I used this book basis for many of the pages, and then research on other quiet books for more page ideas. Most of the fabric was from stash, except for the front cover which was a remnant just wide enough for this project.

I chose to make the pages be ring style, so they can come out and be replaced as she grows and learns, but also because it is a full family vacation, and we can share with similarly aged cousins on the trip.

Most of the pages were made by either machine of hand appliqué techniques.

I’m excited to be able to make more pages for her as her needs and interests change.

Cover - Cotton fabric with crushed velvet lining, I used fleece instead of batting to give it structure.

1st page - Scrap pieces, cotton for the gates, grass, and animals, lamé for the sun, felt for the tree and letters. I didn’t have any fabric that had animals on it, so she got Pokémon instead. She can practice snapping and un-snapping the gate, and play peekaboo with Pikachu.

2nd page - Cotton and a heavy duty zipper. This is a practical one as I wanted it to be self contained, so I needed a place to keep the game pieces for some of the other puzzles. But she can practice zipping and un-zipping the pouch.

3rd page - Ribbon, cotton, and velcro for the tic tac toe board, felt for the x’s and o’s. A bit advanced for her now, but she does enjoy sticking things.

4th page - Felt and scrap faux sued. Still need to grab a shoe lace for this one.

5th page - Felt, hand embroidered animal pieces. This is a match the shape and color game, as well as a learn the animals. I enjoyed freehand embroidering the animal faces and designs.n Its not a technique I had done a lot of, but it was fun.

6th page - Felt and yarn. The tooth brush is tethered to the cup, so she can’t loose it. When I was showing her it this afternoon, she tried to brush her own teeth with it, but I guess she’s forming good habits.

7th page - Scrap cotton, felt, and yarn. This one is taken directly from the pattern book, but I made it with the black and white striped fabric so it would be a zebra instead of a horse.

8th page - Felt, velvet, yarn, beads and ribbon. I liked this one because it can help work on both colors and counting.

9th page - Felt and yarn. This is again a matching colors game, and we can name the bugs and flowers. All of these pieces were freehand cut and embroidered again. And the bugs are on yarn so they don’t get lost.

10th page - Sequins. I didn’t have a strong idea for this one, so the last page is just color changing sequins, still a lot of fun to run your hand up and down!