Make an Iris Folded Sunbonnet Sue:
Cheri made this Sunbonnet Sue iris folding card.
Sylvia, From Portland, Oregon, made this card. She used two shades of purple ribbon that have 'eyelets' on each side. The ribbon was narrow, so she just used a second and/or third length of ribbon when required to fill up the space of the pattern. She completed this card by using corner punches and added the bouquet of flowers.
Sylvia, from Portland, Oregon, made this card for Mother's Day. Not wanting to waste anything, she used the cutout to make a second card. For the second one she framed the project using light purple ribbon and added the darker purple ribbon for a bow at her neck. She used paper punches to create her bouquet.
Caz, from Lincolnshire in the UK, made this Sunbonnet Sue greeting card with a twist. She calls her Winter Bonnet Sue. Her body is red and gold shiny crepe paper, the hat and boots are mulberry paper and the fur trim and the muff are made out of cotton wool.
Pat, from New Mexico, USA, made this Sunbonnet Sue birthday card. She used one solid piece for the bonnet and added ric rac to the bottom of the skirt.
Theresa, from New South Wales Australia, made this Sunbonnet Sue project. The border is stamped.
Caz, from Lincolnshire UK, gave her Sunbonnet Sue some paper posies to hold and added a bow made from thin ribbon. Her body and the corners were made from tea bag folding tiles printed without seams. Click here for the printable tiles.
Jackie Comfort, from Pennsylvania in the US, made this Sunbonnet Sue card for a little girl's first birthday. She noticed how Caz from Lincolnshire and some of the others had altered the pattern, using one piece for the bonnet and shoes then doing the rest of the folding, and used the same idea.
Caz, from Linconshire in the UK, created this Sunbonnet Sue greeting card. She put a tiny envelope in her hand with a Happy Birthday note peeking out of it. She did the shoes and bonnet first in solid colors and added some lacy trim to the edges of the bonnet and around her wrist. The corners and Best Wishes greeting are peel-off stickers.
Roberta, from Australia, made this greeting card. She thought Sunbonnet Sue needed something to play with so she gave her a miniature balloon. The string is drawn on with gold glitter pen. She drew around the edge of each design with a red or gold glitter gel pen and the centres are gold holographic card.
Annette, from Queensland, Australia, made this card for a sweet little girl.
Phyllis, from Virginia, USA, made this card for a quilter friend of hers. On the inside of the card, she used the cutout that was leftover from cutting the aperture on the front. These 2 photos are of the same card. The first picture shows the card front.This picture shows the inside of the card.
Margaret, from Queensland Australia, made this greeting card using the Sunbonnet Sue template.
Rita, from Florida, US, made this birthday card using the Sunbonnet Sue template. She did the bonnet and shoes in one solid color.
Ann, from Wellingborough, Northants, England submitted this greeting card project.
Joyce made this Sunbonnet Sue card. The background is textured (handmade) card stock and she got the other papers from a Thomas Kinkade scrapbook kit. She altered the arm piece and gave Sunbonnet Sue a nice sleeve.
Cathy, from New Jersey, USA sent in this photo.
Tanis, from Kelowna, B.C. Canada, sent in this card making idea. She adated the pattern for a small card, 4" X 5" . She used solid paper for the shoes and hood and also changed the arm shape, then followed the rest of the pattern guide as usual. She finished off the card with a bow made from silk ribbon.
Carolyn, from Queensland, Australia, submitted this card making idea. She used a corner punch for the trim and added a bouquet of flowers.
Dee, from Colorado USA, made this project for her granddaughter, to be used as a wall hanging.
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