Tag: Cartonnage

Cartonnage, Quilting & Sewing, Tilda

Tilda exchange

Anne S

I joined an exchange for the first time – I hadn’t touched my sewing machine in almost 4 years, and I found it a struggle I’ll be honest. Then when I was made redundant in the last month of prepping for the exchange I just didn’t have the headspace available to finish the last couple of homemade gifts that I wanted to include. I’m still proud of what I managed to achieve, but it wasn’t the exchange gift I wanted to send. I may still complete the remaining two items in the new year and send on to my recipient, though.

These are photos of what I sent to my exchange partner – the criteria was to send something in each of the following 5 categories/themes:

  • Something special for the recipient
  • A small doily or table runner
  • Something for the sewing room
  • A Christmas ornament
  • Something to eat

Something special

A small doily or table runner

Something for the sewing room

A Christmas ornament

Something to eat

Cartonnage

Cartonnage clamshell box

Anne S

I recently unpacked my cartonnage tools and completed a past kit project from Boxed and Bound – and it was probably my most challenging project to date, with lots of errors made on my part. The end result, though, is a really stunning and functional box, made in some of my favourite Tilda fabrics (Cotton Beach collection). As I love blues and teals of all shades, and I adore beachy decor, this was the perfect mix for me!

Cartonnage

Cartonnage projects

Anne S

While my stitching mojo was absent last year I did manage to start a new type of craft for me – thanks to Janie Hubble and Boxed and Bound I was able to sign up for some cartonnage classes and managed to complete the first couple of projects. Life then got in the way a wee bit and I still have a few projects to work on, but I’m hoping to make some progress on those this year.

Here are the two projects that I managed to fully complete – first up was a recipe card box:

The next project was a bit more challenging for me, but I thrive on a challenge so it was enjoyable and gave a real sense of achievement at the end. It’s a small set of drawers, which are so cute and dainty in real life!