I was at a craft fair last fall with (among other things) some folded-fabric–often called “quilted”–ornaments that I’d made. Some examples:
A lady stopped at my table, looked at the ornaments, and with a harrumph and a sniff said, “I learned to make those years ago”–and stalked off.
Her basic point, if rather inelegantly made, is correct of course…as the source for the designs above, The Ornament Girl, has written,
Like quilting, drawing, painting, etc… the craft technique behind ‘quilted ornaments’ – folding fabric into triangles, and forming a star pattern – has been around for a long, long time.
My own version of that old-fashioned craft is the Basic Star Pattern. I gave it this name as a way to set it apart from the old craft form. I did this because I have my own personal methods & techniques for making them, and my own spin on creating the design…
So, yes, you can make pine cones, trees, and basic star-type ornaments with the techniques from years ago. But you can also learn some new techniques that yield really striking results, like this lovely Easter egg I made:
If you’d like some more information on purchasing The Ornament Girl’s stunning designs for yourself, please visit her website.
Maybe you think it would be fun to work on ornaments with a group of friends and family. I can contact The Ornament Girl to get wholesale pricing on her e-books and we can work something out. Contact me if you’d like to give it a try.
