The last pages...

[wiseheart]

... are finished. All I need to do is to bind the books, which will be quite the chunk of work, but I'm trying to be optimistic. *g*

The octopus pages

Side by side to compare them better:



And separately for more detail (on the left Beni's, on the right Abel's):



Match-the-shape pages

Side by side:



(They are not quite this crooked, just the felt is soft and won't stand straight, I swear!)

Separately (again, on the left Beni's, on the right Ábel's):



The stitches aren't as straight and even as I'd like them to be, but after having them re-done several times, with increasingly worse results, I declared defeat and decided to accept them the way they are.

Aside from the tedious needlework I also made a food run today and some cooking. That's enough for one day, I think.

Comments

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

My fingers hurt from only looking at the thick material! Poor you!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Actually, the really bad parts were the Velcro patches. I'm well used to sew through several layers of felt by now, but Velcro...

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Es gibt inzwischen selbstklebendes Velcro. Wäre das was für dich?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Ich habe selbstklebende Klettpunkte gekauft, aber ich fürchte die Kleinen könnten sie abmontieren und verschlucken.

[bk_forever]

They look wonderful! Hours of fun entertainment for the little ones as they learn.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

These quiet books are a great idea indeed. I'm so glad I've discovered them!

[bk_forever]

I bet there are parents very pleased that the books keep their little ones quiet and out of trouble.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Neat.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Weeelll, not as neat as they ought to be — the stitches are far from being even or straight, unfortunately — but the best I could do.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

It looks pretty. *nods*

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

They are beautiful!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you. They are not perfect, but I hope they'll do.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

Those books will become family heirlooms. Beautiful work.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Except the stitches, which are crooked and uneven, but I hope the recipients (or rather their mums) won't mind.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Those are lovely — and there is so much work in them.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

A lot of work indeed, although I was pleasantly surprised how fast it went this time.

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

I think the pages turned out great! Every book you make is so unique, such treasures!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Awww, thanks!