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I made this texture book for Lily after seeing this post from One Inch World. I originally intended to follow Katherine’s design of a proper book, but I chose several thick fabrics (including part of an old towel) and then made the rather unwise decision to try to serge it since I had the serger out to fix a shirt and it would have been so hard to pull the other machine forward instead… The fabric was too thick for the serger’s blade, and I gave up on that idea after sewing maybe an inch and a half. I considered cutting that bit off and sewing everything up properly but decided that Lily would like it just fine the way it was. Lily seems intrigued by the finished product, and I’ll probably bring it along for our December trans-Atlantic flight. Here’s a photo of the fabrics I used for Lily’s “book”, all scraps from my sewing stash:
If you don’t have a sewing machine, you could stitch some scraps together using a simple needle and thread – it’ll just take a little longer (or not, if you have sewing machine issues like I did).
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this is great!
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I love all of your ideas with simple things at home to use.I ican always check your blog for rainy day fun . Thank you!
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Thanks for another great idea! I’ve just bookmarked it. I have a feeling I’m going to need a lot of things to keep Leila busy when she gets older so I can still spend quality time with the older two doing activities that will be way over her head.
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Good idea. I’ve been meaning to make Annie-Rose a book out of the pretty fabrics she loves!!
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Great idea, especially considering how much these books cost in stores.
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Love it! I’ve thought about doing something similar in rainbow order & maybe even embroidering the color words in it.
I’m sure she’ll love it on the plane!
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Oh, thank you thank you for reminding me of this idea!! I read about something similar on another blog, and thought right away that I’d like to make one for the son of one of my closest friends. He has autism and other massive developmental delays, and I think the textured book would be great for him. I read your post and realized that it would be really nice to make him one now, because he’s going into the hospital next week for a special treatment (will stay for a week for observation). We went into the sewing room today and picked out fabrics and I’ve started sewing it. Yay, it will be such a nice “good luck” sort of gift for them. THANKS! I’ll post about it sometime if I don’t mess it up. :)
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What a great idea! I’m always looking for new ways to use up scraps, and this is perfect!
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Thank you for sharing this idea! I have lots of fabric scraps and this would be a wonderful way to use some. :)
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Awesome! I just read your comment on the Activity Mom and love your idea here.
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