I have been intrigued by paper embroidery (this one is from Flourishing Fibers).
I printed the design, laid it on top of my circle and used an awl to make the holes.
I used Pearl cotton (number 8) instead of stranded floss.
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Snowflake
I have been making snowflakes – the file is from here.
These cut very well, but I had trouble getting the glue to stick.
I have tried many different types of glue
- Glue pen
- Glue tape
- UHU glue
But in the end I found an acid free glue applied with a cotton bud worked best.
Filed under Cardstock, Christmas Decorations, Cricut
English Paper Piecing Progress
I have been working on my hexagons (English Paper piecing) – it is very relaxing and doesn’t require anything special (magnification, hoop, etc.). I want to get to a piece that is 40cm by 30cm so I can make the Slow Stitched Huswif – from L’ucello. I already have the pattern. Once I have the base, I am going to embellish.
Originally I was using a guterman cotton thread to sew the hexagons together, but I have swapped to a aurafil 50wt cotton 2846, and it does seem to be a bit easier to make small stitches (less visible from the front).
Filed under Cricut, Embroidery, English Paper Piecing, Patchwork, Patterns, Quilting
English Paper Piecing – Florence Knapp
I have had this book for a long time, but I have only just read it (because of my new passion for EPP).
It is a beautiful book, her various projects are inspiring.
There is a chapter on the history of English Paper Piecing, little biographies of various artists, a section on supplies and how to do it, a section on fussy cutting, different rosettes (e.g. Holmwood rosette) and a quilt pattern.
I have read it from start to finish, and highly recommend it.
Filed under Book Review, Cricut, English Paper Piecing, Patchwork
English Paper Piecing
I was exploring the different things I could do with my Cricut machine and I thought I could use it to cut both the paper templates and the fabric for English Paper Piecing.
I used the offset feature to add a 5mm seam allowance to the fabric hexagons. It works well, very accurate paper and fabric shapes. It would work for applique as well.
My plan is to make fabric using the hexies and then add stitching (embroidery) to them.
Filed under Cricut, English Paper Piecing, Patchwork, Quilting
Using my Cricut to print an embroidery design on fabric
I used my Cricut (Maker 3) to print (in washable marker) an embroidery pattern onto fabric.
I had the pattern as a pdf.
I used Inkscape to trace it and remove the background – I am a beginner with Inkscape. I am googling every time I try to do something.
Then I uploaded it to design space, and selected pen.
It worked really well – definitely something I will do again (maybe with a finer pen?)
Filed under Cricut, Embroidery, Fabric Stash, Inspiration, Software
Fabric Cutting with my Cricut
One of the things I wanted to be able to do with my Cricut was to cut fabric.
I ordered the rotary blade, read some blogs and had a go.
I used some of the shapes in design space, and did a basic cut. I wanted to test the process.
I starched the fabric and it worked really well. I thought it hadn’t cut at all, but as I pealed off the fabric, the shapes were left behind.
Now I have applique projects on my mind.
Filed under Applique, Cricut, Fabric Stash, Inspiration
A new toy!
I visited a dear friend who has a Silhouette Cameo and I was very envious – she makes beautiful journals.
Of course, I had to have one. I went with the Cricut Maker 3 because it seems to be the easiest to use. I also bought the Starter Kit.
My first project was floss drops (right image above), super easy to make and to make multiples.
I will be experimenting for a while. I am keen to see how the pens work and how it cuts fabric (I’ve ordered the rotary blade).