This is your basic counting page using an abacus. I got the idea from Made by Molly, except that she did a page with birds on a fence. Although the construction of this page is somewhat time consuming because of the birds, overall, this page is fairly easy.

Materials Needed:
* Fabric (remember to prewash all fabrics)
* Felt for the numbers
* Leather for the "wire" (I found mine in the dollar bin at Walmart)
* Embroidery floss and needle
* 15 wooden beads
* Steam a Seam
* 9"x9" of reinforcement 
* Pattern, remember to UNCHECK the fit to page box
* Duct tape

Assembly:
* Cut a 3" by 9" rectangle for the telephone pole and iron in half lengthwise
* Cut 15 birds from fabric and fron steam a seam
* Cut 5 strips of leather 9" long
* Using template, place pole and leather strips on page, then place and iron birds to page
* Satin stitch around the edge of the birds
* Embroider eyes and beaks
* Place the leather strips again, then, using a zigzag stitch with the length very close together, zigzag through the leather on the side opposite the binding, repeat for all strips
* Thread the beads onto the leather
* One at a time, pull each leather strip taut and use a small piece of duct tape to hold it in place, then repeat the zigzag stitch, being careful to penetrate the leather
* Attach the pole to the page
* Cut the numbers from felt and steam a seam, then iron into place
* Satin stitch around the edge of the numbers
* Attach a 1 1/2" binding

On Etsy, you can find several quiet books to gain inspiration, one such book, Monster Album, was the inspiration for this page. I knew I wanted to incorporate a lace up page as well as a weaving page, but nothing was quite hitting the right spot. I saw this page and a couple days later it hit me; monsters under the bed! 

Materials Needed:
* Fabric (remember to prewash all fabrics)
* Shoelace/ribbon for weaving and lacing (1/4" or bigger, I think mine are too small)
* Felt for the back of the lace up monster
* Buttons for eyes
* 2 Magnets 1/2" in diameter
* (6) 1/4" Eyelets and tools to install (more info below)
* Embroidery thread and needle
* Scotch Tape
* Fray Check
* Steam a Seam
* 9"x9" square of reinforcement for the back of the page, plus extra for lace up monster and magnet
* Pattern

Bedroom:
* Cut window, sky, headboard and pillow from fabric and steam a seam
* Cut 2 beds from fabric
* Using template and bed, position sky, window, headboard and pillow on page and iron
* Satin stitch into place

Weave Monster:
* Cut monster from fabric and steam a seam
* Position on page using the template and bed, then iron in place
* Cut ribbons to desired length and apply Fray Check to cut side that will not be sewn
* Place a piece of scotch tape sticky side up across the top of the monster
* Place the ribbon where you want it and stick it to the tape
* Flip tape over and stick ribbon to page
* Straight stitch through ribbon then carefully tear away the scotch tape
* Satin stitch across top (I went back over a few times to make sure it was secure)
* Repeat the scotch tape process with the ribbons on the side
* Sew button eyes in place

Lace Up Monster:
* Cut monster from fabric, reinforcement and steam a seam
* Cut off about 1/8"-1/4" around the edge of the reinforcement monster
* Place reinforcement on felt, then steam a seam, the fabric, face up, and iron in place
* Satin stitch into place, cut from felt
* Place buttons for eyes and sew in place
* Position eyelets around body and mark centers
* Punch holes for eyelets, set eyelets

Ok, so here is the deal with the eyelets. There are two ways you can install them. The typical craft store carries eyelet pliers, which I have and tried but 9 times out of 10, the eyelet would not catch all of the fabric around the hole and/or would just smoosh and look very ugly. So, I headed to Tandy Leather, where I picked up a 1/4" punch, eyelet setter and anvil and the eyelets themselves. I also got a scrap of extra thick leather to protect my table when I was punching the holes and setting the eyelets. The smallest pack of eyelets I could find had 100 eyelets, but no worries, this is how you will bind the pages to each other. P.S. If it isn't obvious, I used a hammer to punch the holes and set the eyelets

* Using the template, position the monster on the page and pin
* Satin stitch the center (as shown in the bottom left picture) to attach to page
* Place a button nose so it covers the satin stitch you just made and sew to the page
* Lace with shoelace

Bed:
* Cut 4 circles of reinforcement about 2 1/2" to 3" in diameter
* Place one of the magnets in between the two circles
* Satin stitch around the magnet getting as close as possible
* As you are stitching, you will notice that the bottom circle will remain flat while the top one rouches around the magnet, this will be the side that you want to match up with the other magnet
* Find the side of the remaining magnet that attracts to the flat side of the previous magnet and repeat the previous two steps, with the attracted side facing down
* Double check that the flat sides are attracted to one another
* Place the flat side of one magnet against the back of the page roughly where the bed will hit when lifted up (mine overlaps the far left of the window and one of the panes)
* Hand stitch this to the reinforcement being careful not to penetrate the front of the page
* Cut 2 beds from felt, then stack the beds as such: felt, fabric right side up, fabric right side down, felt and sew, using a 3/8" seam allowance, around the sides and bottom
* Turn bed right side out, iron and sew around the sides and bottom as close to the edge as you can
* Place the bed on the page and holding the top in place, fold up the bed and place a pin where the magnets will meet
* Turn bed wrong side out and place magnet flat side down where the pin marks then hand sew to the felt being careful not to catch any fabric
* Turn bed right side out again and place on page then fold up to double check that the magnet is sewn in correctly
* Pin bed to page and satin stitch along the top to attach (I went over this seam a couple times too)

Bear:
* Cut bear from fabric and steam a seam
* Place and iron bear on page
* Satin stitch around edges
* Embroider eyes and nose

Being extra careful not to catch the bed, sew a 1 1/2" binding to the page

When deciding what I wanted in my daughter's quiet book, I had determined that I wanted a page displaying emotions. I wasn't very successful in finding something that would work, however, I did find a clown page, but I'm not really a fan of clowns.... So, I came up with this super cute little star page.

Materials Needed:
* Fabric (remember to prewash all fabrics)
* Fuzzy material for cloud pocket
* Felt for the stars on the page, back of the pocket and back of the stars
* Embroidery floss and needle
* 4 buttons (that match your background) with a 3/4" diameter
* Blue mini rope (I found mine in the dollar bin at Walmart in the sewing section)
* Duct tape
* Reinforcement material for the middle of the stars
* Steam a Seam
* 9"x9" square of reinforcement for the back of the page
* Pattern 

Pocket:
* Cut big Cloud from felt and fuzzy material and small cloud from the fuzzy material and steam a seam (Keep in mind what side you want the binding to be on)
* Position small cloud on large cloud and iron in place (you may need to iron from the back side if fabric is really fuzzy
* Satin stitch along the top of the small cloud to attach
* Position the large fuzzy cloud face down on the large felt cloud and sew along the top
* Understitch the felt side of the pocket, flip right side out and iron
* Line up the pocket with the bottom of the page and baste along the sides and bottom

Stars:
(This is done in the same fashion as the cupcake tops, just with mini rope loops instead of snaps)
* Cut 4 stars from felt and fabric
* Cut 8 stars from the steam a seam
* Cut 4 strips of the mini rope 3 1/2" long
* Print the words using your choice of font
* Using one of the techniques from this website, transfer the faces and the words to the appropriate stars
* Embroider words and faces (I used a back stitch for the words and any lines, and an embroidery satin stitch for anything that needed to be filled in)
* Using the template, position the word stars and iron to page
* One at a time, iron a fabric star to a strip of felt and satin stitch around the edge then cut the star from the strip
* Fold each mini rope in half and attach to a scrape of reinforcement with duct tape
* Using a zigzag stitch with the length very close together, zigzag through the mini rope loop to attach (the same method used for the clasp on the door of the Dress Up page)
* Cut the scrap of reinforcement around the mini rope loop, being careful not to cut the loop
* Place the mini rope loop on a strip of felt, then place and pin the fabric star over the top
* Straight stitch on the inside of the satin stitch, making sure to sew through the loop
* Cut star from felt being careful not to cut the loop
* Position each face star on the matching word star and place a button where it would need to be for the loop to catch it and the face star to cover the word star, then sew the button in place

Add a 1 1/2" binding to the appropriate side.

As I predicted, I did not finish the last stocking before Christmas, but since I completely forgot to buy stocking stuffers, I suppose the point is moot. Nevertheless, I finally finished the last stocking this evening. I have to say, it is perhaps my most favorite yet. I used a reverse applique technique. The inspiration for the actual design came from a tee shirt I found on Pinterest.

Materials:
* Felt
* Thin fabric like muslin if your felt/background fabric is especially stretchy/thin
* Clear thread
* Fusible Webbing
* Pattern UNCHECK the fit to page box (The actual stocking needs to be pieced together)
(Also, both cuffs are included in this pattern)

Start by cutting all of the pattern pieces from felt. You will need to cut an extra stocking to serve as the background for reverse applique, so you will have a top and bottom to the front.

Dahlia:
* Sew the top and bottom of the front together
* Transfer the dahlia design to fusible webbing and iron onto bottom of front
* Sew following the lines of the dahlia
* Very carefully, using a seam ripper cut an opening in one of the petals of the dahlia, then use small scissors to cut as close as you can to the sewing lines you just made
* Repeat the previous step for all of the petals

For the remainder of the stocking, follow the directions for the Origami Stocking.

Talk about last minute... here is my stocking and I am currently working on a stocking for my daughter, which I am guessing won't be done until Christmas Eve, if that. It may end up being just the front of the stocking with stuffers around it. Anyway, I would have waited until next year to post these for those of you who want to replicate the idea, but I wanted to get it posted before I forgot the details. Plus, I figured the techniques I employed could be used for other applications.

Materials:
* Felt
* Thin fabric like muslin if your felt/background fabric is especially stretchy
* Clear thread
* Pattern UNCHECK the fit to page box (The actual stocking needs to be pieced together) (Also, both cuffs are included in this pattern)
* Shiny Red Beads (I found mine at Walmart in a dollar bin)

Start by cutting all but the poinsettia petals from your fabric

Poinsettias:
* Cut 37 poinsettia petals (I outlined mine with a red ball point pen then cut them out purposely leaving the outline)
* Arrange petals as shown, then using a ruler, line them up and pin to the sock
* Sew straight lines
* By hand, pull a needle and thread up through the back near an end of one petal, in the center as shown
* Go from front to back near where the curve meets the straight part of the petal
* Go from back to front on the other side of the petal in the same place and pull your needle all the way through the other side of the petal
* Pull needle down from topside to underside of sock where you firs came up
* Do this on all petal ends and when traveling to petals ends that are further away, go through the top layer of the fabric so the thread doesn't get caught when you stuff the stocking
* Sew the beads to the ends of the petals, putting one at each end and one in the center

For the remainder of the stocking, follow the directions for the Origami Stocking

Every year, right before Christmas I think, "Next year I am going to finally knit stockings for Christmas", then I usually spend some time online looking for a pattern I like enough to make, but eventually Christmas comes and goes without any stockings being hung with care. So, last week this thought came, but instead of looking for patterns I could knit, I remembered a felt origami pillow I saw not long ago and loved. Some of you may remember the felt flowers I made a couple weeks ago from thrift store sweaters I felted. Well, I bought a couple more thrift store finds and went to town replicating that pillow in stocking form. I'm quite pleased with the end result.

Materials:
* Felt
* Thin fabric like muslin if your felt/background fabric is especially stretchy
* Clear thread
* Pattern UNCHECK the fit to page box (The actual stocking needs to be pieced together)
* Peel n Stick Fabric Fuse

Start by cutting all pieces from felt. I also cut a lining from muslin for the background because the sweater I used was cotton (which doesn't felt) and stretchy.

Front Pattern:
* Cut 19 2"x2" squares
* Assemble squares as shown
* Lift the corners where 4 squares meet and attach a small piece of fabric fuse to background fabric
* Remove wax paper from fabric fuse and attach the corners, pushing them together before pressing down
* Working in a diagonal line and only doing 2 corners of each square, repeat this method until all of the squares are attched
* Pull up the two unattached corners of one of the squares and pin, overlapping the corners
* Repeat until all squares are elongated 6-sided shapes
* Straight stitch from corner to corner through all applique pieces
* Cut the appliques where they spill over the edge of the sock
* Stitch around the edge of the stocking if you are using muslin

Cuffs and Toe:
* Cut a 1/2" strip of felt (I used the ribbed bottom of one of the sweaters)
* Pin the toe to the front, then place the strip along the edge of the toe and pin
* Sew strip to front going through all layers
* Repeat for back side
* With right sides together, sew around edge of sock leaving the top open
* Place and pin strip along edge of cuffs then sew strip to cuffs
* Sew 3 cuff pieces together to make one long strip
* While sock is inside out and with right side of cuff facing wrong side of sock, match the seams of the sock to the seams of the cuff and pin, then pin the rest of the cuff to the sock
* Sew along the top
* Turn sock right side out and flip cuff down
* Iron flat if needed

Loop:
* Cut a 5"x3/4" rectangle of felt
* Fold and pin to stocking as shown near the seam on the left side of the stocking
* Pull the cuff up and zig zag stitch the loop to the body of the stocking

The inspiration for this adorable little page came from my favorite site for quiet book inspiration, Orange Crafts. The blog author, Katarinka, created a quiet book based on Thumbelina that features a little closet with dresses for Thumbelina. I loved the idea and found a way to make it mine. Honestly, I think I had the most fun making this page! (For a mini version of this page, check out this post.)

Materials Needed:
* Fabric (remember to prewash all fabrics)
* Ribbon and/or lace for embellishment
* Felt for the back of the dresses and inside the doors
* Velcro
* Embroidery floss and needle
* Button for clasp
* Hair tie for clasp
* Duct Tape
* Steam a Seam
* 9"x9" square of reinforcement for the back of the page
* Pattern (UNCHECK the fit to page box when printing)

Page Background:
* Cut 2 strips of velcro 9" long
* Place the soft side of one strip about 2" from the top of the page and sew along the top and bottom going through the reinforcement
* Place the second strip 3" from the bottom and sew in the same fashion as the previous strip

Dolls:
* Cut the back side of each door from fabric
* Cut each doll from felt and steam a seam 
* Cut hair and under dress from fabric and steam a seam
* Using template, position doors on page and place each doll in the center of each door, then iron
* Position and iron hair and under dress
* Using a satin stitch, sew all layers to the fabric; switching thread colors as necessary
* Cut 2 strips of velcro about 1" long to sew to each doll
* Position and pin soft side of 1" strip of velcro, then sew along all edges and make an "X" in center
* Embroider face
* Straight stitch down the middle of the legs to separate them being careful not to go too far

Doors:
* Cut each door from fabric, felt and reinforcement
* Use the template to figure the inside edge of the right hand door
* Position hair tie in the middle of the reinforcement door and, using a small piece of duct tape, tape hair tie to reinforcement
* Satin stitch the hair tie to the reinforcement making sure that the needle goes through each side of the hair tie
* For each door, place felt on table, then stack back side door (with doll on it) face up, front door face down and reinforcement on top, then sew along inside edge (make sure that the doll is right side up)
* Open the left hand door and place the right hand door where the tie would meet the left hand door then position the button in the middle of the tie and sew the button to the outside fabric and reinforcement
* Sew along the top and bottom of each door
* Iron doors flat and sew close to the edge of the top, inside edge and bottom
* Again using the template, position and pin the doors to the page and sew along the outside edge

Dresses:
* Cut dress from fabric and steam a seam
* Position dress on felt and iron on
* Sew any embellishments to dress
* Using a satin stitch, sew dress to felt
* Cut dress from felt
* Cut a 1" piece of the rough side of the velcro
* Sew velcro to another piece of felt
* Position dress over back side of felt with the velcro toward the top of the dress
* Straight stitch around dress
* Cut dress from second piece of felt

Add 1 1/2" border to binding side.

Last week, I posted a Babushkas page. This woodland creatures page is the male counterpart to that lovely little page. I created it for my friend, Stephanie's book.

Materials Needed:
* Fabric (remember to prewash all fabrics)
* Faux leather for the moose
* Felt for inside the Bear and Fox
* Various buttons for adornment
* Embroidery floss and needle
* Steam a Seam
* 9"x9" of reinforcement and some for the Bear and Fox
* Pattern, remember to UNCHECK the fit to page box

Pocket:
* Cut pockets from furs/fabrics for the moose and the bear (I used the page material and the back of the bear material for the inside of the pocket so it wasn't so thick)
* With right sides together, sew along the top of the pocket
* Understitch the inside of the pocket
* Iron the pocket

Moose:
* Cut Moose body and head from fur and the steam a seam
* Cut antlers and nose from faux leather and steam a seam
* Using the template, position body and antlers on page and pin
* Flip page over and iron from the back (the fur is too thick from the front and the leather will melt)
* Position and pin Moose pocket to body and
* Using a satin stitch, attach to the page and reinforcement (for the body, start on one side and go to the middle, then go to the other side and meet in the middle, otherwise, your pocket may end up crooked)
* Position head and nose on page, and pin in place (I used double sided tape to help position the ears)
* Again, flip page over and iron from the back to attach
* Using a satin stitch, attach to the page and reinforcement
* Embroider nose holes onto nose and sew eyes (I did the nose before attaching it and that is why it is crooked)

Bear:
* Cut 1 Bear from front fabric and reinforcement (cut a little bit smaller) and 2 from felt
* Cut 1 Bear snout from back fabric and steam a seam
* Position snout on Bear and iron on
* Stack front fabric Bear on top of one felt and the reinforcement Bear
* Satin stitch snout to fabric, felt and reinforcement
* Sew button eyes and nose to fabric, felt and reinforcement
* With the wrong side up, place back fabric on table, then position remaining felt Bear on top, then stack the sewn Bear on top of that and position the Bear pocket over all pieces and pin through all layers
* Satin stitch through all layers to back fabric
* Cut out Bear from back fabric

Fox:
* Cut 1 Fox from front fabric and reinforcement (cut a little bit smaller) and 2 from felt
* Cut 1 Fox face from white fur and steam a seam
* Position face on Fox and pin in place, then flip it over and iron on from back side
* Stack front fabric Fox on top of one felt and the reinforcement Fox
* Satin stitch face to fabric, felt and reinforcement
* Embroider eyes and nose
* With the wrong side up, place back fabric on table, then position remaining felt Fox, then stack the sewn Fox 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 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 found this page on the blog Made by Molly and saw no reason to change it. I created a new pattern which is posted below, but it looks essentially the same. I did, however, create a bug page that works for boys. Stephanie, my neighbor, did the sewing on that and went with snaps as opposed to buttons. If you would rather do snaps, follow the method used on the cupcake page, posted a couple of weeks ago.

Materials Needed:
* Fabric (remember to prewash all fabrics)
* Fabric with flowers that have a diameter of at least 1.5", bigger is better
* Felt for the back of the pocket and the flowers
* 5 buttons with a 3/4" diameter
* Green 3/8" ribbon
* Steam a Seam
* 9"x9" square of reinforcement for the back of the page
* Pattern (I've included patterns for the bug page as well)

Stems:
* Cut 5 strips of the ribbon, each about 6"
* Using the template, arrange the ribbons and pin into place
* Sew ribbon to page using a zig-zag stitch (go through the reinforcement)
* Satin stitch the top of the ribbon to prevent fraying
* Sew buttons to the top of the ribbons

Pocket:
* Cut the pocket from fabric and felt
* With right sides together, sew the felt and pocket material along the top of the pocket
* Understitch the inside of the pocket
* Iron the pocket
* Baste the pocket to the page

Flowers:
* Cut flowers from fabric and steam a seam
* Iron flowers to felt
* Satin stitch around the edge of the flowers
* Make button hole in center of flower
* Cut flower from felt

Add 1 1/2" binding to side.