I actually finished this page several months ago, but I never posted a template, so I decided to get one made up!

This one is my own pattern but I got inspiration for this page at Leafy Treetop Spot. Tricia’s page is so cute! I just loved her idea for a vegetable garden so much, I had to try it.

Vegetable Garden Felt Quiet Book Page Template Pattern

 

 

You can find a printable template here:Veggie Garden Template

 
 

I cut the garden rows piece in dark brown, and sewed it onto a sky-blue piece of felt. I just eyeballed the holes. They aren’t perfect, but oh well!  I also left the bottom unsewn. If a veggie or two gets pushed down through the holes, it can be easily retrieved.

To make the veggies, I sewed the green parts together first. Make sure to do any embroidery work before sewing the pieces together (on the veggies and the signs). Then, I took my sewn greenery,  sandwiched it between the two veggie pieces, and sewed the whole thing together. I hand-sew all of the small pieces. It may seem to take longer, but I have a hard time sewing small pieces of felt effectively on the machine.

 
 
 
 
 
 
I really hope those little vegetable don’t get lost.  I had a reader suggest attaching a ribbon to each vegetable so they don’t get misplaced, and I think I will do that. They were a bit tedious to work up, I would be a shame to have to keep making more to replace the lost pieces.
 
Happy sewing!

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  1. This is so sweet – I’m in the middle of making a version for my boys! Thanks for sharing.

    I hope you don’t mind, but my grandfather would chide me if I didn’t mention that potatoes don’t grow with greens attached like carrots and beets! If you want greens attached for the purpose of this harvest page, I would suggest making onions or turnips in place of potatoes. Potatoes are attached to their plants by little roots, it’s very neat actually, and harvested quiet differently. There are lots of videos online that show you – here is one: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f5h2-gAVQ2w

    I spent one too many summer days harvesting potatoes as a kid to not mention it. :)

    1. Thanks!
      They do have greens, you are just saying there is more than one potato on the root. I get it! We grew potatoes as a kid, I guess I didn’t think having one potato on the root as opposed to a bunch was a big enough difference to put it on the patterns.
      Thanks for the video!

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  3. This is super cute & so much fun! You know, I’m not sure kids ever really grow out of “quiet books.” I love them & I’m in my thirties. Oops. . . did I just tell on myself?