Leftover Triangles by Judi Kauffman for The Queen’s Ink

I treated myself to an AccuCut die called Napkin Fold Cards in December and have been making a bunch of them. Each card includes triangles in two sizes and I always die cut lots of extras so I can mix and match the patterns and color combinations. Therefore: Lots of leftover triangles!

I thought it would be fun to design paper quilt blocks to glue into my Traveler’s Notebook. The photo above shows a 2-page spread with a pair of quilt blocks. The photo below shows three of them, hinged together vertically. They’ll go on another page in the notebook.

FYI: (For Your Inspiration) The remaining two photos show an array of Napkin Fold Cards. If anyone is interested in a class or in-store demo, I’d be happy to bring my die to The Queen’s Ink for a session. Please call during business hours - leave your name, phone and email info and if there is enough interest we’ll plan a session.

YOUR TURN:

• Start with gel-printed, hand-painted, hand-stenciled or hand-stamped papers instead of printed sheets!
• Turn triangles and squares into paper quilt blocks. 
• Adhere to card fronts, pages in an art journal or traveler’s notebook.
• Use a fine nib pen to add faux stitching lines.
• Use a sewing machine to add actual stitched lines to the blocks prior to glueing them to a project or into a book. (Keep a separate sewing machine needle for use on paper only - don’t use the one you use for fabric, paper will dull it.)

SUPPLIES for PAPER QUILT BLOCKS:

• Light or medium weight patterned papers or cardstock
• Square and triangle dies in sizes of choice
• Glue stick

FOR NAPKIN FOLD CARDS:

• Lightweight patterned papers
• AccuCut Napkin Fold Die
• Glue stick