Friday, July 21, 2023

Crafting With You - Quilt Cards

Let me begin by saying I Don't Sew.  Not a stitch.  So it's kind of funny that I've become obsessed with making quilt cards, but that's how it is.  







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I've made a dozen of these cards so far and I'm not done yet.  They are a little tedious, but totally addictive!  I love going through all of my designer papers and choosing colors & patterns to mix together.

Each card starts with at least two 1-1/2" squares of designer paper.  Each square gets cut into 8 triangles-like this:




#1 - Line up the squares on the cutting track of your paper trimmer to make the first cut.  I hold them in place with Post-It Note Tape.  Photo #2 shows the squares after the first cut.

Continue cutting each triangle as shown in photo #3.  Repeat until you have 8 triangles (photo #4).

Assembly:

 Each square is assembled on a 1-1/2" square of Basic White cardstock.  Attach 4 triangles in the pattern shown, using a little liquid glue.




To make this design, you will make 4 identical 1-1/2" squares as shown in the tutorial.  Cut a 3" square of Basic White cardstock and adhere the 4 squares to it with the edges butted together. 


For this star design, you'll adhere one completed square to the center of the 3" square of Basic White and arrange 8 more triangles around the center square.  The magic happens when you emboss it!  I love this embossing folder, it adds so much texture to this project.


The layer behind the quilt square is a 3-1/4" square in a coordinating color of your choice.  The white layer behind that is a 3-3/4" square, also embossed.  The last layer is a 4" square in a coordinating color.

The sewing machine is stamped in Gray Granite, one of my favorite neutral colors.  The strip of fabric in the machine is 1/2" wide, angled on both ends.


This one is decorated a little differently with the basket of threads and scissors.  These are all included in the Crafting With You dies.


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