I bought this book when my first baby was born and it’s taken me 5 years to get around to making it! I made it for my second son’s 2nd birthday but it’s really for the whole family, including me! I’m not sure who loves playing with it most.
I added a needlefelted hill with fox den and rabbit hole. The bridge is crochet for extra sturdiness. I also added a tree which i felt was too big so I cut it down and crochet the wood grains as a tree stump. I did this to the end of the tree that I cut down too because sadly my boys do love pretending to cut down trees!
I backed it with sturdy wool cloth and added a layer of silk batting which i quilted here and there with cotton yarn. I also added three linen loops so that it can be hung up on the wall when not in use and it looks kind of like some abstract art work when hung on the wall. It kind of adds a different dimension to it and it’s nice to sit and admire ones own handiwork!
Advice, use beautiful yarns because it’s a labour of love. I found bags of wool tapestry yarns at carboot sales and then just spent 50 dollars on some beautiful quality malabrigo yarns which really made it sing…