4 Peas in a Pod: Adventures in Sewing: Busy Book

This is my first attempt at a real "busy book". Busy books are books usually made of cloth or felt that are used to occupy little ones at church, in the doctor's office, in the car, etc. You can make them for just about any age and they can be quite addictive to create. I have many, many more ideas for busy books for Katie and can't wait to get working on them!

This is the front cover. The same material was used for the back cover.

The first page is four pockets. Each pocket has a matching button that Katie can put in and out of the pocket. I attached the buttons with ribbon behind the pocket so the buttons won't get lost (or eaten lol)

The second page is two pockets. The back pocket can hold a book, notebook, flashcards, etc. The front pocket is for crayons, markers, pens, etc.

This page is Katie's absolute favorite. It's a texture page...at the top is a strip of glitter ribbon, then some very puffy and frilly ribbon, then some fleece that I cut into strips, next is three layers of buttons (her favorite part of this page) and finally some minky fabric.

I made this page out of felt. The barn door opens and there's a donkey button behind it. The hay stack on the right also opens and there's a horse behind it. I cut the felt at the bottom into strips to make grass and got to use several different stitches to create some interesting looks for the water and the grass.

The beads on this page move back and forth along the ribbon. We can practice our colors or counting using the beads.

This is a book within a book page made out of felt. The mini book is attached with a ribbon.

There are four fish here that Katie can move around. I used ric rac to look like waves in the water and to hide where I sewed the ribbons to attach the fish.