The Adventures of Izzy and Isaac

My quiet book for Isaac is finally finished! It took a long time but it's definitely worth it, I love how it's turned out. So, here we go with the tutorial :)  Before starting your quiet book decide what size you would like to make the pages so that all the pages are the same size! Standard size is 9" square. It is also a good idea to decide how you will bind your pages before you begin; if you choose to bind them down one edge you may need to leave extra space for your binding. There are a few options when it comes to binding - you could sew button holes into your pages and thread string or ribbon through it to hold all of your pages together, or use metal rings through these button holes. Alternatively, you could join your pages at the edge like a traditional book, or use the method I did of sewing the finished pages onto a long piece of fabric in double page spreads, stacking these together and sewing down the middle -more details on how I did this will be co...

So I mentioned in an earlier post I like how quickly I can finish projects compared with knitting and some other crafts. Of course, this doesn't apply to all sewing projects (I've been making Isaac a quiet book for months now, and it's finally finished! See it here ) so here is my round up of quick projects. Most of these projects also don't use up much fabric which is a bonus for the bank balance! Bibs Bibs are a great place to start if you are a beginner or just returning to sewing; they're quick, come in lots of styles and you can use pretty much any fabric you like, including fat quarters. For a pattern, either freehand a bib design onto paper and cut it out, or draw around an existing bib if you want to be a bit cheeky. Alternatively, bandana bibs can be made with a triangle of fabric sewn back to back to another of the same size either with a hem folded under or edged with bias binding. A little hack for this is to buy rectangular microfibre cloths in the s...