Inchies tutorial

     Inchies, or in my case, up to two inchies, are a really fun way to try almost any art medium, but of course I love them for art quilty techniques! I thought I had lost this tutorial, and some photos are still missing, but I found most of them! (I take so many photos every day, it's hard to keep them organized! I'm gradually getting better, but I need an assistant 😂) 
     There are endless ways to make these, but here is how I did this batch. It's a great way to try some of the techniques in my 40 Ways to Use Your Free Motion Foot series! 

    First, I took a piece of Peltex heavy interfacing, with fusible glue on one side. I covered the glue side with strips of fabric, fused them down, and added a little stitching. This doesn’t end up showing much, so might be optional. 
    Then, I covered that with a little wool or silk roving, may have been a little of both. I covered the whole thing with a water soluble stabilizer and added more quilting. Make sure it’s catching a lot of the roving. 
    I then washed the stabilizer off, and added some decorative stitching. This could also be done before you wash off the stabilizer. I cut it into pieces, around 1 ½ to two inches. This is where the photos end for this batch, but I found some from a couple of other batches to help show how I use them!

   The first of those didn’t even have the wool or need the stabilizer. Just fabric strips and stitching, and then cut into smaller squares. The second photo shows some beads added, and how I would use them on a card. I did a triple zig zag stitch around the edges of both batches. 
   These are a great way to try some techniques on a very small scale! An 8” square piece to start with would get you 16 ‘two inchies’, or 64 actual inchies! A very fun and easy way to try some fun stitches and materials. Let me know if you try it! Happy sewing, Beret