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Paper Quilting With A Machine

By Terri Doney
Hot Rod Scrampers
Advanced Scramping Team Designer

Supplies:

• Patterned Paper - Slab V (Provo Craft - Series #5)
• Quickutz bottle cap die set (Quickutz)
• K and Company Alphabet page pebbles (K and Company)
• Magnetic Alphabet Stamps (Making Memories)
• Black Bazzill Cardstock (Bazzill)
• Light Tan Neenah Cardstock (Neenah Paper Company)
• Ranger Distressing Ink, Walnut (Ranger)
• Xyron 150 Adhesive Machine (Xyron)
• Mini Tape Runner (Creative Memories)
• Rulers and X-acto Knife (Perfect Layers)
• Twill Tape (unknown source)
• Perfect Layers System (Creative Memories)
• Kenmore Mini Ultra ¾" Sewing Machine

 Instructions:

1.                To make the background, cut strips of green and tan Slab V papers into 3” wide by 6” long strips and put aside a piece of light tan cardstock. Attach them together on light tan cardstock with a bit of adhesive on the center of the quilted pieces and then sew them with a coordinating thread color to obtain a quilted appearance.  Each piece was individually sewn on which can be a bit tricky.  However, with a bigger the machine, it is easier to turn the cardstock while you are sewing.  I did each page of my 2 page layout the same way. I attached a piece of twill tape at the top of the quilted pieces on each side making the page look even more like fabric.  Once it was to my liking, I set it aside. 

2.                Trim photos as desired and attach them to black cardstock.  Cut a thin mat using the perfect layers system. Double mat focal point pictures on tan Slab V paper. Attach matted photos to pages and set aside. 

3.                Punch the bottle cap circle punch into light tan cardstock 8 times using the Quickutz hand tool. Using the corner of the distressing inkpad, I applied ink around the outside of the circles to give them a grunge look.  Use the same ink and the Making Memories magnetic alphabet stamps to stamp my Run, Jump, Play, Yeah, Tag, You, Are, and It words inside the circles; set aside.  Taking the outside bottle cap punch, punch 4 bottle caps out of each color of slab, green and tan. Attach the circles to the bottle cap punch-outs and use the corner of the distress inkpad to ink the edges of bottle cap punch-outs. Attach to each quilted square and add alpha page pebbles to the top.

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