quiet book

I made this quiet book (with a lot of help from other people) using old fabric samples from my interior design days.  They’re already cut and finished to a nice 8.5” size.  It’s like they’re just asking to be made into a children’s quiet book. 

 Nick designed and hand stitched Bob the polar bear.  The background is Innovations Textiles Murano, made of tiny glass beads.  Love it.  I made the mitten from an old sweater of mine.

I got the idea for cupcakes at The Craft Patch (see hers here).  I had seen ideas for a fish bowl, but drew my own.  You can’t tell in the picture, but there’s a clear flexible plastic covering to put the fish behind. 

Here’s my robot and rocket inspired by Homemade by Jill.  See hers here.

I really enjoyed putting the details on my robot, and might have gotten carried away.

 

My mom designed and made this fantastic garden.  Unfortunately we got the pages out of order here when we assembled the book, but you see the seed on the far right?  So you need water from rain, light from the sun -- plant the seed and get your crops.   (They all slide out from under the ground.)

My dad designed and made the tractor.  Yeah, he likes machinery.  He drew that thing from memory.  Nick drew the designs for the tool man’s work belt and the whole family worked on the pieces.  Nick can draw an excellent hammer.  It’s impressive really.

The end.

Note:  I would have maybe finished this thing in like, thirty years had my family not helped so much.  It was fun to work together and get everyone’s designs in there.  I've decided/learned that I’m a social crafter.  And, if left alone to craft, I get angry and depressed, so come on over and craft with me any time!