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Category Archives: Patchwork and Frankenbooks
Frankie’s Weather Taggy
[Ooops! I've not quite finished this page....there's still loads of pics to add so I'll be back to add them soon, I promise!] I’m back into crafting! I’ve been busy with other things for the last few months, but have … Continue reading
Posted in Crafting, Crochet, Patchwork and Frankenbooks, Sewing
Tagged Baby Weather Taggy, Crochet Cloud, Crochet Cloud Edging, Crochet Raindrop, Frankie's Taggy, Little Crochet Cloud, patchwork, Rainbow Taggy Toy, Ribbon Rainbow, taggy, Taggy Rainbow, Tiny Crochet Raindrop, Weather Taggy
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Baby Frankenbook – Variations
When I first started my baby Frankenbooks, I originally planned to make 2 – one for my neice, and one for DD who is 7 weeks younger. I made the basic structure of pages for both books at the same … Continue reading
Posted in Crafting, Patchwork and Frankenbooks
Tagged actitivy book, baby, baby book, Baby Frankenbook, beads, book, buttons, crochet flower, fabric flower, frankenbook, patchwork, pockets, ribbon, sewing, tactile, taggy
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Baby Frankenbook – Putting it all Together
Phew! So you’ve got some lovely patchy-pockety-buttony book pages, with covers and a toy-on-a-string. We’re ready to put it all together into a lovely finished book! At the end of this page I also made a quick drawstring bag for … Continue reading
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Tagged activity book, baby, Baby Frankenbook, binding, fabric book, frankenbook, patchwork, tactile
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Baby Frankenbook – Covers and Hide and Seek Toy
So…for the covers of my frankenbooks I’m using a strong cotton upholstery fabric from Ikea with a bright, fun design. I’m going to applique the initial of the little one that it’s for on the front (for my two books … Continue reading
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Tagged activity book, applique, baby, baby book, Baby Frankenbook, buttons, covers, fabric book, finishing, frankenbook, patchwork, pocket, tactile, toy
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Baby Frankenbook – Buttoned Page
The 5th page of my frankenbooks will have a button theme. There’ll be a buttoned pocket (taken from the neckline of a baby dress), and a piece from the buttoned front of a baby cardigan. Both are unbuttonable and the … Continue reading
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Tagged activity book, baby, baby book, Baby Frankenbook, buttons, crochet flower, fabric book, frankenbook, patchwork, pocket, tactile
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Baby Frankenbook – Lift the Flap Flower Page
Ok, so it’s the last page! For the 6th page of my frankenbooks, there’s going to be a big, lightly padded flap with applique design and a buckled strap across the top. Under the flap will be a pull-out fabric … Continue reading
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Tagged activity book, baby, baby book, Baby Frankenbook, book, buckle, fabric flower, frankenbook, lift the flap, patchwork, tactile
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Baby Frankenbook – Pockets and Beads Page
The fourth page of my frankenbook has two small denim pockets cut from pairs of baby dungarees (one plain and one with velcro fastening). Across one pocket is the loop + button fastening from the dungaree strap, which you can … Continue reading
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Tagged activity book, baby, baby book, Baby Frankenbook, beads, book, buttons, frankenbook, homemade, patchwork, pockets, tactile
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Baby Frankenbook – Toy in Pocket Page
The third page of my frankenbook is going to have a big pocket cut from an old dress of DD, with a rattley ring to live in it, held on with elastic. This page is put together in a very … Continue reading
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Tagged activity book, baby, baby book, Baby Frankenbook, book, cloth book, fabric book, frankenbook, patchwork, pocket, rattle, tactile, toy
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Baby Frankenbook – Taggy Page
The second page of my frankenbook is going to have lots of little tags (to be a bit like clothes labels, which DD loves playing with), with a plastic curtain ring on one of them and a row of little … Continue reading
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Tagged activity book, baby, baby book, Baby Frankenbook, book, cloth book, curtain ring, fabric book, frankenbook, patchwork, ribbon, tactile, taggy, webbing
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Baby Frankenbook – Zipped Page With Hidden Book
The first page of my frankenbook is going to have a big, zipped pocket. When you open the zip, there are two crinkly pages of a baby picture book held in by a curtain ring and webbing. I also added … Continue reading
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Tagged activity book, baby, baby book, Baby Frankenbook, book, buttons, cloth book, fabric book, frankenbook, patchwork, tactile, zips
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