Archive for June 16th, 2008

I made a photo fabric book for my college roommate’s family; her “baby” was one year old last month and I visited just in time to take some photographs while she was still crawling and doing some very cute baby-like things. As you can see, the book is a take-off on the children’s classic Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

I designed the book using Adobe InDesign, printed the pages onto Printed Treasures fabric, and made the pages as if they were mini-quilts. I put buttonholes in each page and attached them using strips of fabric sewn together to make a ring so the pages could turn easily. It is so much fun to work with images and color! Of course, it helps when you have an adorable subject. I have only made one more like this one and it was for some friends who were expecting their fourth child — each family member had a page of his or her own.

I mean who could resist a smile like that?

Richard joined me Saturday for a reading and signing at Yellow Dog Books in Madison, a town just north of Jackson. I read Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator to the little people who showed up for storytime and we signed the stock. It was the first time Richard and I were able to do a whole event together and the first time he’s signed books. I’ll be posting a photograph later.