sewnsewer2

GREAT tute so far! Thanks for doing this for us.

sewjoyce

Thanks sew much for the tute!! You make it look sew easy!!! In what dept. in WalMart should I look for these photo cubes? How much were they??? :D

QuiltingGrannie

We just got them in about a month ago in the craft/fabric dept. Not sure if all the stores are carrying them. They are $6.97 at our store.

sewjoyce

Thanks for the info!! Will certainly look for them when I make my weekly journey..... :lol: :lol:

QuiltingGrannie

Part two.

Assembly of the base side coverings.

1. Take piece of 3" x 3" batting and fold in half making it 3" x 1.5"
2. Take piece of 3'x 3.5" contrasting fabric 'two', and place right side DOWN on work surface.
3. Place folded batting in center of the wrong side of fabric.
4. Fold the ends over for finished look (and glue in place if you want, it's not necessary).
5. Take the fabric/batting piece and place along the center corner of the cube
6. Take your thin object (see my pic), hold the one side of the fabric while you gently push the other side in between the wood and the glass.
7. Repeat on the other side of that corner so each side in tucked in and secure. (Once it is in and secure you may take a small amount of glue to make it permanent. Be careful NOT to get the glue onto the glass as this will make your glass unable to be removed for cleaning.) I just leave it tucked without gluing)
8. Repeat steps above for all 4 corners.
This should conclude covering your four corners.

QuiltingGrannie

Take a deep breath. You're almost done!
Eat another piece of chocolate or have another sip of coffee/tea.

Bottom frame cover assembly.

Preparing fabric tube ---

1. Take one of the 22" x 2" pieces of fabric and place right side DOWN on your work surface.
2. Take one of the 21" x 2" pieces of batting and fold in half so you have a piece that is 21" x 1".
3. Place batting in the center of the wrong side of the fabric.
4. Gradually take one side of the fabric and fold over onto the batting. Take the other side and fold over onto the fabric so that the batting is completely covered. Glue the fabric to itself to secure. (I do about 2 inches at a time).
5. Continue this along the length of fabric except for the last 1 or 1.5 inch. (having a raw edge along the length is o.k.)
6. Wrap this fabric tube around the bottom frame to be sure you have a piece long enough to wrap around and over lap about an inch. Take off and set aside while you follow # 7.
7. Repeat above process # 1 thru #6 for the top frame cover piece.

dglvr

Thanks for the tute. Your instructions are great. I'll be getting a cube to try this. I'll see if Michaels carries it. Very cute. :thumbup:

QuiltingGrannie

Attachment of bottom and top frame covering.

1. Take the tube you made for the bottom frame covering and place the one edge on the bottom frame. (Raw edges facing the wood)
2. Hold in place with a straight pin sticking just slightly into the wood.
3. Place glue along that one side of the bottom making sure you get to the edge towards the glass as well as the bottom toward the base.
4. While holding the end you have pinned, pull the tube with your other hand to stretch around the first corner edge.
5. Be sure to encase the end of the side covering.
6. Pull so the tube is tight at the corners.
7. Gradually continue around each side.
8. When you get to the end of the tube which should reach to overlap the beginning piece. (You can remove the straight pin at this point as the tube should be glued and stay in place) reach in with small scissors to remove some of the batting so you just have fabric for about 1 inch.
9. Fold the end into itself to form a hem/finished look with no raw edges and glue together.
10. Glue this fabric only edge onto the tube edge that is attached to the cube and hold tightly in place for the finished connection. There will be a 'seam look' which you can later cover with your decoration.
11. Repeat above steps #1 thru 10 for the top. Remember to encase the side corner edges, and to pull tight around the corners.

QuiltingGrannie

At this point you should be done.

Take your finished lid and place on your finished cube.
The lid may fit tight and need some light force to secure, but that is o.k. If it is too tight to fit it means your fabric on the lid is not tight enough onto the planks.

Now you are ready to attached your decorations to compliment your fabric and cover your 'seams'.

Add pins and you are ready to get back to quilting!

I will work on variation for those who can't find the photo cube that has the lid and add that to this at a later date.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope it was easy to follow.

Happy creating and I'd love to see the ones you make.

QuiltingGrannie

Let me know if Michael's has them.