Why? Maybe you would like to treat a friend, who has made a beautiful quilt, but there are no quilt shows to earn ribbons from. You can award them yourself. Or perhaps a worthy doll quilt . . .
In Step 4, above, it is hard to see, but that strip is scored every 1/4". See the photo, below.
I think a stylus works better than a bone folder, but use what you have to get the job done. I rub the stylus back and forth 3-4 time, to get a good score so the folding is easy. The most tedious part of this project is scoring the 7 3/4 strip of paper.
The quilt this ribbon is on, has 1 inch grid quilting on it, so you can understand the scale.
These are small ribbons, but you can make them any size, just by making the 7 3/4 strip of blue paper WIDER. Small rosettes are 1/2" wide strip. The ones I am showing you how to make today, the strip is 3/4" wide. I will give the dimensions at the end, and some tips.
The ribbon, I just made has a rosette that is 1 1/2" across and the total length of the ribbon is 4" long.
The smaller ribbons pictured on the heading of this tutorial have rosettes that are 1 1/8" across, with a total length of 2 3/4" long.
TIPS:
- If you wish to make a bigger rosette, you still need a strip of construction paper that is 7 3/4" long. It is the width that you want to increase. Try cutting it 1 1/2" wide, and still score every quarter inch. It should come out to approximately 3" across.
- Use hot glue where it calls for glue. It seems to work best. I tried my Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive and it did not hold, however, I did not wait for it to set very long.
- I used construction paper to make them more sturdy than regular weight paper. I did not want to try using card stock, but that may be an option.
- If you want to make shiny fabric rosettes, I suggest buying ribbon, not fabric. 1 inch satin ribbon will likely make lovely rosettes, but instead of scoring every quarter inch, you will need to press it. I have not tried this.
- Frankly, I thought construction paper to be rather a dreary option, but what I found at the Craft Warehouse was Tru-Ray fade resistant, archival, acid-free construction paper. It is made by Dixon Ticonderoga Company. I was nicely surprised at how vibrant my blue ribbons came out.
- To cut small paper form, such as 1/2" circles, I use Mrs. Grossman's paper scissors. I used to do scrapbooking, but now I quilt.
- HOW I MADE THE 1/2 INCH WHITE CARDSTOCK DOT (without buying a paper punch):Find something around the house that is a 1/2 inch circle, such as a lip balm lid, bottom of a sponge dobber, or that left over piece of hardware, from when you replaced the kitchen sink faucet. Do your best cutting out the circle, then shape it up with a glass nail file.
- To get good at anything, make more than one. 09/03/21 CZ The Gluten Free Quilter
Holo Taco!
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