Design & Appliqué Sewflakes

Fall in Love with Sewflakes

Snowflakes are typically a type of papercraft that combines folding and paper cutting to create a wide variety of designs that resemble the unique shapes of real snowflakes. Creative Spark instructor and author, Kathy K Wylie rediscovered her love of paper snowflakes when she realized that they would make beautiful quilt blocks! Kathy transfers the same process of making paper snowflakes into making “Sewflakes” out of fabric and using them in quilt blocks and sewing projects. 

In this course, Kathy will show you how to create beautiful sewflakes in a wide range of designs and technique styles! Just like a traditional paper snowflake, you will be folding paper and cutting out shapes, but with sewflakes you move beyond simple paper and elevate your artistry with quilted papercut appliqué blocks. 

Using 6 different appliqué sewing options, each Sewflake features intricate designs- in medallions, blocks, or borders in a variety of snowflake shapes. Design original patterns in just a few steps: cut out a paper snowflake, turn it into a pattern or template, and then transfer it to the fabric. Vary the number of folds, play with symmetry, and try positive and negative images for a variety of looks - Kathy shares all the "angles"!