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Who said that quilts had to be made out of fabric? I discovered
that by combining 5¼ inch floppy disks with Styrofoam pieces
I could create an unusual mini quilt wall hanging.
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The traditional star design fit perfectly on the disk.
First I sponge painted the disk with a mixture of half acrylic
craft paint and podge. I used the same mixture for the star.
Once the pieces were dry I glued them onto the disk.
Then I punched holes in the top corners and created a hanger
with cotton yarn.
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For the variation on the traditional star I fused fabric
to the Styrofoam pieces.
This time I used a mixture of silver and podge to sponge paint
the background.
To give it a more sewn appearance I used dimensional fabric
paint to draw small stitches on the star pieces and to out
line the star on the disk.
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By painting the floppy the same color as the background of
the star the disk just about disappeared from view.
The important part in this design it to lay it out before
hand and make sure you use the proper colors for the right
squares.
To finish the object coat with one or two coats of varnish.
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From the traditional star design it was just small step to
created the tumbling blocks.
I sponge painted the disk with a black/podge mixture.
Primed the Styrofoam pieces, which left them light grey and
then sponge painted with a paint/podge mixture of two shades
of the same color. This sponge painting technique lets the
primer show through and adds to the color scheme.
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Here I experimented with the traditional basket design.
I sponge painted the disk with a black/podge mixture.
I did not prime the Styrofoam pieces this time just painted
them with two coats of plain paint. Also I have not varnished
this piece yet.
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