3D Folded Block Brooch pattern/demo - Page 2

Granola Girl · #16 01-30-2010, 10:08 PM

Poor ducky

(virtual big big big squeeze

... since I don't make virtual chocolate).

**BeyondTheNineSquares** · #17 01-31-2010, 11:07 AM

Quack! lol Thank you! Hey, they say when life throws lemons make lemonade. I love lemonade. The other thing is ducking to protect myself from the curveballs being thrown at me might prove to be good exercise! lol Left, right, up, down, left, right, up, down . . . .

HarvestMoon · #18 03-09-2010, 07:37 PM

Esther- I can't wait until your book is out- my youngest has for years loved origami...and wants to learn to sew- she will love making these blocks!

Granola Girl · #19 03-09-2010, 08:48 PM

Thanks Linda! I made a bunch of origami cranes for Alida's birthday last year and hung them from the ceiling on threads... folding is very zen!

MerryFool · #20 03-30-2010, 10:36 AM

Very cool, Esther! Thanks for sharing.

I've sent a link to this thread to a quilter friend of mine...

Granola Girl · #21 03-30-2010, 12:10 PM

Thanks Mary!

Your Etsy images are beautiful... I just

love

your wool beads!

**rue d'oak** · #22 04-04-2010, 12:10 PM

Esther, in my wanderings I have missed adding my congratulations and thanks for this step by step of your wonderful technique! NOW I get how you do it! The possibilities are clearly limitless, and the depth and illusion of traditional piecing is quite wonderful.

Jen

Granola Girl · #23 07-06-2010, 12:55 PM

Thanks so much and you're welcome, Jen! I've just made a few more of them for my girls, but I keep forgetting to have them model for me. I'll post some pics here this week or next.

By the way, we got our book projects back from AQS in June, so I took a bunch of pics for the website gallery. I'll be uploading them today or tomorrow (depending on whether my dial-up connection can handle it or whether I have to send them with Darren to work

). Go have a peek if you have a chance!

Aral · #24 07-06-2010, 01:09 PM

Hi Esther

Welcome back. Hope you had a good time on your artist holiday

Looking forward seeing the pictures on your webste....................

patonleeward · #25 12-21-2011, 11:42 AM

Beautiful! I may expand it and sew to the front of a t-shirt. Thanks for sharing.

Granola Girl · #26 12-21-2011, 01:02 PM

Hi patonleeward, and thank you!

FYI, cutting directions for blocks of this type (where 4 points meet in the middle) have been altered slightly. For the first layer, the four pieces are reduced in size by 1/8" to make them easier to position.

Check out my website for more information here... http://3dfoldedblocks.com/step2tip.html

Miss you guys in the Stitch! Hope you're all happily buried in projects

Goodness knows I am!

**rue d'oak** · #27 01-03-2012, 02:34 PM

Esther, wonderful to hear from you! I think of you often, and just gave my sister-in-law your book, along with a set of fabrics, for her birthday, to inspire her!

Hope all is well.

Jen

The Wag · #28 02-13-2012, 09:26 AM

Esther thank you so much for the 3D Folded Block Brooch pattern and demo. I made a little brooch and it turned out very nice. I did make some changes. I added a very thin piece of batting and then a backing. On the binding, I cut the strip 2" instead of 1 1/2" and applied it like I would for a quilt with mitered corners. Where do you find the brooch findings? Thanks again. Love this site.

Granola Girl · #29 02-25-2012, 03:21 PM

Hi Jen, I miss you guys so much!

Thanks again for your little email... love the new signature image. Looks really cool as a thumb print!

Brooch findings... I find mine on eBay. I ordered some silver ones from a shop in England. They got here super quick and were really nice with 3 holes on the back to stitch through. I think they were a couple of dollars each, so I ordered a dozen.

So glad you like the pattern! I've hung little danglies, charms & beads on some of mine too (gave them away without taking pics, so unfortunately I can't show you). Lots of ways to personalize them... have fun!

welshwendy · #30 10-29-2012, 11:09 AM

Hi All

I have just joined this site as I have just started working on 3d folded blocks, my friend got me the book ans even tough I have only done one project I am hooked. Today I started on a Trinket box. I have just spent a very boring hour or so quilting some mattrerial so it is rigid enough can you please let me know what you all use.

Thanks and hope I have posted this in the right section.

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