JC's Birthday Pillowcase

JC turns fifteen this month. I wasn't sure if he wanted a birthday pillowcase, but I offered it to him, telling him that it would not hurt my feelings if he didn't want one.

He did! He chose the black fabric (the same I used for Braden.)

JC's Quiet Book, 2002

I made a quiet book for each of my children as a gift for their first birthday and have continued that tradition with my grandchildren. I did not begin documenting what I had made until my mother and I were working on Corinne's during the summer of 2013; luckily Sarah and Ashley were gracious enough to take photos of the other quiet books so I could include them in this blog.

Here is JC's.

Winnie the Pooh for the cover.

 This train is a tradition - almost every quiet book has it for the cover page!

 The stop light and Katie Caterpillar.

 The orchard is obligatory as a nod to Apple Jack and Granny Slash, and the Illini tipi speaks for itself.

 Dumbo and shape matching (a hard one; I rarely do it.)

 Normally the pencil and pad of paper are the last page, but I changed it up for JC. And the flowers in a vase page is a favorite.

 That clock sure looks dated! And usually I include a "tie the bow" of some sort.

This page was in Sarah's quiet book. The mitten fabric is from JC's Christmas stocking.