Once upon a time Martha Jenkins created a quilted Easter egg for her grandlet, Jaycee. It was a magical egg, hand crafted and filled with treats. Martha shared her quilted egg photos with Candace the Muse because the Cool2Craft Creative Play Theme for September is “My Quilt”.
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Martha told me:
“One long ago year, in lieu of Easter baskets, I made large, treat filled, papier mache’ eggs for my 2 daughters, son in law & both grandlets. I began with blown up balloons that I covered with papier mache’. (torn up newspaper & Mod Podge.) When they were dry I filled & decorated each differently. With Mod Podge & fabrics, granddaughter Jaycee’s became a quilt. I fitted triangles of fabric edge to edge over the entire egg. Some teddy bear fabric offered a nice applique for the top/center. I used a bottle of glitter glue to outline each of the seams & glitz up the applique. A ribbon & bow finished the project. To get to the contents on Easter |
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I’ve since used my “quiAs you can see, she enjoyed her Easter goodies. She was about 1 1/2 years then & is now 16 (& 5’9″ tall).lted egg” idea for smaller eggs. Both purchased papier mache’ and plastic eggs work well but are better if painted white first. Painting will keep the darker egg from showing thru lighter colored fabrics & will help the fabric adhere to plastic eggs. I spray a final acrylic finish on these & sometimes add a screw eyelet for hanging. They look great hanging or with several others nested in a basket. Printed gift wrap will work too.” What o cool idea! Thank you, Martha! I love seeing your work! Candace the Muse
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Martha earned another CoolCash Smacker for her submission. She’s already earned some handmade swag from my studio and she’s headed for more!
Whenever you submit an entry to a monthly theme you earn one CoolCash Smacker. When you’ve earned four Smackers I’ll send you some handmade swag from my studio! |
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Remember, it’s never too late to enter any theme! email me with questions, photos and stories at candace@cool2craft.com |
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