I am always trying to think of ways to make quick and easy quiet book pages that are tons of fun and look terrific, especially when making presents.
Here is an idea I came up with last night, that I think fits all of those requirements!
Instead of having to cut out felt flowers and sew them all together, simply layer two artificial lei flowers on top of a piece of felt (to add stability) and sew a buttonhole to fit three buttons. Make sure they are roughly the same size so the flowers are interchangeable. Cut the buttonhole open with a seam ripper.
Then trim the felt at the back.
Next, burn the ends of two ribbons and a piece of rik rak to prevent fraying, and sew them down for the flower stems. Then sew on your buttons at the top of each stem.
Done!
Having said that, I did have a lot of trouble working out my one step buttonhole function on my current sewing machine. The manual it came with was for another model, which had a four step buttonhole function... Even after watching countless You Tube videos on how to do it, I still couldn't get it to work and had to call the company support line for help!
Here is an idea I came up with last night, that I think fits all of those requirements!
Here is how to make an artificial lei flower quiet book page:
Instead of having to cut out felt flowers and sew them all together, simply layer two artificial lei flowers on top of a piece of felt (to add stability) and sew a buttonhole to fit three buttons. Make sure they are roughly the same size so the flowers are interchangeable. Cut the buttonhole open with a seam ripper.
Then trim the felt at the back.
Next, burn the ends of two ribbons and a piece of rik rak to prevent fraying, and sew them down for the flower stems. Then sew on your buttons at the top of each stem.
Done!
Key Learning Areas and Skills
- Buttonholes - practice how to button a buttonhole.
- Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skills through turning pages, and on this page, through buttoning.
Difficulty Level = Easy
This page was so easy that it came together very quickly whilst I was watching a movie with my husband last night. It requires very little sewing skills.Having said that, I did have a lot of trouble working out my one step buttonhole function on my current sewing machine. The manual it came with was for another model, which had a four step buttonhole function... Even after watching countless You Tube videos on how to do it, I still couldn't get it to work and had to call the company support line for help!
Here are the steps and settings I used for the one step buttonhole in case you have trouble, and also as a record for me in case I forget again next time:
- Set your stitch length to just under '1', or a very low setting equivalent on your machine. Apparently the 'F' setting on my machine is for stretch stitches.
- Set your stitch tension to around '4' or '5', or the normal mid-level setting equivalent on your machine.
- Turn the dial until you have selected the buttonhole function on the stitch selections.
- Change your normal foot to the buttonhole foot and insert your button into the measuring section at the back.
- Pull down the buttonhole lever. Remember to push it to the back position so it clicks forward when it reaches the end of the buttonhole and begins to do the other side, as it clearly instructs you to do on the lever itself (the one vital step I forgot lol).
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