Quilted and appliqued soft cover book
 

I made TWO of these for our two grandsons. It was so much fun drawing from my stash to pick appropriate fabrics, but making 52 pages got a bit daunting. All that is left to do is add the 4 buttonholes to EACH page, bind with a shoe string and make a carrying handle on the spine.
The pattern is from SEW BABY, purchased at JoAnn's entitled, Alphabet Cloth Book. I backed each page with fusible fleece, then appliqued. Enjoy!

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closed books with magnetic closure

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opened cover to show label on the back

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inside of front cover (apple has 3-D leaf, zipper was a 4" doll zipper)

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Kite tail bows are sewn on under the kite tail and then knotted.

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Some of the appliques are padded to give more dimension.
The quilt is pieced, backed, quilted and bound with a label on the back
I substituted a horse, for the hand (kids coloring book page in the internet)

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I used Texture Magic to create the tree, flowers are Yo-yo's, envelope photo is attached with a short ribbon and is of the recipient and latches with Velcro.

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I used rip-stop nylon for the umbrella; Minky on dog muzzle, inside ears and frog belly; 3-D yo-yo, and a fake fur bear.
I don't know if I had more fun making them, or they will playing with them.
All of the appliques could be used for blocks on a quilt instead.

wow, awesome, I love it. what a treasure you made for the boys. amazing. so nicely done.

How cute! And what a lot of work. I am sure they will have hours and hours of fun with those.

This is awesome! A lot of work but a treasure for the recipients. You did a fantastic job.

maybe you should put a chaine on these books, don't let them out in public, people old and young will want these books. I want one for myself, they came out great. had to look at it more than once. fantastic

Wonder for books for the boys! They will really get a lot of fun (and some learning) out of them! Great job!

You are hereby nominated for "Grandma of the Year" award! Awesome...

Those are adorable. What a fantastic thing to give your grandchildren; I'm sure they will be loved and cherished!

Those books are priceless! You have made some treasures ...