| Those of you familiar with it will know it starts | | | | When I am making this project I tend to make a |
| with strips of fabric which are cut down into | | | | batch and I finish the same stage on all of the |
| separate smaller rectangles. These then have a | | | | cards before moving on the next step. It is |
| quarter inch turn on one long edge and are next | | | | quicker as you get into rhythm and means you |
| turned down into precise individual triangles. | | | | can create a range of cards in a relatively short |
| These little pieces may look uninspiring, but once | | | | space of time. |
| they are made up they become stunning. It is the | | | | If you are thinking of giving a go then look for |
| idea of the whole being bigger than the sum of | | | | either a Card Course or a Patchwork course. |
| the parts (I think!). | | | | Either way you will pick up some skills which you |
| Individually they are nondescript, but assembled | | | | can turn into a variety of projects. |
| correctly onto a base fabric and they become | | | | Many are dumb-founded why anyone would want |
| spectacular. | | | | to cut up perfectly good fabric, and then |
| Folded Star Patchwork was one project I always | | | | re-arrange it. But for me that is the attraction. |
| included in my card-making course because at | | | | Making new from old. |
| first sight it looks way beyond a beginner. But | | | | Patchwork cards have the added bonus of being |
| taught slowly and carefully, with the right pauses | | | | easily transported so they are great to carry |
| for practice and you can turn out one of these | | | | around and work in those spare moments. |
| cards in less than 2 hours. That may seem a lot | | | | If you are someone who does not like idle hands |
| of time, but it does get better! Because, like | | | | then a Patchwork Card project will sound just |
| anything, the first doing takes the longest. | | | | great. |