Faith and Felt Obsession

Thursday, 10 February 2022

Job 38 - God Questions Job Snow Globe Quiet Book Page

In Job chapter 38, God questions Job from the midst of the whirlwind.

Memory Verse: “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.... Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail," Job 38:4 and 22 NRSV.

Materials needed to create the God Questions Job Snow Globe quiet book page:

A4 felt background sheet - I used grey marle
My Craft Quiet Books - Felt Snow Globe free pattern (Thanks Irina!)
my free Job 38 - God Questions Job Snow Globe Bible Quiet Book Template Pattern
felt in dark blue, light blue, dark brown, mid brown, tan, green, orange, and white
sequin organza scrap for the night sky
clear fabric glue
decorative fabric scrap for the ocean
rik rak in various widths and shades of blue
clear plastic (I used some from a packet that some new sheets came in, but you can also buy it as a tablecloth cover)
snowflake sequins/buttons/beads - I bought this (not affiliate links) and other ones
ruler themed ribbon - I bought this (not an affiliate link)
sewing threads to best match the page
scissors!

Firstly cut out a piece of dark blue felt for the night sky and glue a piece of sequin organza over the top, folding the edges over to the back of the dark blue felt. Once dry you can sew it in position on your page.You can use the outer globe outline to help you position it correctly.

The sequin organza came from a wedding dress a friend
gave me to use in my sewing

Cut the decorative fabric for the ocean and glue it down on your page next. When dry, use a small zig zag stitch along the edges to prevent fraying. Sew down rik rak to form waves.

Finish the scene by cutting out your felt pieces and sewing them down in the following order, overlapping where necessary - the light blue sky, orange dawn sun, white cloud, brown cliff (with stitching detail to form longitudinal ridges), tan desert, and green grass.

My Craft Quiet Books - Felt snow globe

Снежный шар из фетра

Cut out some clear plastic using the outer snow globe pattern (not the inner section that is meant for the plastic for the My Craft pattern). Watch the above video to see how to stretch your plastic to allow more movement of the sequins. Stretch your plastic.

I used a thermos lid to stretch my plastic once heated

Sew down the plastic to form the snow globe over your scene leaving the bottom edge open. Place scotch tape onto your sewing machine foot so the plastic will move through your machine easily. I also place paper underneath part of my sewing machine - see my set-up on my Psalm 46 - Be Still and Know that I Am God Tea Set Quiet Book Page post.

Add sequins into your snow globe beneath the plastic. Try to add enough for a good effect without obscuring too much of the scene below. Then sew down the dark brown base from Irina's My Craft pattern to seal them in.

Snowflake sequins - only one of the types I used.

Add the ruler ribbon to the base - you can tuck the edges under to keep the them looking nice. The number 12 only just fit across, but that is usually the number of a foundation in the Bible.

Finished - now you can shake away!

Difficulty Level = Intermediate

The hardest part of this page is sewing the plastic - see my tips above.

Key Learning Areas and Skills

Job 38 - this page is all about God's omniscience (knowledge of everything) and our inability to see the big picture
Imaginative play - make it snow by shaking the snow globe
Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skill development
Hand-eye Co-ordination - all quiet books encourage hand-eye co-ordination

Read the Chapter

Job 38

Devotional

The Gospel OnGuitar -

Where Were You - with lyrics

Ghost Ship - Mars Hill Music

Job is told to brace himself "like a man" in this chapter - not because God is sending discipline, or council, or even telling him off. God is simply "questioning". Humanity is so weak in comparison to God, that God felt the need to prepare Job and ask him to brace himself so that He could even "question" him.

I think we all have questions we would like to ask God. I mean, Job certainly handled himself very well. I don't think I know anyone who could loose their entire business and family (bar one) and keep their words clean. And God honours Job by appearing in a whirlwind to speak to him. I think at that point, it would have been humbling enough for Job - but then he hears all the questions, and God has requested answers to questions that he in no way can answer. It seems the answers are classified at a level above his pay grade / rank (at least for now).

I wonder if we had the chance to ask God our questions, would we regret it?

The Brace Yourself, God Has a Few Questions - Job 38-42 Series post by Calvary Chapel of Jonesboro has some great things to say on this chapter (and it is fairly succinct). Interestingly, they must have counted the number of questions that God asked Job from the whirlwind... and it tickled my fancy. Here comes that number again - 77!

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Thursday, 27 January 2022

Easy Peasy Train and Tunnel Pull-String Quiet Book Page

I will eventually have posted enough Easy Peasy quiet book pages that you can make a whole book full... this is number 5!

You might notice that it is very similar to my last post Matthew 24 - Gospel to the Nations Quiet Book Page. I made them at the same time, although I made two of this version for a couple of books I made for some friends.

This page is suited to the toddler age I reckon, and it is great because there are no loose pieces. And no loose pieces means that they can't get lost!

This page was actually my sister's idea which I have copied. She made something similar for a page in a book she gave to a friend, and when I asked her to share her pattern with me, she said she didn't make one and that she didn't even take a photo before she gave the book away! Not happy, Jan.

My sister's page differed a little from mine, as she had an entrance to the tunnel at both ends (you can easily flip my template and make it an entrance at both ends if you like). She also had a mountain over the tunnel which it went through. I suppose that is better because there is actually a need for a tunnel in that case, but I wanted an Easy Peasy page and here it is...

How to make my Train and Tunnel Pull-String quiet book page:

Materials needed:

felt scraps in gray
thread to match
window blind sample in stone colour to tie in with felt
background fabric
30cm or less of 9mm wide ribbon
train button
hot glue and glue gun

Cut out the template from my Train Pull-String Quiet Book Page Free Template Pattern.

I used a pen to copy the template onto the back of my felt (just remember to reverse it if you want the tunnel on the same side as the template). Cut out the tunnel, sew it down to the same felt, and cut it out again.

Measure the amount of ribbon you need to circle the tunnel easily and cut and melt the edges - see my post on How to Stop Ribbons Fraying.

Lay the ends of the ribbon on top of each other beneath the train button and sew it on in place. You can sew by hand or follow the instructions in last fortnight's post for the zig zag settings on your machine. I used a little hot glue on the back of the stitching just to be sure.

Position your tunnel on your background page with the ribbon running through it. Sew down the tunnel along the top and bottom edges, leaving the inner side of the entrance and the side edge of the exit open to allow the train and ribbon to slide through.

Cut out the stone sections from your blind sample and hot glue them around the entrance to your tunnel.

Finished!

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Thursday, 13 January 2022

Matthew 24 - Gospel to the Nations Quiet Book Page

Matthew 24 is a well-known but I believe largely misunderstood chapter.

Memory Verse: “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14, NKJV.

Materials needed to create the Gospel to the Nations quiet book page:

A4 felt background sheet - I used black
this Globe Colouring Page from Colouring Home
felt in dark/mid blue and light green
about 40cm of 9mm wide ribbon, preferably with edging that resembles train tracks
train button
hot glue and glue gun (optional)
sewing thread to best match the page
scissors!

Use the colouring page as a template and create pattern pieces by cutting out each piece. Print it as many times as you need to.

Cut out the large world circle of blue felt - sew it down to more blue felt and cut it out again.

Choose a green felt that goes well with your blue felt, and a ribbon for the train. I would have chosen the black ribbon with white stitching above, but it wasn't quite long enough. I think it looks a bit like train tracks.

Cut out the land pieces from the green felt (remember to place them upside down if you are planning to draw around them so the drawing is on the wrong side). Position them on your blue world and sew down.

Measure the amount of ribbon required to circle the world easily and cut and melt the edges - see my post on How to Stop Ribbons Fraying.

Lay the ends of the ribbon on top of each other beneath the train button and sew it on in place. You can hand sew or set your machine to zig zag setting and adjust the width to fit the button holes and set the length to zero and sew. I added a little hot glue to the back of the stitching just to be sure.

Position your world on your background page with the ribbon around it. Sew down the world along the top and bottom edges, leaving the sides open to allow the train and ribbon to slide through.

Finished!