Camping Quiet Book Page

103 Replies

Camping! S’mores! Lanterns!

This page is sponsored by American Felt and Craft, who provided the felt and crinkle material. When AF&C reached out to me about providing felt for some of my designs, I knew it was meant to be… The next page I had planned to make was a camping one, and the gorgeous earthy colors available in wool blend felt were so perfect for it. And crinkle fabric to make my camp fire crackle? Yes, please! Read more about American Felt and Craft here. Read more about my thoughts on wool blend felt here.)

.

Let’s Go Camping!

This page is a lot of fun to play with! There is a zipper on the sleeping bag – something Jax needs to practice. Inside is a little bendable mini-Jax to play with! There is a cave hiding a cute baby bear, a lantern that lights up when you press on it, hot cocoa with marshmallows, a crackling camp fire and all the fixings to make s’mores.

What I used:

The Background: I started with two sheets of cilantro felt and cut them away at the top to make the hills. You need to make sure the two sides line up where they will be sewn together at the center seam. I placed strips of wild blueberry felt behind the cilantro to make the night sky. I sewed the hills to the sky. I then sewed the table pieces to each page, making sure they lined up where the center page seam will be as well. I sewed the three pine trees down before starting on the cave.

The Cave: I sewed the cave interior down in the corner of the page, then sewed down the cave front, leaving the arch of the cave entrance open (see above photo.) I made the cave door by sewing the two door pieces together, then sewed it down into a flap along the top.

The Baby Bear: I first sewed the two sides of each far leg together, then pinned them between the two sides of the main bear body. I sewed a French knot eye with a little stitch in the corner on each side of the bear’s face. I stitched the bear together around the outside, then satin stitched his nose.

The Sleeping Bag: I pinned down the sleeping bag interior piece on top of one side of the upside-down zipper, folding the extra zipper tape under. I stitched along the edge of the felt, securing that side of the zipper. I then sandwiched the two outer sleeping bag pieces around the other side of the zipper (as shown above) and sewed along the zipper. To finish the sleeping bag, I sewed the two outer pieces together where the above photo is marked yellow, then sewed the outer pieces to the interior pieces (and the actual page) where the photo is marked green.

The Child: I made my child a mini Jax. I’ve included a drawing of girl hair in my pattern. I started by making an armature out of pipe cleaners. See the below photos for how I did mine. I laid the pipe cleaners on top of the pattern as I made it to be sure it would fit. (when working with the pipe cleaners, always fold over the ends so there aren’t any sharp pokies to hurt your little one!)

I started sewing the felt with his head. I embroidered his face (French knot eyes, a small stitch for the nose and a back stitch smile) then sewed the front and back head pieces on to the armature. I then sewed the front and back hair pieces on and added some stitches to show the hair. I sewed the hands on, then sewed the pajamas on. I added back stitching to the neck and chest.

The Camp Fire: For each of the three camp fire flames, I pinned the pattern piece on to two pieces of felt layered around a bit of the crinkle fabric, then cut through all 3 layers. Then I sewed around the outside of each. I sewed the two logs down to the page in an X, and sewed on the log ends with back stitched circles. I layered the flames together and sewed them to the logs along the bottom. The crinkle material gives the flames enough stability that the camp fire can stick up when the page is laid flat.

The Lantern: The body of the lantern is drawn to wrap around the LED light I bought. You’ll have to modify it if you use a different light. The light is a keychain, so I pulled off both metal rings that came on it. I started by sewing the bottom of the lantern glass to the lantern body. Then I laid the light in place on the page and sewed the lantern body down over it on the left and right sides (so that the bulb of the LED sticks up into the window.) Leave the bottom open, but sew a snap on to hold the light in. This way, you can get it out to change the battery. I sewed the top of the lantern on, then finished it by back stitching the sides of the glass.

The S’mores:

Marshmallows: I folded my square of felt into quarters, then stitched it into a tube as shown in the photo above.  I sewed the inner tube, sewed the outer tube, then around the bottom edge to sew the two tubes together. You could cut your felt in half first then sew one tube inside the other.

Graham Crackers: The crackers are stitched on both sides with a dashed line down the center, then little + stitches to make the “holes”. I then stitched the two sides together. I made two, but you could make 4 if you prefer.

Chocolate: The tops of the chocolate had 4 rectangles sewn on before I stitched the front and back together.

The Bowls: I simply sewed the folded bowl shapes and sewed them to the page along the curves.

The Sticks: The sticks each have a pipe cleaner insider them. I folded the extra length back at the top, then out to make the branch. I folded the extra bit of branch back to the main stick and twisted it the secure it. I then sewed the felt over the pipe cleaners. I added a loop of felt to the table to hold the sticks.

The Hot Cocoa: I started by sewing three mini pom poms to the hot cocoa. Make sure they are on there good and secure! That’s the first thing Jax tried to pull off! I sewed the top of the hot cocoa to the mug back. I stitched the handle together, then layered it between the front and back of the mug as I sewed them together. I added a snap to hold the mug on the table.

Jax is having a great time with this page. I think his favorite item is the hot cocoa and marshmallows. He loves the mini Jax, but can’t work the zipper yet. It will be good practice for him.

 

The Giveaway! I am super excited to announce that we’ve teamed up with AF&C to host a giveaway featuring many of the supplies needed to complete this page! One winner will receive the felt and crinkle material needed for the camping page, plus a mini LED light and a piece of clear vinyl for the lantern from my stash.

PLUS, two more winners will each receive a mini LED light.

Ready to enter this great giveaway?

a Rafflecopter giveaway


103 thoughts on “Camping Quiet Book Page”

  4. Amy

    This is too adorable for words! I want to make it right this minute! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!!

    Reply ↓
  11. Sara

    Of course, another great page. You have inspired me to step up my creativity with quiet book pages.

    Reply ↓
  12. Tara Cordina

    I’m so excited about this page, I’ve been a girl Guide in Australia for 17 years and this page is perfect! S’mores are the sole reason we have campfire!

    Reply ↓
  13. kathy cook

    I have been following this for a while because of grandchildren recently moving back into myi home and coming with me to church. They need something to keep them busy during the 1hr Sacrament service. The boys are really into Robots, so when I saw yours, it was a done deal. The first day it was finished, they all wanted to ride to church with me. It was tooooo fun. I love your creativity geared for small ones. Thanks

    Reply ↓
  16. Victoria Sibbett

    I love how I can make one for each of my kids and it is them in the sleeping bag they will love that!!!

    Reply ↓
  18. Markie

    This is such a fun page! I love that the marshmallows go on the sticks and the campfire pops up.

    Reply ↓
  19. Chris Brett

    I absolutely love this page, as it has so many different features. What a great idea to personalise it with little Jax, It is my favourite however I love the Bear, lantern and fire too!!! Whats not to like?

    I am new at Quiet Books but am delighted at the prospect of making books for my two year old Granddaughter Macey. I call her Sweetpea so have chosen that as a colour for her pyjamas . Thank you Stephanie for the inspiration and the amazing work.

    Reply ↓
  22. Kelsey

    As always this page is fabulous! I absolutely adore the s’mores and can’t wait to work on this when I gt home from vacation. My brother loves taking my niece camping and that’s who the quiet book is for!

    Reply ↓
  24. jessica

    The colors are gorgeous! I’ve been wanting to do a camping page for a while so I’m excited

    Reply ↓
  26. stephanie

    I love the working lantern and know my 3yr old would too! He loves lights, especially flash lights. 🙂

    Reply ↓
  27. Shari

    I love the light up lantern. I hope I can get my little one camping, his mom does not like camping. 🙁 You do have a fishing page to go with the campout I assume.

    Reply ↓
  29. Tiffany

    Beautiful! I love the working lantern, but adding a pipecleaner to the little camper? BRILLIANT!

    Reply ↓
  30. Tereca

    I love the smore’s best. Especially that you can put the marshmellows on the stick. Adorable!

    Reply ↓
  31. Candice

    Love the smores and the lantern! This is exactly what I would have wanted for the camping page! So excited to make it!

    Reply ↓
  33. Sedef

    Love this page, I will be doing this one too for my son’s quiet book 🙂 Thank you! I thought I was a fast felt worker but wow you are phenomenal, impressed by your speed !

    Reply ↓
  34. Larissa

    I seriously LOVE this page! Can’t wait to try it! So many great ideas on this site!!! Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply ↓
  35. Kimberly Curtis

    I love it all, but I do especially like the led light. My 2 year old would love that!!!

    Reply ↓
  36. Jean Jolley

    Oh my goodness! These pages get better and better! Jax is so cute, I love the bear, a sleeping bag that zips, lighted lantern, s mores, hot chocolate! Thank you so much for sharing your incredible talents with us. I can’t wait to get started!

    Reply ↓
  37. Audrey

    You are so creative! How amazing…it’s like each page you make gets better! I can’t wait to see what you will sew next! To choose my favorite thing? Impossible! How about narrow it down to 3? The lantern, the marshmallows, and the bendable boy!

    Reply ↓
  43. Courtney

    I just found your site today when I was looking for quiet book inspiration on Pinterest. I will look no more! You are my HERO! You really are taking quiet books to a new level.

    Reply ↓
  44. Britt potter

    I am in love with the wool felt! You can totally see a difference!! The colors pop and are so vibrant- looks like amazing quality.

    The lantern is my favorite part- great idea with the keychain! Simple!

    Reply ↓
  45. Tanya Smits

    I love all of your pages, but this camping one is my favourite because my kids love camping. I like to roasting marshmallows the best.

    Reply ↓
  46. Kiki

    I think the mini pom poms for marshmallows on the cup of hot cocoa are sooo cute! I love that the latern really works! I grew up camping and this page brings back childhood memories. 🙂 thanks for the great idea!

    Reply ↓
  48. madison

    My goodness what an ADORABLE pattern!! i love how interactive it is, and that there is a little person and bear that can move around and play with one another!! so much fun!! and of course the smore’s you can actually make!! when it comes to quiet books, the more interactive the better~ and i could be happily entertained for hours myself with this awesome pattern!! 🙂 thank you!!

    Reply ↓
  50. Aubrey

    This pattern is so fun and creative! I can see my son zipping himself into that sleeping bag over and over again. 🙂

    Reply ↓

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *