I haven't been posting as much because I've been busily working every evening on this felt book I've made for Alex. I started it, hmm let me think, the beginning of October? Maybe September? I can't believe this book is finally done! I had seen the felt book at my friend Crafty Mel's house. She made the felt book for her son, and it was beautiful. I wanted to make one too! She lent me the pattern (sorry copyright!) and slowly I collected what I needed for the book. I started making a few pages from the pattern, but then deviated from it. About a third of the book is from the pattern, the rest I did on my own, making images that Alex would recognize. I tried to make it interactive, giving Alex stuff to do on most pages.
It took about 30-40 hours to make but it was a lot of fun. I did some hand sewing, machine sewing, embroidery, a quilted square and even a tiny bit of needle felting.
Alex loves fire trucks so this was a no brainer. The ladder is a working zipper.
Orange. This one was from the pattern. The goldsfish come out of the tank.
Banana! You can peel the banana. Meh, not my favourite page.
Another one partially from the pattern. The little bird comes out of the nest.
Whale! When I started this Alex didn't know whales, but now he says Whale. The airplane is a button.
This was supposed to be grapes. I'm happy with the butterflies. There's a second butterfly that comes out from the cocoon.
Watermelon. It's pink. There's an ant. Doesn't do anything.
Who is that squirrel sharing an apple with?
A friend!
I needle felted the white around the eyes during an unusually long nap.
This page makes me very happy! I love the squirrels!
What do you think?
