Lookie what she made: Busy book for small hands

Adrienne from drienny and A + A = Z created a busy book to keep her young daughter occupied during a long plane trip. Each page was created with a different type of activity or discovery in mind. One page is has zippers and other closures, another has fabrics of various textures appliqued. There’s a lift the flap number board, and even a little garden scene with veggies that snap on to the plants. You can see photos on her blog of each page she created for this special book. If you’re planning on making a busy book for a small child in your life, you’re sure to find some inspiration. Go to her post.

[photo from A + A = Z]

Quiet books or busy books are educational book/toys made with age or development appropriate activities for babies, toddlers and preschool age children. They are interactive and tactile. These books usually involve a cause and effect result as well as visual aids to teach fundamnetal learning skills. These books also develop hand and eye co-orindantion. You can find more patterns for making Quiet or Busy books here Etsy.

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I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store. So much texture! And the way the fibers catch the light! But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think. That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl. That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared. And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet.

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects. Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter. Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long.

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success. There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid. She describes the different types of velvet available. And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric. Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric. There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric.

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

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