Quilting I can do

I would love to be able to produce one of the beautiful quilts that become a family heirloom. I long ago convinced myself that I can't sew, despite having successfully making clothes, curtains, cushions etc. One day, when I have some spare time, I will perhaps set about proving to myself that I am not a complete incompetent when it comes to using a sewing machine.

For now, I have turned to quilting with paper. That I am happy with. And we have such beautiful papers to play with.

These are all projects I created for Monday afternoon's class this week. 

This one uses six small 1" squares of paper on a larger co-ordinating 3" square. Two of the smaller squares are cut into quarters diagonally and pieced together. I added some faux stitching and a separate mat with some bunting created with the banner punch. The paper was from the Pretty Petals Designer Series Stack.

You can find various tutorials on how to create starburst cards. Here is one I found useful. I used the beautifully bright papers from the Cherry on Top Designer Series Stack.

I found a card using this star design on pinterest (see it here) and used the picture as a guide to create my own version using papers from the Go Wild Designer Series Stack. It uses 5 different patterned papers cut into 1" squares. Eight of those squares are cut in half diagonally to form the butterfly effect in the four corners. It is useful to lay your design out before you make any attempt to stick it down.

Another inspiration from Pinterest (I can spend hours browsing, can't you?). See the one I found here. Mine is completely different colours and again using patterns from the Pretty Petals Designer Stack.

 I started with a 1 1/2" square in the centre then usedstrips of 3/4" paper to radiate out, starting with the white patterned paper, laying it so it is flush with the top edge of the square. 

These were just a small proportion of the paper quilting patterns you can find examples of.  It is a fabulous and creative way of using up oddments of paper, because we never like to throw anything away do we?

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

I hope you will give paper quilting a try.

Have fun

Helen
xx