Day 7 of "Seven Days of Quilt Cards" Bloopers and a Give-A-Way

Hello Again Everyone. Today is day 7 of my series "Seven Days of quilt cards" I can't believe how fast this week flew by. As promised here are the quilt cards that didn't make the cut.

I like it but I sent it out before taking a pic.

I loved this card until I decided to add the ribbon. Note to self: add patches after ribbon so they are centered.

Sloppy zig-zag edge. I might tear it apart and rework it.

Now for some blog candy.

If you would like to enter my give-a-way for a roll of Faux Stitch Tape, Just leave a comment on this post, letting me know which day's card you liked best, and some way for me to get a hold of you, (blog, mb name, email spelled out Ex: sueataoldotcom) To see the whole weeks worth of cards just scroll down, Give-a-way ends Tuesday 11:59 pm EDT.

Good Luck Everyone

Jana

                                                                              

Day 2 of "Seven Days of Quilt Cards"

Good Afternoon, Today is the second day of my series "Seven Days of Quilt Cards".
I'm going to begin by showing you how I put these together,

You can click on the pictures to make them bigger.
I start with a piece of graph paper. Because for this card I was using 3/4" patches and 5 squares to a row (25 patches) I need to draw a 15 X15 square block. (3/4" patch =9 graph squares or one patch,)

I've already decided on my color choices so I've punched out a few patches and started to lay out a pattern.

Note that some of these squares I've cut in half diagonally. I do that using a small pair of sharp paper snips.
.Here's a pic of my finished layout. Now the fun begins.

Once I had a layout of the quilt block I drew a small cheat sheet (one graph square equals one patch) Now it's time to start gluing down the patches.

The important part here is staying within the square you've drawn on your graph paper. Each of the punched patches will take up 9 of the graph paper squares (3 across by 3 down) I like to work from left to right laying one patch at a time.  It's easier to put the glue on the graph paper rather than on the patches. I lightly fill in the first of the 9 graph squares and lay the first patch so that it fits exactly in the corner. It's more important that your patches match up to the graph lines rather than to the next piece. This keeps your block square.

After all your patched have been glued down allow it to dry. Then using a paper cutter trim off the graph paper and just a sliver of the block all at once to make it even. Your block should measure between 3 X 3" to 2 7/8 X 2 7/8" without any graph paper showing like in the pic above. I mounted this on a piece of matching cardstock measuring (1st layer plum) 4 1/8" X 4 1/8" and (2nd layer green) 4" X4".

Here is the finished card.

Clear as mud right? I picked one of the harder cards to show you the instructions. If you want to try this but it seems overwhelming  you can make a 9 patch square with a 1" square punched patch.. You can copy the center of this card for that, just remember that a 1" patch takes up 12 graph  squares.

Here's a link to a good starter block http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BabyBudBlock.html

They have tons of free patterns here http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html

If you make a card or already tried this I'd love to see it. Please email me at Shop4therapy.gmail.com

See you tomorrow when I'll be posting a new card and pics of the blog candy, Jana

Seven Days of Quilt Cards and Give-A-Way

Hello everyone, Today starts a new series I'm calling "Seven Days of Quilt Cards". Two of my favorite things to create are cards and quilts. So this seems like a natural project for me. If that isn't enough for you, lol, I'll be having a small give-a-way at the end of this series. Here's a hint, it's small in size, new to me and very cool.  If you like stitching on cards, you'll love it.

This first card I created in honor of the Forth of July, but could be used for Patriot's Day too.

It's a Z shaped card cut at 4.25" X 11". I scored it from the left at 2.75" and 5.5". It finished into an A2 card. The solid blue and red pieces were cut at 4.25" X 2.50". I then added faux stitching around the boarder. The quilt finished at 3" X 3" and then mounted on a piece of red cardstock that measures 3.25" X 3.25"

Here's a photo of the card open

I used all Stampin' Up paper and cardstock. Tomorrow I'll be posting the details on how I piece these cards. If you want to play along you'll need:
A 3/4" square punch
Graph paper, 4 squares to an inch.
Ruler
Zig 2 way glue
Scrap paper in varies designs and colors that pleases your eye.The basic quilt uses a light, medium and dark color. Some of these cards will and some won't. It's really up to you.
It's going to be a fun week so be sure to stop by often.
Jana