Shelley Wallace did it again...my second quiet book adventure is complete! I'm rather proud of myself on this one; the sewing level was more advanced, in my opinion, and some of the materials were firsts for both my sewing machine and myself.
The cover was one of the easier pages to make. The most important part was to trace the letters onto the three fabric strips prior to sewing them onto the page. Thankfully I'm learning to read all the instructions prior to starting, so I caught on that this was a must.
Sewing button holes is still a newly developed skill, so there were some issues with trying to get it to work on the felt. After a couple of tries I got it to work, and then scalloped the edge for a nice flare.
This cat makes me very proud. While it seems straight forward, sewing black on black seemed to be one of the hardest things to do. There were several places where I had to resew because I moved off the edge. Also, the eyes were a bit of a headache for me. This was the first time I've ever done this, so it took a couple of tries before I was able to time it and space it right.
Without a doubt this was the hardest page. My machine hated the bias tape (the tail), it ate it every chance it got. Someone please share with me the secret to sewing a button hole on bias tape! I ended up cutting a hole and reinforcing it on both ends. Not the prettiest thing, but I can always replace it with something better.
Finger puppets are now one of our favorite things! The ribbon holding them come off one of the buttons, which I'm not certain followed the pattern, but I like it.
This page was the most time consuming, simply because the web took a bit to sew. We love this little Velcro spider. I'm considering if I ought to put more little pieces of Velcro on the page so the spider can move around...
I was admittedly a little nervous about sewing this plastic, but after I started I realized it was no different than anything else. Not quite sure why I waited so long!
The last page is the cauldron, where all the ingredients can be placed. I love the little purple magic stars around the top. That's the sweetest little accent to this adorable quiet book!
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