Fabric books
 

When sewing together printed fabric books for babies, what do you use inside? Batting? I have a piece of printed fabric that makes a book and I don't know what to do. Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks
Debbie

I have used batting with success. My MIL once used fleece and it worked well too. I love making fabric baby books and my kids love them:)

i've used some interfacing. if using batting, i would use the fleece type, it's thinner and looks good. i also use it for quilts and it comes out great.

I love the fleece idea.

Or how about using flannelette ... thin, and still gives a nice quilty feel once quilted.

I've made a couple of fabric books & have used batting in both of them. I like how they turned out.

I usually use thin fleece - but any thin batting would work. You could also cut it into blocks and make a baby quilt. Have fun.

I used poly batting. I quilted around some of the figures of the printed fabric so they stood out. My book was a Christmas Manger Scene. Have fun making yours!

I have used thin batting. Easy to work with and gives the pages the right thickness that makes them easy for a baby to hold and turn.

Fabric books
 

I have used twill. Irons well, holds up to washing and keeps its shape

When I made one for my grandson, I added a cut to size piece of cereal bag so it would crinkle. It was kind of thick so next time I'll use flannel. A

When I was little, we had two fabric books. I greatly preferred the one with flannel in the pages. Batting was too puffy. Other kids may feel differently, of course :)

I use whatever batting I have handy. I also use a layer of the liner that is the inner bag in cereal boxes. It makes it make a crinkly sound when the pages are moved and little kids love it.

That would be fun as an addition to any kids quilt, especially in an I Spy ...
... just a square or two of it included as a surprise!

Oh heck, it'd be fun in an adults quilt! :)

But how does it handle launderings?
I'm thinking it probably does just fine, but for those who have done so, ..... does it????
Especially in an I spy

You know, I don't know the answer to that. I've assumed it's OK, and I've never heard different from people I've given it to. I hope someone else will have an answer to that. I don't know where I originally heard about it, but I think it was from a good source, so it's probably OK.

I had 5 fabric books that I was unsure what to use either. I was at my local LQS and they had some that were just the right weight. They used Hobbs 80/20 batting. I bought some and made all 5 books that night. They were a lot easier than I thought they would be. I am now on the look out for some other books.

A long time ago I made books for the Head Start program which had to be very washable, last a long time and firm enough to use the zippers etc. I used a good stiff pellon.

There is a fleece-like material that may be sold with the interfacing, sometimes called "lambswool" because that is the garment padding that it replaced. It is sort of like thick felt and holds its shape very well.

This has me totally intrigued!
Enough, so that I will try the cereal box liner in a mug rug.
That way I can check the crinkle sound ...
... and then keep tossing it in with laundry to check its last-ability! :)

I save my batting scraps for books. In a pinch I have also used fleece scraps. My GKs don't seem to notice if the books are puffy or flat.

Please post the results!

I have used fleece and it worked out well. I will have to try some of the other suggestions. Thanks Ladies! BrendaK

I'll try to remember.....but?
I'll leave it to you to remind me ..... :)

This is what I have done, too. I made busy books and the pieces (like balloons, etc) I put fleece in to give them body so the kids could attach them more easily.

That is what I also use with a great result.