Michelle recently introduced us all to Manx Quilting, and as soon as I saw it, I thought of Iris Folding - a papercrafting technique I've tried a few times in the past. We had a go today, and the results were lovely and so varied.
Michelle brought us this idea. For people (like me) who are afraid of quilting, this technique uses mainly tacking stitches which aren't visible.
These pieces are taking a little while to complete, so I'll add more when they're done.
We spent our last meeting making gatefold cards. These are fairly simple, and make a change from standard 'book fold' cards.
We used pre-cut 6 by 6in cards where we didn't fold the centre score and paper mainly from The Range or The Works with mirror card and various embellishments from individual members' stash.
For our first meeting of 2026, Sue led us making table favours that look like woolly hats. These don't require knitting or crochet, and just consist of card rings and leftover yarn.
Our recent meeting resulted in some beautiful winter-themed cards. Some used images from Hunkydory or Find It Creations and others used images they'd bought for themselves.
We used some die cuts cut using dies from last year's Spellbinders Twelve Days of Stitchmas Advent calendar. These produce images that can be stitched, but most of them look great unstitched too. We tried to use them with some matting and layering.
