Since retiring my MIL has taken up quilting and become a Quilter-with-a-capital-Q! So when I saw the files for this project on sale, I swooped 'em up and set about finding papers.
She let slip one of her favorite color combinations: (blue, red, white), so I spent the summer finding 6 different kinds of printed cardstock with that in mind. The directions for the project didn’t call for it, but I went ahead and added some blue embroidery floss knots at the inside corners to give it a little hand-tied look.
The rest of the box is intended to look wood-ish with metal bands attached by rivots. So brown cardstock, metallic black cardstock, and black brads were put to use.
The box is about 11.5" (29.2 cm) square and 4.5" (11.5) high (including the raised part of the lid).
We’ll be putting a the rest of her wrapped gifts inside so it will be a box and a gift! I think she’ll probably display this in her sewing room or seasonally in her family room.
I used my Cricut Explore and files from svgcuts.com.
No way! So good! I can’t even wrap my head around this. It’s so pretty. Much like I can’t believe it’s not butter, my brain can’t register that it’s not fabric.
Thanks everyone! This one was definitely kind of tricky with the folds, but the svg files come with great written directions along with an instructional video.
When I saw your photo in the working on thread, I thought they were fabrics that would make a lovely quilt. You did a fantastic job of picking our coordinating papers. And, the bits of tied floss really do enhance the quilt effect. You are simply amazing!
@craftADDchick@endymion@calluna THANKS so much! I tried really hard to get papers that had a cotton print feel in this colorway and it was pretty dang challenging - especially in a scale that would work for the size of the pieces.
