This month in North America is usually marked by images of snowmen(er women?) or some sort of snow feature. Despite the fact that our area is below snow capped mountains and usually enjoys dry and warm weather, my quilt guild, Citrus Belt Quilters,chose the snowflake for the Block of the Month. When I first saw the sample, I thought it was somehow paper pieced. No, said the chairwoman, it is made the same way you did with paper as a kid. I was up for the challenge, so here is how I made my snowflake after three attempts.
First, cut an 8" (or any size you want)square of white fabric.
Next, cut a 9" (or any other size, making it 1" less that the white) square of blue on blue fabric.
(Optional) Fuse the white fabric to Steam A Seam or similar product. This really does help.
Here's where it gets tricky: Fold the white fabric into quarters. Cut a curve from one side to the other to make the round shape. If you cut wrong, you may end up with this:
Next, fold the quartered fabric once into a pie slice shape. Get out your sharp fabric scissors. Cut triangles, circles and edges as you want just like you did when you were a kid. ( It will come back to you). Then open up the fabric and Voila! there is your own snowflake to rival any of Mother Nature's. This may cool off the Southern Hemisphere quilters out there.
Peel off the fusing and adhere to the blue fabric, carefully centering the snowflake. Fuse the snowflake. Stitch the snowflake down. I used free motion around the edges and around each opening. My instructions said to trim to 8 1/2 " but I did not do that. I guess I didn't cut off enough of the white. Maybe I should try a fourth time. Anyway, DH likes all three of them, even though two are squarish.
I will be turning in my snowflakes at the guild meeting next week. We may be having a drawing for them as we usually do, or maybe the guild will send them to Connecticut. Why? Watch this heartwarming video
to see why. It is about the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Since this is the day for the BOMs Away linky party at What a Hoot!, I am joining that. Head over there to see more quilty projects.
First, cut an 8" (or any size you want)square of white fabric.
Next, cut a 9" (or any other size, making it 1" less that the white) square of blue on blue fabric.
(Optional) Fuse the white fabric to Steam A Seam or similar product. This really does help.
Here's where it gets tricky: Fold the white fabric into quarters. Cut a curve from one side to the other to make the round shape. If you cut wrong, you may end up with this:
Next, fold the quartered fabric once into a pie slice shape. Get out your sharp fabric scissors. Cut triangles, circles and edges as you want just like you did when you were a kid. ( It will come back to you). Then open up the fabric and Voila! there is your own snowflake to rival any of Mother Nature's. This may cool off the Southern Hemisphere quilters out there.
Peel off the fusing and adhere to the blue fabric, carefully centering the snowflake. Fuse the snowflake. Stitch the snowflake down. I used free motion around the edges and around each opening. My instructions said to trim to 8 1/2 " but I did not do that. I guess I didn't cut off enough of the white. Maybe I should try a fourth time. Anyway, DH likes all three of them, even though two are squarish.
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| Voila! |
I will be turning in my snowflakes at the guild meeting next week. We may be having a drawing for them as we usually do, or maybe the guild will send them to Connecticut. Why? Watch this heartwarming video
to see why. It is about the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Since this is the day for the BOMs Away linky party at What a Hoot!, I am joining that. Head over there to see more quilty projects.
2 comments:
It is a snowy BOMs Away so far between you and Barbara. :) Love this - pretty white fabric for snowflakes.
Nice job Judee.
Martha
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