Home » How to Sew a Kids Busy Book, Part 1: Rainbow Page

Difficulty level
Intermediate
Time to Complete
Weekend
Used Material
50 wt thread, basic sewing supplies, felt, glue stick, Heat n Bond, Microtex needle
Projects
busy book
Seasons
all seasons
Techniques
sewing
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  • This is adorable, the cutest busy book I have ever seen! I agree with sanswick12. Is there any way to release these sooner since we are all at home with the time and energy to really get a book done? Please!?

  • Is there any other fabric I can use in place of felt? I want to make this for my 5 great granddaughters and knowing their mommies, they will want to throw them into the washer to clean. ???

    • Wow! 5 great granddaughters! How fun! I would recommend to spot clean the busy book but we can never know what will happen when we make something and give it as a gift. If you think the pages might be put in the washer, prewash your materials and use a felt that does not have wool in it. There are many kinds of felt out there now. Acrylic felt found in most craft stores can be washed without shrinking. Felt is used in most busy books because it doesn’t fray. You can cut and fuse it easily and it comes in all different colors!

  • Sorry if this is a stupid question but do we remove the stitch and tear behind the cloud (and pig) before we sew them to the “page” fabric? I love the project, such fun, youngest grandchild Harry will so enjoy playing with it. its a win win situation, I have the fun of making it and he gets to play with it!

    • Hello! There are no stupid questions! I did not remove the stabilizer but you can remove it if you don’t want the extra stiffness. The background page has stabilizer on it too so that will help when sewing the pig and cloud if you decide to remove it. So glad you are enjoying making the busy book pages! Upload a picture on our WeAllSew.com Community tab when you finish the pages!

  • Love the project BUT can’t figure out how to download the directions. Having to go back and forth between the computer and the sewing machine is awkward and time consuming ???

    Margi Hamilton

    • Hello. When you go to print the blog post, there should be an option to save as pdf. You can save as pdf and print what you need. Or you can copy and paste the directions you want directly from the blog. Many sewists are not printing tutorials anymore but using a tablet or laptop to have near their sewing machine. If you follow a lot of tutorials online, it’s a great investment.

  • So thankful for this project! The pages are wonderful! A preschooler would love this! I am just beginning now in June so a little late to the party. Just completed the rainbow page but plan to complete all the pages. Thank you!

  • I am looking forward to making this for my grandson, but will be doing so between my other sewing jobs. Should I download the instructions or will this be available for some time?

  • I am just getting started with the first page instructions. If the hook and loop sticks to the felt, is it really necessary to put the Velcro pieces on the rainbow? Won’t the raindrops with the hook and loop on them stick to the felt itself?

    I just love this book! I’m going to make it for my granddaughter for Christmas!

    • Definitely! Some of the decorative stitch numbers might be different but you can always use something similar and play around with the different stitches. Also, there are a couple pages that use the machine embroidery module. You can always do hand embroidery or create your own version!

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