While we were visiting last week, my MIL loaned me this little treasure:
It was created by my husband’s Godmother, 32+ years ago. In with things to zip, button and lace, she included beautiful drawings.
I loved the idea, and turned it into a birthday present for little Will:
The pages are stabilized with a medium weight fusible interfacing. Two fabrics were stitched together, right sides together, and pinked to make each page. I used buttons in this book, because I know Will’s Mommy will be watching while he plays with it. If I were making these for public consumption, I’d leave off the buttons and show my colors with thread instead. The final page is a pocket that Will’s Mommy can fill with a surprise-maybe a baggie of Cheerios?
(Disclaimer: I’m not an Arkansas fan. I am married into a family of them and Will’s Daddy is probably the most outspoken of them all–at least when Ark beat LSU these past few Thanksgivings. That said, I do what I can to keep the peace and make little Arkansas things for my nephew and cousins.)
I love this idea. I think my sister had one of these growing up and we took it to church.
~Shawna
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