Monday, March 4, 2013

Free Butterfly Quiet Book Template

Well, I did it. I made another one.


Do you remember when I mentioned here that I had been working on a project? Probably not, since it was just a little side reference and I never mentioned it again. Well, I was making another quiet book!


Two, actually. My niece Emily was turning one and so I made one for her birthday, and a copy of the same book for Ellie. 

I made a Butterfly themed book, called the Butterfly Book. And you can get the free template here!


I was inspired by the quiet books at Shaer Talents and One Lovely Life. The book is four pages long (not including the front and back covers). It has a caterpillar page, a flower page (with little butterflies on ribbons), a big butterfly with flappy wings page, and a leaf pocket page (full of colorful shapes to decorate the butterfly's wings with).

Here's the caterpillar page and the flower page with tiny butterflies:


The caterpillar on the caterpillar page has removable body pieces, attached with velcro. It also has a peekaboo little caterpillar hidden in the cocoon. 


Here's the flower page:


The flowers are attached by their yellow pollen-y part in the middle. Since the petals aren't sewn down on the edges, they kind of pop up and are ruffly. Ellie really likes playing with them.


This page also has two little butterflies attached to the page by ribbon. They can "fly" to each flower and land on them.


Here's the butterfly dress-up page. It's got a big butterfly to decorate, and a big leaf pocket to hold all of the different, colorful wing shapes:


The butterfly is attached just by its body (with the edges of the wings sewn underneath the body) so that the wings are free to flap up and down.


And here's the back:


Ellie loves playing with it. Her favorite page is definitely the first one; she loves taking the velcro caterpillar off the page and carrying the pieces around.



Since there was such a big demand for a template the last time I made a quiet book, I made sure to make one this time around! To download the free Butterfly Quiet Book Template, click here or on the pictures below:




Happy quiet book making! If you have any questions at all, feel free to ask. :)
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45 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 4, 2013 at 2:50 PM

    This is so cute! I would love for you to share it on Thrifty Thursdays link party @ http://fromnature-tonurture.blogspot.com/ Hope to see you there! Bonnie

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    1. JocelynMarch 8, 2013 at 1:04 AM

      Thanks! :D And I linked up, thanks for the invite!

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  2. Shaun and LanetteMarch 4, 2013 at 6:26 PM

    Wow! Jocelyn this is beautiful! You are so artsy and talented :)

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  3. JillMarch 4, 2013 at 7:27 PM

    awesome! I love it! :)

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  4. Ashley WebbMarch 4, 2013 at 8:25 PM

    Oh my goodness! You need to stop it. You are far too creative. :)

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  5. AshleyMarch 5, 2013 at 6:32 AM

    Adorable!

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  6. Diana of Diana RamblesMarch 5, 2013 at 11:01 AM

    So adorable!!

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  7. Chelsea B.March 5, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    These is AWESOME! I am totally doing this! Thank you for sharing! I'd love for you to check out our Pattern Party. Those with free patterns to share are invited to link up.
    http://getyourcraptogether.blogspot.com/search/label/Pattern%20Party

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    1. JocelynMarch 8, 2013 at 1:10 AM

      Thanks! :D And I linked up, thanks for the invite! I love the idea of a pattern party; it's so smart!

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  8. The OT ToolboxMarch 5, 2013 at 9:34 PM

    This is completely beautiful! I would love to invite you to link up at our Share It Saturday linky party. We have lots of creative ideas submitted each week and you would fit right in! http://www.sugaraunts.com/2013/03/share-it-saturday-9-and-our-week-in.html

    Hope to see you there!

    Colleen at Sugar Aunts

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    1. JocelynMarch 8, 2013 at 1:06 AM

      Thank you, and you're welcome! I'll definitely come to your linky party, thanks for the invite!

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  9. UnknownMarch 6, 2013 at 1:56 AM

    That's so adorable!!

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  10. LeahMarch 7, 2013 at 10:13 AM

    Love, love, love this! I just wish I had half the talent you have. I would love to do this for my little ones. So neat!
    Leah @ Simple. Home. Blessings.

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    1. JocelynMarch 8, 2013 at 1:06 AM

      Thank you! I'm sure if you made one, it would turn out just the same. :)

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  11. UnknownMarch 7, 2013 at 5:10 PM

    So beautiful! I love this book. Pinned! Thanks for sharing, hope to see you at True Aim.

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    1. JocelynMarch 8, 2013 at 1:09 AM

      Thank you! :D And I checked out your blog; it's awesome! I'm definitely going to have to explore it; you have so much good stuff!

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  12. Cutesy CraftsMarch 8, 2013 at 12:34 AM

    This is adorable! I'd love for you to come and check out my son's quiet book. http://www.cutesycrafts.com/search/label/Quiet%20Book

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    1. JocelynMarch 8, 2013 at 1:09 AM

      I LOVE your quiet book! I pinned all your pages to my Quiet Book Board. :D

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  13. Jessica @ Play Trains!March 8, 2013 at 1:36 AM

    How sweet! I'm pinning this to my Busy Book board, though the chances that I'll get around to making one at this point are slim...never enough time!

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  14. JennaMarch 8, 2013 at 7:30 AM

    Cute, cute, cute! Thanks for sharing!

    Jenna @ http://rainonatinroof.com

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  15. Justine Y @ Little DoveMarch 8, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    Thanks for the nice comment on my blog! And I love both of yours!! I have tons of leftover felt and have been wanting to make a quiet book for awhile, so I've got to get around to doing it!
    (PS- I was reading your welcome box and just wanted to say I was married in the Newport Temple too and have a little girl with the same name! Does that make me sound like a crazy person? I hope not...)

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  16. Hani ASMarch 10, 2013 at 3:34 AM

    Hi! I came here from Whatever Goes Wednesday. Thank you for sharing the template with us!

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  17. SuperMomNoCapeMarch 10, 2013 at 1:48 PM

    This is adorable! Thanks for sharing the template! Would it be alright if I pinned this to my Sewing board on Pinterest?

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  18. UnknownMarch 10, 2013 at 5:47 PM

    This is wonderful. I had never heard of quiet books before but will definitely attempt them for my children. I've just started a blog called Bug and Squish its only days old lol.

    http://bugandsquish.blogspot.co.uk

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  19. KaraMarch 11, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    Oh my goodness, this is so adorable! Might have to make one for my daughter's birthday next month. :)

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  20. UnknownMarch 16, 2013 at 7:34 AM

    this is gorgeous!

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  21. Mommy2TwoApril 1, 2013 at 1:35 PM

    Jocelyn, Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful butterfly book as well as The Quiet Book templates. I have been searching the internet for weeks to try and locate the perfect pattern to make books for my twins before our long flight from Los Angeles to Vancouver in a few months. I am VERY pleased to say I have found EXATLY what I was looking for in your blog, So thank you!!!
    You are very talented and have created a wonderful finished product.

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  22. tanwi royJanuary 20, 2014 at 2:11 AM

    what kind of cloth u r using for this?

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    1. JocelynJanuary 26, 2014 at 1:26 AM

      Felt - just the cheap kind from the craft store. :)

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  23. Evren KildirliMay 1, 2014 at 4:58 AM

    I adore your work! How wonderfull they are. I have a 13months boy and he loves farm. Thank you for free template.

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  24. AnnaJanuary 31, 2015 at 1:25 PM

    What size are the pages you put the templates on?

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    1. JocelynFebruary 1, 2015 at 10:47 PM

      I print the templates on regular 8x11 paper, and then put them on 9x12 precut felt sheets.

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  25. bpApril 28, 2016 at 3:37 PM

    Thank you for sharing, I am making plans for my first quiet book for my son!

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  26. Catherine BJune 11, 2017 at 9:59 PM

    These are great pages!! For the butterfly dress-up page, did you do any kind of Velcro/attachments or just leave them to place on the wings?

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  27. HarrietMarch 28, 2019 at 2:23 PM

    I used the templates. Thank you for putting them up for others to use. I did want you to know that a butterfly does not spin a cocoon...a moth like the silk worms do. A Butterfly hangs upside down and turn into a chrysalis (a hard case). The Monarch has a light green one with gold dots and I made one instead of the cocoon. I wanted you to know so you can teach the children the correct scientific word. Thanks again for the template.

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  28. HarrietMarch 28, 2019 at 2:30 PM

    Thanks for the templates. They are cute and I appreciated having them. I used the caterpillar page with the life cycle from eggs, to caterpillar, to chrysalis, to butterfly. I wanted you to know that the butterfly does not spin a cocoon. Moths spin cocoons but a butterfly hangs upside down when big enough and ready and his outer body turns into the hard shell of the chrysalis. Monarchs have light green chrysalis with gold dots. (I made a felt one of light green felt and put gold dots on with fabric paint.) Each butterfly type has different shaped and colored chrysalis. Thought you should know so you can be scientifically correct and not confuse kiddos.

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  29. Barb leesAugust 10, 2020 at 1:25 AM

    Thanks from Denmark. I have a question about all the small pieces.
    When baby plays with them, do they all end up getting back in the book?
    Is there a risk that baby can swallow any of the pieces, or that they can get lost?

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  30. Barb leesAugust 10, 2020 at 1:26 AM

    Thanks from Denmark. I have a question about all the small pieces.
    When baby plays with them, do they all end up getting back in the book?
    Is there a risk that baby can swallow any of the pieces, or that they can get lost?

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  31. SnyggrumpaOctober 2, 2020 at 1:47 PM

    Hello,
    Thanks for the template, I want to start making these but I was wondeirng if you sew them by hand or machine or not at all and just glue? If it is with a machine, which one are you using - would the basic machine do or would you need a heavy-duty one to work with the felt and specific fabric for the quiet books? Thanks in advance!

    Tea

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