Most of the lace up quiet book pages include a shoe and weaving pages are usually pies or just strips of felt. I wanted both of these pages, but I couldn't find anything that I really liked. While perusing quiet books on Etsy to gain inspiration, I came across the Monster Album. A couple of days after first seeing this little book, it hit me, monsters under the bed!
For more pages and some tips visit my Quiet Book page.
Materials Needed:
* Fabric (remember to prewash all fabrics)
* Shoelace/ribbon for weaving and lacing (3/8" or bigger - this is the update)
* Felt for the back of the lace up monster and inside the bed
* 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, remember to UNCHECK the fit to page box when printing
Bedroom:
* Cut window, sky, headboard and pillow from fabric and steam a seam
* Cut 2 beds from fabric
* Using the template and bed, position sky, window, headboard and pillow on page and iron, then satin stitch into place
Weaving Monster:
* Cut monster from fabric and steam a seam
* Position on page using the template and bed, then iron in place and satin stitch around the edges
* Cut ribbons to desired length and apply Fray Check to the cut side that will not be sewn
* Place a piece of scotch tape sticky side up across the top of the monster, then position the ribbons where you want them onto the tape
* Flip tape over and stick ribbon to page, then straight stitch through ribbon and the tape and carefully tear away the scotch tape
* Satin stitch across top of the ribbons (I went back over a few times to make sure it was secure)
* Repeat the scotch tape process with the ribbons on the side of the monster
* Sew button eyes in place
Materials Needed:
* Fabric (remember to prewash all fabrics)
* Shoelace/ribbon for weaving and lacing (3/8" or bigger - this is the update)
* Felt for the back of the lace up monster and inside the bed
* 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, remember to UNCHECK the fit to page box when printing
Bedroom:
* Cut window, sky, headboard and pillow from fabric and steam a seam
* Cut 2 beds from fabric
* Using the template and bed, position sky, window, headboard and pillow on page and iron, then satin stitch into place
Weaving Monster:
* Cut monster from fabric and steam a seam
* Position on page using the template and bed, then iron in place and satin stitch around the edges
* Cut ribbons to desired length and apply Fray Check to the cut side that will not be sewn
* Place a piece of scotch tape sticky side up across the top of the monster, then position the ribbons where you want them onto the tape
* Flip tape over and stick ribbon to page, then straight stitch through ribbon and the tape and carefully tear away the scotch tape
* Satin stitch across top of the ribbons (I went back over a few times to make sure it was secure)
* Repeat the scotch tape process with the ribbons on the side of the monster
* 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, then the fabric, face up, and iron in place ( you may want to cover the fabric with an ironing cloth if there is a risk of the cloth melting)
* Satin stitch around the edge of the fabric monster, then cut from felt
* Place buttons for eyes and sew in place
* Position eyelets around body and mark the center of each eyelet, then punch holes for eyelets and set the 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 used, 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 toTandy 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 in place, then satin stitch the center (as shown in the bottom left picture) to attach to the page
* Place a button nose so it covers the satin stitch you just made and sew to the page
* Lace with shoelace
* 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, then the fabric, face up, and iron in place ( you may want to cover the fabric with an ironing cloth if there is a risk of the cloth melting)
* Satin stitch around the edge of the fabric monster, then cut from felt
* Place buttons for eyes and sew in place
* Position eyelets around body and mark the center of each eyelet, then punch holes for eyelets and set the 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 used, 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 toTandy 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 in place, then satin stitch the center (as shown in the bottom left picture) to attach to the 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 two circles and 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 ruffles around the magnet, the flat side will be what you 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 step, 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)
* Cut 4 circles of reinforcement about 2 1/2" to 3" in diameter
* Place one of the magnets in between two circles and 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 ruffles around the magnet, the flat side will be what you 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 step, 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)
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
For more pages and some tips visit my Quiet Book page.
* 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
For more pages and some tips visit my Quiet Book page.
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