Recently I was asked to make a card for the queen of Moxie- Fabulousness herself Cath Edvalson for the one year anniversary of her blog “Moxie Fab World.” I got to work with one of my favorite sets from last release which was Holiday Tree designed by Heather Nichols. I fell madly in love with these trees from the moment my eyes met this stamp set. So between the wonderful occasion and the fantastic stamp set, I just had to think up something special. Something tactile, something warm, something memorable. Come along with me and see how I turned a little bit of paper and fleece into some quilted snow which will be simply the warmest snow you will ever have the pleasure of getting to touch!
Your project needs to start with a couple of tools. You will need a real sewing machine for this project. A Janome Sew Mini will not do the job. You will also need some sharp cutting tools. I personally use the fiskars scalloped and regular cutting wheels. They are sharp and wonderful on fleece, fabric and paper. You will need to start this project with the same sized piece of felt and paper. I am using ivory felt and Papertrey Ink’s Rustic Cream Cardstock.
what you will do next is sew the pieces together, keeping one of the short sides open to allow for fiberfill. While sewing, I like to have my felt on the bottom and my paper on top. This way you can clearly see where you are sewing and I feel it keeps the whole project more stable.
Now is the fun part! Start filling your little snow pillow with fiberfill. You do NOT want to overfill. A nice thin layer works best as we will not be changing your presser foot to a quilting foot. It also remains thin enough so the card doesn’t become bulky. An unsharpened pencil is a nice way to guide the fiberfill gently down into the pillow. Be carefull not to push too hard. We want a gentle fluffy pillow, not a hard one.
Now it is time to sew up the open side and begin quilting. I like to start in a far corner and kind of make gentle slopes. There is no rule, and since this will be glued onto your project since it has a paper backing, if you mess up, it is easy to start again without losing a whole poject, but it is simple. You shouldn’t have any trouble!
There is no need to change the presser foot. You will be fine. See what a nice little curve it makes! You can see the soft snow starting to appear before your eyes!
See the wonderful drifts?
Adding a button and some glitter really go a long way in terms of sparkle and texture!
Simply place your panel on your card and make marks as to where you want your stamped images. Then just glue the panel onto your card after you are done stamping, and you have a wonderful, warm snowdrift for your cards! So many possibilities! What would you do with this simple quilting technique in YOUR cards? I would love to know!
Stamps: Holiday Tree
Paper: Rustic Cream Cardstock
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Vintage Touch Inking System (Chai), Ocean Tides
Other: Vintage Buttons (Vintage Cream, Ocean Tides), Rustic Twine, Glitter
I’m so going to have to try this. I’m so scared to try and sew stuff for cards, but this is too cute. Love it- what a great idea!
What an eye catching card – the snow pillow is so unique.
Lovely work!
PS I like the colours – they feel wintery.
Thanks for sharing this, I loved the card instantly when I saw it on the Moxie Fab World!
Hugs,
Vanessa
How, oh how, do you ever come up with these fabulous ideas, Becky. You are totally amazing. Thank you for sharing a very unique idea for cardmaking.
Cheryl Sims
SUPER JOB! I JUST LOVE THIS CARD! YOU TOTALLY ROCK! THANKS FOR SHARING! HAVE A SUPER DUPER FRIDAY!
I WILL BE CHECKING BACK SOON!
HUGS TO YOU!
JACKIE:)
Love it! You are amazing!
Sandra
Wow. Thanks Becky for giving us this great tutorial. I am really excited about giving this a try. This is one of the cutest cards I have seen in a very long time. Wonderful!
Fabulous! What a great card!
Wouahhhhh adorable !!!!
This is fabulous Beckie!!!! Super cute and I can’t wait to try it!:)
oh what fun~ you did a beautiful job on this card~
How appropriate for this time of year to think of all those lovely winter scenes, then incorporate all of it with texture and style on your card. I am sure that many will want to try this too, I know I will.
A great tutorial. I really like the quilted effect & the overall “frosty” feel this card has.
Adorable!
I saw this on the Moxie blog and immediately added felt to my shopping list – this is SOOOO very cool! A jolly golly WOW kind of technique. Swoooon. Me & sewing don’t get along, but this makes me want to master it! Thanks for doing the step by step tutorial. If I were you, I’d make this one in mass (and put my name on your Christmas card list)!!! Love you like crazy, Beck!!
I am a quilter and just love the idea of your snowdrift. I will definately try this project. Thanks.Anna
You are a genius, pure & simple. LOVE it!
Oh my gosh, Becky, this is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! I LOVE how you created this!!! And this is just one of MANY examples of why you’re so perfect for the PTI team! This is just fabulous!
On another note, it was so nice to meet you at the SA Philly event! I sat right behind you!
Beautiful – thanks for sharing the how-to. Did you use a 1/4″ seam on the edges?
Becky, this is so awesome. Thanks for sharing. I definitely want to try this. I think my Jordan will love doing this too!
Becky – ideas like these are in the words of Cath Edvalson, so MOXIE FAB. Thanks for the great tutorial. I love this snow drift and this would be such a great card to make for my quilting buddies. Thanks for sharing.
Very soft, I like it.
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C’est très doux, j’aime beaucoup !!!
Carole
Oh
My
Word!!!
I’ve never once ever had an interest in “quilting” … but ‘this’ makes me oh so very inspired to at least dabble in your darling ways!! Wow!!
~Bev
Wow, I love this – the idea, the (as usual) excellent execution, the textural contrast, the possibilities! Thanks.
SUCH a lovely technique, Becky!
Beautiful card and love the felt pillow as the snow….
Adorable! I love sewing on cards but this takes it to a whole new level!
That is just beautiful. I really need to try this. Thanks for the inspiration.
What a great idea. I love that you thought to put paper on the back to allow for easy adhering. Your card is beautiful and I bet that Cath was thrilled to receive it.
xoxo, Christine
Wow, Becky, this is a gorgeous card! Love the lovely shades of sage and vanilla!
Becky – I’ve loved looking through you site and reading about different projects that you’ve worked on. However, this one is just magnificent. You’re creativity and eye for color and texture is amazing!
Wowzers! What a unique and fabulous blanket of snow… You rock!!
What a beautiful card. I love the idea of felt snow drifts. I haven’t been able to decide how I want to present gift cards this year and now I have the answer. This card has the “wow” factor to say you spent time and thought, not just ran out and bought a gift card. Thanks so much for sharing.
This is such a beautiful card…I loved it on Moxie Fab, so I’m really excited to see this tutorial! Thanks for sharing this with us!
Adorable! Thanks for sharing!!
This is so pretty. Thank you for sharing, I’m looking forward to trying this out!
and memorable it is! This is one of the most beautiful handmade cards I’ve seen. Thanks for the tutorial.
This is a beautiful, soft card.
I love your ideas.
Thanks for the step-by-step.
Thank you so much for posting the directions for the felt snow! It is a fabulous idea and I can’t wait to try it for myself. Your talents amaze me!
I just fell in love with your snowdrifts the minute I saw them! Thanks so much for sharing. You are just so creative it blows me away! Absolutely FABULOUS technique and card!
what a cutie pie idea!! i love it, becky!!
This card is just perfect. I saw it on the moxie fab blog and was blown away. Thanks for sharing the how to.
First time seeing your blog – great idea!
I have followed your blog for a while now and never commented…not that I didn’t want to…but today, well today I couldn’t resist!! This is so adorable and you are so freakin’ talented and amazing! Thanks for doing what you do!
Brilliant!
Becky, this is so neat! I loved your card on the Moxie Fab blog and it is so neat to see how you created the snow drifts. Love it!
Got the machine, the tools, the fleece and paper – and now you’ve given me the confidence to try it … thanks.
Becky this is so adorable! Loved the card on MFW and had to scoot over here to see if there was a tutorial~~THANKS
I had to make a comment – I LOVE this card! I like things that are unique and this is beautiful!
OMW (on my word) Becky, I love this!! I fell in love with it over at MFW and I’m so glad you posted a tutorial. I definitely will be giving this technique a try :0)
Ok, so I know everyone else is going on about the felt… cool and all, but that panda pencil is hot too!!!! Haha, ok jk, love this tutorial — thanks for sharing. I loved the card when I saw it on the Moxie Fab blog and I’m definitely going to have to try this out!