From the Customers of Storybook Quilts

Nancy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:00:21 +0000

No matter what we write or say about our Storybook Quilts in this blog, on our website, on Facebook or Twitter, or anywhere else, it’s only our opinion. “Well, they would say that, wouldn’t they?!” often is any reader’s or viewer’s response to any company’s claims.

So, to make it a bit more real, below are just a few of the unsolicited comments Storybook Quilts owners have sent in. We’ll include others in subsequent posts.

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This mother’s two daughters each received an SQ for Christmas last year from their grandparents. The quilts were Amos the Bear and Maggie the Dog.

“I think the idea of the personalized quilt and book is a great one. The quilts themselves are really beautiful and obviously made meticulously by a talented artist. I absolutely love the different printed fabrics–really vivid, unique patterns and just so interesting to look at even without the story line to follow. A real feast for the eyes!

“About the stories: Chloe and Hannah loved that their names were in the stories. Their eyes lit up when they heard the stories were about them. They also really liked listening to the story and looking at the quilt so they could point out when I was reading a part that matched a quilt square. (We have both quilts hung up in the nursery so they are looking at the quilt on the wall as I read.)”

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An fully customized version of Winnie the Frog was made for a boy’s fifth birthday. In addition to the special square on the quilt, the story was revised to include family details and use his name for the main human character. It was a gift from his aunt and her family.

“I’ve been meaning to send you a note for weeks — Thank you for the beautiful quilt! It is really very lovely and Rafael enjoyed the story very much. I’ll remember to keep you in mind when friends ask about a special gift to give someone.”

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Most recently, we heard from Kelly, who won the contest this summer to name the turtle character in our Captured by Pirates Storybook Quilt.

“Nancy, I can’t tell you how fun it has been showing off your quilt and book to our friends and family. Everyone agrees that this is such a beautiful gift and we are so very fortunate to have this lasting representation of our summer with lunas. [The family raised luna moths, an experiment for their 4-year-old daughter.] Your book has been so fun! Our favorite part of the story is when the crabs come in to tell Adia a rescue is being planned. It might have *something* to do with the crazy whispery-voice-with-foreign-accent we’ve created just for them, but it sends the girls into giggles.

“I also love that you’ve ended the story with the question about whether it was a dream or real. This has been a fun discussion with Adia at each story’s end.”

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Don’t you think it’s time you ordered a Storybook Quilt for the child in your life?

Orders are being taking for Hanukkah until mid-November and for Christmas/Kwanzaa/New Year’s until early December. Order now to be sure your SQ is in the production queue.

Contact us through our website or on our Facebook Fan page or on Twitter @StorybookQuilts. We look forward to making your Storybook Quilt!

In Honor of Savvy Auntie’s Day: the Aunts and the Stories

Nancy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:25:08 +0000

Savvy Auntie’s Day is Sunday, July 26th. Celebrate your auntie, or celebrate being one!

My youngest nephew, in his toddler days, thought it was a huge waste of time to say the “N” at the beginning of my name, so “Aunt Nancy” became Aunt-Antsy. I’m still Aunt-Antsy, years later, sometimes and it is fun to say!

The Auntie in the [Turtle] story tells Sam tales of pirates. As for me, while I never could come close to matching my father’s storytelling art, I have encouraged the children in my life to begin to build their own skills.

My two grand-nephews now live in Japan, the youngest has been there since he was 2 years old (he’s now 9). I hadn’t thought of that when I started the “story game” last year — I started a story with a sentence, began the next, then left it hanging for him to finish. We went back and forth for a good 15 minutes, creating a rather strange but very interesting story while his mother looked on with some amazement. He did very well! It was only afterward that his mother mentioned, and I realized, just how great a challenge that must have been to someone who speaks mostly Japanese. I hope that game traveled with them back to Japan, where they teach English to toddlers on up.

Ryan and Winnie the Frog Look for the Fairies

The Storybook Quilt stories are bit like the story game. This is greatly aided by the fact that the events in the story are based on the fabrics in the quilt. After a few readings, the child will remember the story line — and embellish it as she looks at the squares in the quilt. I like to imagine aunties, uncles, parent, grandparents and all the rest encouraging their children to make up new stories based on the quilt fabrics. If they have, we sure would love to hear about the stories and the experience!

Hone your own skills, and those of the children in your life, and ENTER THE CONTEST TO NAME THE TURTLE.

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From the Customers of Storybook Quilts

In Honor of Savvy Auntie’s Day: the Aunts and the Stories