Hot Air Balloon Mobile By Louise Papas

Description

A fun and eye-catching addition to a little girl or boy’s bedroom, this hot air balloon mobile pattern from Louise Papas, will hold a small soft toy or family of dolls. Make it in fabrics to suit a child’s bedroom décor and favourite colours.

A novel three-dimensional hanging decoration for a child’s room
Choose colours to coordinate with any décor and feature children’s novelty prints in the balloon panels and a check print for the basket for extra fun
A comprehensive materials list is included in instructions, ensuring that you’ll have everything you need to complete the project
All patterns are provided full size, ready for tracing
Step-by-step instructions illustrated with diagrams will guide you through every stage of the project from cutting your fabrics through to construction
A great gift for both boys and girls
Hang it near a window so that it sways in the breeze
Ideal project for crafters with intermediate-level skills or for more adventurous beginners

Materials

Fabric requirements specified in instructions
Medium-weight fusible batting
DMC Perlé No 8 Cottons
Embroidery needle
Beige cord
Non-stretch nylon beading thread
Fibre fill
Foam ball with diameter 15cm (6in)
Template plastic
Permanent-marking pen
Compass
Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat
Sewing machine with 1/4in foot

Designer

Louise Papas

Sewing has been a part of my life forever and I have always loved fabric. I can remember standing in the Myer fabric department as a child looking at all the fabrics while my Mum flicked through the pattern books. I learnt to make clothing in my teens and I loved most crafty pursuits spending lots of time knitting, crocheting and drawing.

My love affair with quilting started around 20 years ago when my mother and her friends started making quilts together. It wasn’t until a few years later when I had my babies that I started making them myself. From there I discovered the online world of blogs and Flickr and realised there were lots of like-minded fabric mad crafty types like myself out there.

My favourite thing to do is needle turn appliqué and most of my quilts and other designs include some. I recently finished a fun quilt featuring a pineapple using clam shell appliqués, which I think gave it an amazing texture. I really enjoy the hand sewing aspect of quilt making whether piecing blocks or hand quilting. I have very little time these days to spend at the sewing machine so it’s great to have more portable projects.

My ideas come from all sorts of places. I’m inspired by my children, my online quilty friends from all around the world, art, history, the world around me and always the beautiful fabrics. Since my teens I have been really fascinated by the Art Deco period and am currently playing with some quilt ideas using some classic deco shapes.