Baby Color Book Made From Scraps

I know how much my kids like cloth books and I thought if I quilted the pages there would be a textural sensory element to the gift as well.

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Improv Style

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I started by deciding which colors I was going to put in my book and then sorting my scraps into piles of those colors.

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Making the Pages

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You just keep sewing until your piece gets so large that when you put your ruler or template on top there is fabric sticking out from every side.

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To assemble the book the idea was to sew pages right sides together and flip over, see below for the binding bit first though!

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My quilting designs

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The leaves on the green page, the basic criss-cross lines on the purple, and the sunburst/starburst thing on the yellow.

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Baby Color Book Made From Scraps

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I know how much my kids like cloth books and I thought if I quilted the pages there would be a textural sensory element to the gift as well.

Improv Style

I started by deciding which colors I was going to put in my book and then sorting my scraps into piles of those colors.

Sorting My Scraps

Making the Pages

You just keep sewing until your piece gets so large that when you put your ruler or template on top there is fabric sticking out from every side.

To assemble the book the idea was to sew pages right sides together and flip over, see below for the binding bit first though!

Quilting the Pages

My quilting designs

The leaves on the green page, the basic criss-cross lines on the purple, and the sunburst/starburst thing on the yellow.

Swipe Up To Learn More!

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