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I adore this Wendy, Where can I purchase the design or did you design it yourself. /Lillian

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by stock 25 Jun 2014

at the web site prudentbaby (up the top) I got the general idea from them and added my own designs, the second one I did was a lot easier to put together, I put the background fabric in the hoop no stabilizer, so when put together it was not so thick sewed straight away....wendy

Very cute! Novel idea!

Great work, they are lovely. Wonderful idea - bet the kids love them.

I in a knockout! excellent work!
excellent idea!
excellent execution!

Very cute idea. thanks for sharing.

been thinking maybe I could hem both sides with a piece of fabric inserted in the hem so there would only be 6 pieces of fabric,I will try next time...wendy

An adorable toy and clever idea. Is there an embroidery design available for this? Inquiring minds want to know. Hugs, Susan

Wow!!!Stunning..Very clever...Well done great work

Such a great idea! And lots of great work by you.

What a great idea. Very well done!

Love this, we had a similar doll when I was young but each page focused on a skill, button, zipper, lace up, snap, buckle. The sky is the limit for adaptations to fit whatever your child's age range. Great Job working with so many layers.

If you are tempted to do this but were concerned about the thick joining area, I was trying to think of a way around that problem.. If the book pages were separate from the doll and the book buttoned to the doll so using old McDonald's buttons on his overalls could then be where the story book joined the doll either with buttons or with snaps. If doing a nursery rhyme the button snaps could be flowers or in twinkle twinkle then they could be star buttons, anyway just some ideas for those who may want to also attempt these fabric storybooks that would for sure become treasured family heirlooms.

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by stock 17 May 2014

the pages become a new doll, when I readthe inst. I thought I would have to keep the pages upright somwhow but with the curve of the doll they stay and look like a new doll, if they were seperate like you say I dont think they would stay up right, just have to keep thinking...wendy,

by pacmp 17 May 2014

You would just put the new face on the other side of the page, so for your book the back side of the overalls would be the chicken head, just like you already have. So basically each page turn would give you a new person or animal but the pages hide the doll face. You could choose to make the doll a character in the story or the doll could be a child reading the story.

Very cute, I love how you put it together.

Very cute...

This is super cute! I love it & what a fun book for children to have! ~hugs~

They all turned out well hugs

That's a brilliant book for a little one, well done. Jo

So nice, well done

Another beautiful project from you. My daughter had something a little like this when she was a baby. You are one talented lady. Sarah

Well done - I've never seen anything quite like this before! Did you make yours in the hoop?

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by stock 17 May 2014

yes Sue I did them all ith, each half in 5x7, ...wendy