Quiet Book: Dress Me Doll & Armoire

I've been casually working on these two pages for a while and I love how they turned out! This is a two page spread of a "Dress Me Doll" and her "Armoire" to store her outfits.

I got the inspiration from this blog which provides the template for the doll and some basic clothes. Her underwear are the soft side of velcro sewn on for the clothes to stick to. I free-handed the mannikin which has the soft side of black velcro on it for clothes to hang. 

These are my favorite outfits: Polka Dot PJs & a Ballerina outfit

This page is her armoire which I free-handed and although it's not perfect the girls will love it. I used buttons for the door knobs. 

Inside are 2 dresses, 2 shirts, 2 pair of pants, & 2 shirts. I used round sticky dot velcro on the back and although they are sticky I still secured them down. All clothes are two layers to add stability to the felt.

This is inside of the armoire without the clothes. I used the soft side of velcro to make rods to hang the clothes on and added a pocket at the bottom for extra storage.

Quiet Book: Braid My Tail

Every little girl needs to learn how to braid hair! 

With Reese's infatuation with "purple zebra" I knew this would be PERFECT! The mane is pieces of leftover feather boa from Reese's party hat I made. I free handed the zebra body out of zebra felt.

For the tail: first I sewed 6 strands of yarn going horizontally in a circle (my best attempt at a circle at least)

Then I sewed another 6 strands going vertically in a straight line

I got the inspiration from this blog and followed these hair sewing instructions.

Quiet Book: Ballet Shoe

A quiet book typically contains a shoe page to teach the child how to tie a shoe or even lace but most templates out there are for boy style shoes. I just love this little ballet shoe as an alternative for girls! This page was super easy and quick to make.

(remember I will be mounting my 9x9 fabric squares to fleece pages most likely to add stability and a more finished look)

I got the idea for the ballet shoe from this blog and the template is provided here!

My Newest Project...

After seeing quiet books on Pinterest I decided to attempt this project for my girls. A quiet book is a felt or fabric activity book for children that teaches them how to work buttons, snaps, zippers, velcro, etc (you can click on the button at the top of this post to see other quiet books) . It is a great activity to keep kids busy and quiet while in the car, restaurants, waiting rooms & church. There are numerous scenes that can be made and tailored toward your child's personality. A lot of time and effort goes into making a quiet book so I don't know how long it will actually take me to complete but I have started ;)

Page 1: Paint Pallet-
the color splotches velcro on and off and the paint brush can be used for imaginary painting and then stored in the pocket

My girls LOVE art!

Printable template can be found here.

The pages will all be sewn onto felt or fleece sheets (I haven't decided yet) to add durability and bound with 3 rings like a book with a fabric cover. I just hope this is a project I can finish :)