Thursday, October 1, 2009

Keepsake Collage :: Quick Project

So as I explained in my last entry , I wanted to somehow keep the memory of my wonderful purchase from Heather Ross herself in some form of keepsake. This is what I ended up with today. Now that it's finished I wish that I would have bought a bigger frame to fit more fabric goodness. I love how it turned out though.

Supplies ::
Pinked Rotary Cutter & Self healing mat (scissors work to)
Colored piece of card stock 12x12
Picture Frame any size you desire (Joann's 19.99)
Scotch Tape
Ruler

Here are all my supplies. I cut down the letter from Heather to make it smaller for fitting into the matted frame. Taped a green piece of card stock behind the matting and began cutting my fabrics.
I cut little pictures from a few of the fabrics by using a pinked rotary cutter. It made the cute zig-zag style cut you see in the photos. I laid out the pieces around the letter until I had them the way I wanted. Then I began adding a small piece of scotch tape to each piece to keep it in place.


After everything was taped down I put the picture behind the glass again and closed the frame. This is a great way to keep something you hold dear and making it a visual keepsake forever. I will now proudly display this piece of my quilting history (ha ha) in my sewing room to look at whenever I need inspiration.


I hope this technique gives you inspiration to make
something special with your keepsakes.


9 comments:

  1. Oh that looks amazing, she would be thrilled to see what you did!!!

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  2. what an amazing little project and it looks amazing!! what a great keepsake for your sewing space!!

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  3. this is so great and such a great idea

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  4. What a creative idea. Thank you!

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  5. Thanks for sharing ! this could be used for so many keepsake ideas.. but would take a lot to be better than a HR keepsake !
    lucky girl you !

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  6. What an amazing idea! I love your blog and everything about your fun and crafty ideas! Your awesome! Can't wait to see more!

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  7. This is lovely - the fabric patches look like postage stamps

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  8. I love this Terri! It's soooo something I would do!

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  9. Enjoyed your blog. Finding it inspirational.

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