Ruler, fabric, sew, done!

Julie — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:37:50 +0000

I sort of feel like Gordon Ramsey. I bought this 7-inch square at Quilter’s Way a few weeks ago with the intention of using it for potholders. It worked like a charm. I spent between 2 and 3 hours turning those fat quarters and some quilt batting into an enormous stack of potholders. There is a little tutorial here. I think I’m sorted for potholders for awhile now!

Origami Bookmark Tutorial

Julie — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:35:20 +0000

I usually have quite a large stack of books from the library so a nice pile of bookmarks can really come in handy. These origami ones are so quick and easy to fold that you can crank them out lickety split. I often tuck a few into letters or packages as gifts. If you don’t have origami paper you can make them with magazine pages or comics cut to size. A six inch square makes a good starting point.

With the wrong side of the paper facing you, fold in half lengthwise, unfold, turn 1/4 and fold in half lengthwise again, unfold.

Using the previous fold lines as a guide, bring each corner in turn to the center and crease.

Unfold the last corner creased and position the paper as shown.Bring the bottom right corner across to the bottom left edge of the unfolded triangle.

Bring the bottom left corner across to the bottom right edge of the unfolded triangle.

Tuck the unfolded triangle into the outermost pocket.

Finito!

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Ruler, fabric, sew, done!

Origami Bookmark Tutorial