to light green fabric and cut out 6 times. 
3. Draw a pair of sunglasses onto a piece of paper. Trace the inner lenses of the glasses onto fusible web. Cut out sunglasses pattern and pin to blue fabric and cut out two times. 
4. Iron oval and circles of dollar bill onto dark green fabric and cut out. 
5. Iron numbers of coin onto black fabric and cut out. 
6. Iron squares of phone onto 8 different colors of scrap felt. (These are the apps of the phone.)
7. Place 2 dollar bills together and sew all around with a 1/4" seam. Repeat for the other two dollar bills. Peel paper backing from oval and circles of dollar bill and iron on. 
   
8. Place 2 circles of the big coin together and sew all around. Peel paper backing from the "5" you cut out and iron on to coin. Repeat for the rest of the big and small coins. 
   
9. Place two pieces of phone together and sew all around. Place inner phone screen on top and sew all around. Iron on button and apps to the phone. 
   
10. Place 2 pieces of the sunglasses together and sew all around. Sew on the sunglasses sides. Iron on the lenses. 
    
11. Draw a purse shape onto a piece of paper and cut out. Pin on top of pink leopard felt and cut out. Cut out three pieces of black strips that are 10" x 1/2". Braid together to make handle. Sew handle onto purse. 
12. Place purse on top of cream felt and sew sides and bottom. 
    
13. Place all of the items inside the purse.

Finishing

This is the sixth part of the Quiet Book How To Series. You can check out my posts below to make my previous pages.
Title Page
Picture Page and Numbers Part 1 Page
Numbers Part 2 Page and Shapes Part 1 Page
Shapes Part 2 and Paper Doll Part 1 Page
Paper Doll Part 2 and Barnyard Part 1 Page

From now on we will be making two pages, a front and back. The front is part 2 of the Barnyard Page. The back page is part 1 of the Doll Face Page.

Barnyard Part 2 Page

• 2 sheets of felt in light blue and red
• scraps of felt in white, black, tan and green
• fusible web
• sewing machine
• barn template (from Handmade By Jill)

1. Cut a piece of green felt that is 2" by 9". 
2. Place on top of light blue felt sheet and line up to the bottom and sides of sheet. 
3. Sew the top of the green felt to the light blue felt. 
   
4. Print out and cut out the barn template. Cut out the little window on the top and save. 
   
5. Trace the white trimming of the barn onto the paper side of the fusible web. Iron onto white felt and cut out each piece.
6. Place barn template on top of red felt, pin and cut out. 
   
7. Cut the barn doors open. 
8. Using the window template you saved trace onto a piece of fusible web and iron on to black felt. Remove paper backing and iron onto barn. 
9. Cut a piece of black felt the same size as the double doors of the barn. Cut a piece of tan felt into a rectangle that is the same width and half the height of the black felt. Place tan felt on top of black felt and line up to the bottom and sides of black felt. 
   
10. Sew the sides and bottom of the tan felt to create a pocket.
    
11. Place red barn on top of light blue page where you want it to be. Open the doors and place the black and tan felt pocket inside. Pin the pocket in place, remove the barn and sew all around. 
12. Place barn on top of pocket. The doors should be right on top of the pocket. 
13. Pin and place and sew the sides and top of the felt onto the light blue sheet. 
    
14. Sew the sides and top of the door. 
    
15. Remove paper backing from white barn trimmings and iron into place.
    
16. Place the animal finger puppets you created from the previous page into the pocket.