This is my "stamp" ... meet my hands, quilting on my Bernina...I used a paper piecing pattern from Ruth B. McDowell's book called When Quilters Gather. I love this book and would like to make a quilt from the patterns someday.
She advised increasing the size of the pattern significantly from what was in the book but silly me...I decided I would use the pattern as is...a bit challenging actually.
The paper pieced section is 5 inches by 10 inches. I turned the edges down on this piece and appliqued it onto a piece of wool felt. This is a nice sturdy piece of felt you can find at Michelle's shop if you want to do something similar. I finished up with pinking shears to make the "stampy edges".
And then, because this is a "stamping hop" I used a rubber stamp to add my Stamp text. I chose QUILTING FOREVER USA since almost all the stamps I buy these days are FOREVER which, for any international readers who may be unaware, just indicates that I don't have to add additional postage when the rates go up, which seems often, these days.
Thanks for joining me and please be sure to check out all the other Stampers "on" today!
June 28
Robin's Fabric Nest
In The Sewing Basket
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Just Quilt It
AnnieOak Designs
Buzzing and Bumbling
krislovesfabric <--you are here!!
CherrysPrairiePrimitives
Hanging On By A Thread
63 comments:
Great Stamp! You are so creative.
Very creative and I love the Quilting Forever stamping!
That's fastastic! I love it. and your rubber stamping is so straight...not sew easy but expertly done.
Oh Kris it is just amazing!
Love your forever stamp! Amazing paper piecing. Thank you for sharing.
Just beautiful, Kris!
An amazing stamp!
Wow...challenging VERY nicely done!
Your stamp is so cool!!! I love it. Thanks for sharing your creativity
wonderful!
Stunning!
a stamp all quilters would buy!!
Lovely !
Love your stamp. Great job
very nice job, kris. i love the colors you chose also.
Very clever!! Thanks for mentioning the book. It looks like a 'must have'!
Fabulous! I did not see the hands at first until I read what you had to say! Great job!
What a beautiful (and complicated looking) stamp!
Your stamp is a wonderful, modern take on the theme!
Lovely stamp!
Love it so much! Perfect for the sewing room. Did I say that I love it?!
Wow, great job, Kris! Great idea to use pinking shears for the edges!
I am totally all over this ....Kris...very well done...priceless, you will see..
Clever!! It must have taken lots of time to come up with this one Kris...very nice!
Lovely work Kris :)
Very beautiful!!
That is so sweet!! I love paper piecing now too...very great!! Thanks!!
adorable - quite a challenge to work with something so small, even paper piecing.
What a beautiful little quilt stamp! You did such a great job on this!!!
very nice
How nice. They should make that one into a real stamp.
Paper piece stamp is great.
Wow this looks wonderful, nice job on the paper piecing.
Sweet paper piecing! I think I may need that book! Thanks for sharing!
Great stamp!
Wonderful stamp. I like the Quilting Forever on your stamp.
Breathtaking! This leaves me speechless
Fabulous, there are no other words that come to mind! I've seen that book, and was on overload looking at all the little pieces, reducing it boggles my mind, but you my dear have done a marvelous job!
Great work! I love the block--so nice for a "forever" block since quilting will be around that long.
Wow, you are brave girl to NOT increase the size as that is detailed foundation piecing! WTG, Kris. May Quilting remain Forever even though our postage rates will not.
Stamping "Forever" on your beautiful paper piecing block was a great idea...love the whole thing! Lots of little pieces, but you did an amazing job on it. :O)
Love your forever stamp. It so covers quilting. Once hooked you are in it for life.
Wonderful job! I love the look of paper piecing. Thanks for the info on the book...looks like a book I would like a lot. Thanks for sharing.
What a great job you did. Quilting Forever!! Love it!
I love the "forever" idea and your great piecing. After talking to a new neighbor from Australia, we are fortunate to have "forever stamps" as she explained that the postage in the US is very expensive. We take a lot of things for granted until we have something else to compare with it and although I've been seeing this on the Internet, it is now "sinking in" that many things cost much more here than they do in other countries. Thanks for sharing.
Love your stamp, great piecing. thanks for sharing.
That should be a REAL stamp--especially for us stitchers. It's the greatest.
I really like that, you did a stupendous job. Now I have another book to buy too LOL.
Excellent paper piecing. I'm always impressed with those who do the techniques that I struggle with.
It took me a minute to see the image in your stamp, but when I did I loved it. Nice idea.
Love the yellow and grey together
Oh, I like the paper piecing idea for a stamp. What a great job you did. I am still working on my paper piecing...so far, not a fan (for me)
great job! The stamping was a nice extra touch. congrats on top 3!
Very nice, and very nice colors. Well done.
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Chris I like the stamp you made.
Congrats on being a top pick of the day!! Great job on your project, truly unique. Thanks for sharing.
Very creative both with the block and the tag - just perfect.
WOW, that is just stunning! Congats on being a pick of the day!
Forever...wonderful!
Very creative I love it, thanks for sharing.
wow, there are some tiny pieces in your stamp. I'm not very good at paper piecing but it sure looks nice and glad you shared with us.
This is great! Very nice.
If you can paper piece I am automatically impressed :) It looks really great!! I have yet to learn to paper piece. Just can't make myself do it. It seems complicated but I know it is really not. I love the whole concept of quilting forever. I hope to be doing the same .... quilting forever :). It is a creative process that always ends with love as you share it with someone or use it in your home. Thanks for sharing in the hop along. Congrats for being on top for the day:) Janita
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