I found this babushka page a while ago and essentially duplicated it, but added my own flare. I'm quite pleased about how it turned out, however, there was a bit of a snare that turned into a learning experience for the rest of the pages. By the way, I did create a boy version of this page, which, consequently, I like more (it features woodland creatures), but I am not going to post it until next week.

Materials Needed:
* Fabric (remember to prewash all fabrics)
* Felt for the faces and inside the medium and small
* Various ribbons for adornment
* Embroidery floss and needle
* Steam a Seam
* 9"x9" of reinforcement  and some for the medium and small
* Pattern, remember to UNCHECK the fit to page box

Pocket:
* Cut the pocket from fabrics for the Big and the Medium
*Attach any adornment to the front of the pocket
* With right sides together, sew along the top of the pocket
* Understitch the inside of the pocket
* Iron the pocket

Big Babushka:
* Cut 1 Big and and 1 Big Belly from the fabric and steam a seam
* Using the template, position Big and iron to page
* Position Belly on Big, iron, and using a satin stitch, attach to the page and reinforcement
* Position and pin Big pocket to Big and satin stitch Big and pocket to page
* Cut Big face from felt (cut an extra if it is too see-through) and embroider face and hair
* Position and satin stitch face to Big and page

Medium Babushka:
* Cut 1 Medium from front fabric and reinforcement and 2 from felt
* Cut 1 Medium Belly from back fabric and steam a seam
* Cut 1 face from felt and steam a seam
* Embroider face and hair
* Position face and belly on Medium and iron on
* Stack front fabric Medium on top of one felt and the reinforcement Medium
* Satin stitch face and belly to fabric, felt and reinforcement
* With the wrong side up, place back fabric on table, then position remaining felt Medium
* Stack the Medium on top of that then position the Medium Pocket over all pieces and pin through all
* Satin stitch through all layers to back fabric
* Cut out Medium from back fabric

(Originally, I made the Small first and cut the Small from the back fabric. As I was sewing all of the layers together I missed a bit of the back and had to go back over that area a few times)

Small Babushka:
* Cut 1 Small from front fabric and reinforcement and 2 from felt
* Cut 1 Small Belly from back fabric and steam a seam
* Cut 1 face from felt and steam a seam
* Embroider face and hair
* Position face and belly on Small and iron on
* Stack front fabric Small on top of one felt and the reinforcement Small
* Satin stitch face and belly to fabric, felt and reinforcement
* With the wrong side up, place back fabric on table, then position remaining felt Small, then stack the sewn Small on top of that and pin through all layers
* Satin stitch through all layers to back fabric
* Cut out Small from back fabric

All that is left is to sew a 1 1/2" border onto the page.

I decided that my Christmas forest needed vegetation. I settled on felt flowers, but I wanted real felt, not just the thin stuff at the craft store. I headed to the local thrift store and looked for sweaters made from animal hair, specifically wool. I came across a bright red one that was partially angora, (which is perhaps the softest of all the animal fibers) a green wool men's sweater and a blue plaid skirt. I immediately put them in the washer, turned it to hot and my felt was made. Below is the outcome.

Materials:
* 4 Felt Circles
* Needle and Thread

Fold 1 circle in half, then in half again. Then, pull thread through the corner created by the folds. Repeat the same process for the remaining circles. Finally, go back through the original circle, tie a knot and break the thread.

As a side note, I'm thinking that at some point I will turn these into a garland.