Quiet Book for our Grandson

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Our grandson turns 2 this month and his mom asked if I’d make him a Quiet Book (she mentioned it to our son in January and he forgot to tell me so I only received the request two weeks in advance, I got it done in time. I don’t think they are expecting it though as I made quite an issue of having short notice)

Some ideas came from the book I made our grand daughter, some from websites and some from my head.

The grand daughter who has the other one (she’s 6 now) saw it yesterday and declared each page perfect and said ‘he’s going to love it’ :smiley:

Front cover

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Lacing
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Counting
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Zippers and other fasteners
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Matching colours with velcro
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Matching shapes with buttons
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I spy - there is a photo of the items to be found on the fuzzy animal page.
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Back cover
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This is delightful! I agree with your granddaughter, he’s going to love it.

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I looked at the one you made your granddaughter and saw some of the same elements but you created them differently! So talented and imaginative.

I love the I Spy on both of them…and the counting umbrella!

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It turned out SO GREAT! I’ve been watching in anticipation of the finish & you did not disappoint. Fabulous concepts & fabrication, really excellent work. It’s so special, Cindy.

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I almost remade the umbrella page because I had it paired with sharks, once I changed to bugs I was happier with it.

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Thank you! It’s been awhile since I enjoyed a project so much.

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That’s really cool! I love the zipper page!

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Such a great gift/book!! Lots of interesting activities!!

Very neat to see the “I-Spy” bubble in the book. I recall buying a toy like that for one of my friends from the art board who had a young daughter - such a neat idea! :slight_smile:

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I bought a two sided I spy at a Christmas sale years ago, long after my sons were grown, just because I thought it was a neat idea. That was my inspiration for making the ones for the book two sided. It took a lot of thought making the first one, figuring out how to line everything up and keep it sealed. This time it went much quicker.

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This is really well done! Your grandson will have a ball with this!

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and will provide hours of enjoyment!! :smiley:

What things did you hide in the “bubbles” to be found? I know there is a carrot and something I think looks like a dinosaur.

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There is a photo of the items stitched to the fuzzy animal page, here’s a close up

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It turned out so cute and perfect! I love all the pages, the overall look and variety!

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:heart: Lots of love for this!! Congrats on being a featured project this week! :heart:

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This is amazing!!! I think I need one for myself!

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This book is great!
My mom made me one when I was tiny. All my brothers got to play with it, and I’m pretty sure we still have it around somewhere.
Mine had a very similar buttons page, it sure brought back memories.

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I’m hoping this one and the first one I made stay around after they grow up.

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This is lovely. As an adult, who fidgets and loves tactile things, I approve! While I love reading to my little nieces and nephews, something like this would just be so satisfying to go through with them. Great job!

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