Originally Posted by BuzzinBumble

Thank you for so many effusive compliments! You have no idea how much it means to me. And when I see avatars like marymm and Eagle Hawk’s, that show they are highly accomplished crazy quit experts, well it really encourages me to try do more! I hope you ladies have posted these gorgeous quilts in your own topics, because later in the week, when I get time, I am going to go looking for them!

A few other QB members have asked how to do the box and one asked that i post directions on the topic for everyone. Things are busy here for the next few days, but by midweek, I hope to have better directions written out. For now, I will just be posting this answer:

I purchased set of 3 paper mache boxes at JoAnn Fabrics. That was the only way I could find the 5” size box that I needed. The 5" size fit the pin cushion lid that I made using an old CD, as directed in the IvoryBlushRoses blogspot. And there isn’t any way I could improve on her directions for the pincushion. She is the originator of that wonderful idea, not me. I only found a neat way to use it.
To cover the bottom, I glued fabric (that I machine quilted before hand) around the sides of a 5" paper mache box that I had already covered with strips of the same fabric on the edges and inside curves. I didn’t want to embellish the sides too much for fear it would visually compete with the lid. Then I made fabric covered circles to fit the inside and outside bottoms and glued those in too. The last step was to make a strip for around the inside of the box. I had originally planned to use the paper mache lid too, but it would not fit on the box after adding all that padding.

Hope that helps answer some of your questions for now.

Have a happy weekend!
Lara