Over in the Quiltalong this year, I’ve been offering quarterly prize packs to all participants who either get a bingo in our Quiltalong Bingo game or earn a certain amount of points by completing projects. For the second quarter, I created the Maker/Destructor prize pack:
The prize pack consisted of a fat quarter of fabric, a Bobblin, a Bobblin card, a double-sided Bobblin comic, 3 stickers, and a small seam ripper.
So, what is a Bobblin? The answer was on the inside of the card:
The outside of the cards:
The Bobblins - from creation to containment (all Bobblins were sent out into the world with the yellow warning sign pinned to their backs):
The stickers:
I used Silhouette Studio to create/edit the stickers. The seam ripper sticker is based on a design I came across on Etsy and the Maker sticker features one of my favorite fun fonts. As for the Out of Order sticker it started life as an embroidery design. Earlier this year, when looking into purchasing the Business Edition of Silhouette Studio, I discovered that it allows users to import embroidery files into the software and convert them into SVG files (how had I not known that previously!?). So after purchasing the Business Edition, I imported the Out of Order embroidery file and proceeded to edit the design to represent a sewing machine (vs. an embroidery machine). The importation of the file wasn’t perfect - there were quite a few lines missing from the design - but it definitely simplified the process of transforming an embroidery design into a printable graphic design. I have since used that function to transform an embroidery file into an SVG so that instead of hand cutting the design, I was able to cut it out with my laser!
For the included comic, I just printed out a couple of Bobblin comics created by Embroidery Library and attached them to the front and back of some Bobblin blue cardstock.
One of the comics:
I really enjoyed creating this prize pack and coming up with the various elements to represent the Maker/Destructor aspects.
I have since gotten behind and haven’t even completed the 3rd quarter prize packs yet, but I’ve been working on them. Be on the lookout for a future post featuring the “Keeping it Together” Prize Pack.
Previous prize pack - Q1 Quilting Friends
. I find joy in making the various aspects of the prize packs and I like the idea of the cards finding new life as wall art! Also, I love that pic of the Bobblin in his cave 
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