Put in a zipper pocket to store your needles and junk until it is done. Then, while watching TV or sitting at the park with your kids sew on your random junk. I recommend colorful embroidery floss, and show your stitches.
Here are some ideas of junk to sew on:
buttons, shells, ribbons, yarn scraps, plastic toys that come on cupcakes, feathers, pieces of pens, beads, rickrack, old keys, Christmas ornaments, broken hair clips or whatever choke-hazard your kid loves.
If the pieces are to small or awkward, make a see-through pocket (cut up a plastic bag that linens come in) and sew that on the page
Use puff-paint to add letters, numbers or personalize.
Use felt for easy decorating. (hot-glue it on and then sew decorative stitches later to reinforce it)
Finally, let a two-year-old test it out and break stuff before you give it to the six-month-old.
love this soft book! It is by far one of Kailee's favorite things - it inspired me and I used your techniques in making a play mat for my girlfriend
ReplyDeleteI think you need to post the newest soft book you made -- Cause I especially love all the fabrics! Please do!
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