leona07

When I was at the Sewing And Stitching Expo in Puyallup, Washington, my mom and I came across a booth that had "quilting" projects that we thought would be fun to try. You buy a foam board and use a knife to cut the pattern into the foam and then you use fabric and push it into the cut grooves. The finished product is a picture that looks like a quilt that you would hang on the wall.

My mom and I are interested in trying this, but we didn't buy the supplies that day. I took a flier from the booth but I have misplaced it, and it had the website to visit to buy the supplies.

Does anyone know what this is? I know my explanation is lacking!! I don't know if this type of project has a name or not.

Thank You!!!

reneebobby

No i don't but we have an expo coming up at the end of the month, i could see if they are there and get you the flyer if you like.

Mplsgirl

I have seen this project, too, but don't know what it's called. I saw it in Clotilde catalog but that was a while ago. Have you tried "Foam quilts" in the Internet? Anyway, I think they look great and easy and quick.

leona07

Reneebobby, that would be great! Thank you!!!

I just did some google searching and I found a place that had this type of project, but it just doesn't seem like they had quite the selection that the booth had.

It looks super easy, and fun. Something fun for my mom and I to do together on a rainy day. It was also inexpensive. You buy the board and then you buy the kit which comes with the pattern and fabric to finish the picture you choose.

jbud2

Way back when, you could make ornaments with the same technique, using a styrofoam ball. Way back . . .

leona07

My mom used to make those! She would take a styrofoam ball and use little squares of cloth (about 1 inch) and use something to poke the center of the square into the ball. She would do this until the whole ball was covered. I totally forgot about those until you mentioned it.

Up North

I made those with the foam ball, I used a paring knife to push the fabric into the ball untill it was all covered, did it with egg shapes too. I think you would have to draw your pattern on the foam board and score it lightly with an exacto knofe then just cut pieces and push into the score marks sounds like a fun project!' Here is a picture of one that just happeded to be laying here on the bookcase not a very good pic tho.

Sharon M

Leona, I have a friend that made what you are talking about a few years ago. She just drew the pattern she like out on the foam board, scored it, but can't remember what she use to tuck the material in with. They really looked pretty hanging on the walls going up her stairway.

leona07

i suppose something like one of those bone folder tools would work to tuck it in.

patricej

i've seen the kits. very definitely pretty. also very definitely pricey. i have always wanted to make some so have also wondered whether or not i'd save piles of money if i put together my own kit. you already have to buy the foam, which means you'd have to mark and cut the patches yourself. that means you need to buy the cutting tool(s) too, i'll bet.

sooooo i'm thinkin' the supplies list for a DIY might go something like this:

foam
ruler(s) - which we already have
at least one exacto knife
templates for the block pieces- which we either have or could easily make
a nice frame with at least a 1/4" inset to "nest" the foam pieces
scraps - which we all have already, too
glue - which we usually have on hand

you could preposition the foam pieces and use some quarters as spacers so there's be a place into which you can stuff the pieces of fabric. a credit card would probably work nicely for pushing the edges of the fab pieces down into the gaps.

i'll bet you could also just wrap the foam pieces before you position them inside the frame. it would all go together like any other puzzle.

i think it would cost less AND you wouldn't go to all that effort to make the same block(s) from the same fabrics as the other hundreds of people who also bought the commercial kit(s).

just my two cents.