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Quiet Book

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When I was younger, my mom made us a quiet book. You know, a really fun fabric book with buttons, zippers, velcro all geniously designed to keep kids busy and quiet in appropriate places.. i.e church, appointments, meetings. Well, now grown up my self and getting ready for my first baby, I decided I should try my hand at a quiet book. But not just any quiet book, I wanted to do a themed one - because everything is more fun to make when it's themed...

and what's more fun than sci-fi themes....

and what's the greatest sci-fi show ever created?

Star Trek.

So I set to work and before long had created an 11 page felt Next Generation book complete with the Enterprise, Borg Picard, Finger Puppets, and more. Enjoy!

Cover/Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Finger Puppets!!!

***disclaimer***
Matt pointed out that Picard has 4 dots, not 3...
He's the Captain.
AND maybe some other ranks are wrong too.
I know I know...
I didn't feel like remaking them....
 
 
Page 4
A glove big enough for little hands to try on
 
 
Page 5
 
 
Page 6
 
 
Snap the Visor Back in Place
 
 
Page 7
 
 
Page 8
Destroy the enemy probes by unbuttoning them from the page, they will explode!
 
 
Page 9
Follow the right course to get back home.
 
 
Page 10
My fave page, little red undies and Captain Picard VS. Borg Picard.
 
 
Page 11
The End
 
 
 

 

http://juliegillrie.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-star-trek-quiet-book.html

The Star Kit Quiet Book kit on Etsy

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AndyFark 5 pts

I wish it were TOS. My 2/12 year old daughter would flip out....

 

suelovescheese 5 pts

:3 I love this so much. Your baby is so lucky!

washingtonpharmgirl 6 pts

I did not think my level of sci fi nerdiness could advance any further. It. Has.

aym 15 pts

I totally love this. Always nice to see there are other geek parents out there.

foreverraelynn 5 pts

That is amazingly brilliant! I have so many nephews and young children around me all the time! These would make excellent holiday gifts too! Thank you so much for sharing! I'd never heard of a quiet book. :)

Polly Pagenhart 13 pts

Words fail. This is outrageously fantastic. I would *go* to church just to play with one. I don't know how long it took you to make it, but I'm with everyone else here: you owe it to if not posterity, or your kid, then Star Trek fandom to make more than just this one. Brava!

Gamingangel 8 pts

This is awesome! You should def sell them on etsy. Plenty of geeky parents that would love this!

deila 7 pts

This is beautiful -- I would be content to play with this at church.

JennaHatfield 164 pts

Amazed.

If I had any of your ability, I'd make one with one of my favorite shows. I'm not sure How I Met Your Mother would translate into a quiet book though. The hand for slap bet? Maybe some ties in different patterns, including the ducky tie, for the button page. Ah, yes. And some beer!

ivys_flute 6 pts

This is simply awesome! You could probably make a buisness out of making and selling these. I know i would buy one. :)

Jane Collins 116 pts

ivys_flute

I would buy one in a NY minute. In fact, I'd buy more than one, because it would make an awesome holiday gift for that very special Star Trek fan in your life.

Jane Collins 116 pts

This is absolutely adorable. So very very clever. You do realize that all the Trekkies out there are going to want one of their own? Can you make one for the original Star Trek with Spock and Kirk? You could make a fortune selling these at a Trek convention! Bravo, I'm going to show this to everyone I know!

Jennifer Perkins 10 pts

Julie thank you for sharing your amazing book. What an awesome idea to sell a PDF of the pattern in your Etsy shop so we can all try to make our own for that Star Trek lover in our lives.

jancypants 5 pts

This is beautiful and incredible. I am completely envious of your talent! Would it be possible to change the language on the first page to "no one" and make Troi and Crusher finger puppets? Then this would be absolutely perfect.

BlondieChicago 22 pts

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen!

LindaCSmith 25 pts

This is so cute! I've been a Star Trek fan since it first came out - I was a teenager - and this is such a cool thing to do!

Momo Fali 28 pts

I am amazed by the level of talent!

JamesH 10 pts

What's awesome (besides this awesome book!) is how the real Geordie LaForge, i.e. Levar Burton, Tweeted this as "Possibly the most amazing thing I've seen." That's street cred for ya.

Stacy Morrison 73 pts

OMG. I am totally in awe. Speechless. This is (1) SO beautifully made, and (2) a total act of genius. I bow down to you.

texasebeth 83 pts

Man I would have loved something like this for my son!

crazyjerseygirl 5 pts

I feel like I should mention, that if my sister and her husband ever get pregnant, I may have to make one of these for them.

Do I have your permission o awesome one?

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