© Michele Emerson-Robert
2016
This is the third in the
series of the Quilt Squares for my quilter friend. The neutral color palette of
medium blue and golden tan matches with the other projects (Art Deco Quilt
Squares from April 22, and the Celtic Quilt Square from May 20). And since I
will once again be using some items that would normally be tossed, I am doing
my part to follow Arnold’s “R’s”: recycle, restyle, repurpose, revamp, restore,
renew while creating beautiful ART!
Supplies
- Arnold Grummer® paper making kits
- Tan &gold scrap paper (think junk mail etc.
- Large empty frozen Pizza box
- Sponges,
soft towels
- A sunny
window
- Medium
blue text weight paper
- Die: Tonic
Studios™ #183E Verso Art Deco
Collectable Die Set
- Tonic Studios™ #159 Advantage V Blade paper trimmer
- Scor-Pal™
- Tonic Studios™ Tangerine die
cutting and embossing machine
- Pencil, ruler
- Tonic Craft Tacky™ Glue
- Punch: Notched corner
Instructions:
- Follow the directions found in any of the Arnold
Grummer papermaking kits or books to create golden tan slurry. Create one
or more (this is the last of the three sheets I made previously). Allow
the paper to dry.
- Create a 8 ½ x 8 ½ x 8 ½” ½” (deep) box top and
bottom (remember to make the bottom of the box an 1/8” smaller than the
top). Place the box lid on the box bottom creating a closed box.
- When the golden tan paper is dry, cut it to the size
of the box top.
- Use the punch to notch the corners of the paper. Set
it aside.
- Cut the medium blue paper to 8 ¼” square.
- Measure and lightly mark the center of the blue
paper.
- Repeat marking the middle of all 4 side of the
paper.
- You will use the same diamond shaped die as the
first quilt square but using the opposite
end. Place the opposite
end of the die at one of the marked places, tape it so it will not shift
when cutting, run it through the machine. Repeat this step 5 more times,
lining up the pencil marks each time.
- Layer and glue the blue die cut paper into the
notched golden tan handmade paper.
- Attach the layered paper to the box lid.
- When you decide which direction to hang the quilt
square (Star of David or regular star quilt block) add a hanger to the
back of the box.
- Hang the three quilt squares horizontal or vertical.
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