Velvet Patchwork

Use the Velvet Patchwork technique to make elegant and festive wall hangings, pillows, throws, table runners...the possiblities are endless!

Materials:
For Snowflake/Tree Patchwork (Finished size-17-1/2" x 17-1/2"):
Two yards of 2" wide velvet embossable ribbon-red
1/2 yard each cobalt blue velvet and teal velvet (You will have some left over for other projects)
Hot Potatoes stamps: K430 Party On, Q317 Snowflake Tres, Q383 Squiggly Tree
For Leaf/Acorn Patchwork (Finished size-17-1/2" x 17-1/2"):
Two yards of 2" wide velvet embossable ribbon-pistachio
1/2 yard each brandy velvet and teal velvet (You will have some left over for other projects)
Hot Potatoes stamps: Q324 Solid Oak Leaf, Q326 Open Line Oak Leaf, G322 Lil Nuts #2
For both:
Spray bottle
Iron
Scissors

Instructions
1. Measure out and cut 5-1/2" squares of velvet. For Snowflake/tree use 5 squares of blue and 4 squares of teal. For Leaf/Acorn use 5 squares of brandy and 4 squares of teal. Cut four 18" pieces of velvet ribbon, and pull the wire out of the edging.

2. Emboss the velvet squares. Preheat your iron to the cotton setting. Hopefully you will have practiced this technique before, and if not, try your initial embossing on a scrap of velvet.Very lightly mist the wrong side of the entire piece of velvet. Lay your rubber stamp with the rubber side facing up. Lay the velvet wrong side facing up, on top of the rubber image. Now, place the iron flatly over the entire rubber image. If the iron touches the rubber of your stamp, it is OK. Hold for about 20 seconds, and until the velvet is completely dry. Repeat this process embossing all squares of velvet and the ribbon as shown in examples.

3. With wrong sides together, sew patchwork pieces of velvet together in pattern shown. Once the pieces are all sewn together in one large piece, topstitch velvet ribbon around the outside edges to finish.