It is another simple and quick page which teaches a very important skill.
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| The flowers are just something I had on hand from other projects and added for extra texture. I probably won't do it on the others. |
I searched the 25 cent rack at the thrift store and bought shirts
that had large buttons. Using pinking shears (so the edges wouldn't ravel) I cut out shirt shapes and sewed the shoulders, arms and sides to the quiet book page.
For our kids quiet books 45 years ago a simple shirt shape cut from felt completed the button page. Well, almost completed it, I did have to sew a button and cut a button hole! They were completely happy with simply buttoning and unbuttoning with nothing else to do on the page.
This time I added something to find when the shirt is unbuttoned. I didn't mean to have it showing beneath the shirt however.
Another pre-made pocket, this one with a pocket flap providing an additional button.
You can leave the pocket empty---or fill it with a small note pad
and pencil or any number of things. They items could change as the child got older. I found these little magnetic hair activities in a package in the birthday party favors section of Wal-Mart and couldn't resist. I haven't seen these in ages and have never seen mini-ones. Our kids loved them when they were kids (and when I showed these to a visiting 40+ son recently, he was excited to see them again!)
Before I close I want to refer you to another great quiet book site where all the pages are made from used baby clothing.
It is so cute!!! I may have to make one myself.
http://www.piecesbypolly.com/2012/12/fast-easy-quiet-book-made-from-baby.html
(If you don't have baby or toddler clothes laying around, they are easy to find at garage sales or thrift shops. In our area, most of the thrift shops sell their baby clothes for 50 cents each)
I am posting again tomorrow. A special post on NO SEWING books that are simple, quick, and inexpensive. For those you love and/or for those that need a little love.
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