A little sparkle thread for you! Here's to adding a little bling to your holiday sewing. Glamore Thread by Wonderfil. You are welcome to hand stitch or machine. Wonderful recommends a size 7 Embrodery needle for hand stitching and a size 100/16 topstitch needle for machine sewing. Read more about it Glamore Thread here.
Can't we all use a little more fabric in our lives?! This collection, Lazy Afternoon by Zen Chic is so charming. Loving the pastels mixed with pops of color and black. Looking for a charm pack pattern? I highly recommend taking a peek at the zippy pouch tutorials that Charise Creates has available or maybe the Runner Up Table Runner by Lynne Wilson.
Pin Cushions! Loving this cute pin cushion by Heather of Wooly Sheep Dots. And wool is such a kind and loving friend to our glass head pins. Heather has a great Etsy store with the cutest wool ball products. Be sure to check it out!
Adding a little fancy to your binding storage! Hope you enjoy the sparkle of these Quilt Binding Spools created by Stitch Supply Co.
Sarah Watts does it again! These iron-on labels will undoubtedly add a little bling and humor to your project. Thank you Sarah for adding these unique labels to the calendar. If you don't follow @wattsalot, now would be a great time! She's an incredibly talented fabric designer and teacher of art too!
MAKER patch! Where will you attach your patches? Sweatshirt, t-shirt, pouch, organizer? So many options! Attach by ironing on using a medium heat and pressing cloth.
How cute are these little stickers by @kperreaultcreates They are the perfect sticker to mark your rulers without obstructing the view. Kristen has many creative items on her website: stickers, t-shirts, and so much more!
Keeping your needles safe is this fella's job!
Created by our box artwork extraordinaire, @gingiber This magnetic needle minder is just so darn cute! Thanks Stacie for spicing up the advent calendar!
Quilt Measures approximately 60" x 75"
Use 1/4 seam allowance throughout
Fabric Needed:
Cutting Instructions:
Cut the panel into 20 squares @ 8 inches. The Patchwork Panel was created with 8 1/2" squares so you will need trim each square accordingly.
From each Fat Quarter cut 3 @ 9" squares.
Assembly of block:
For each block gather:
Cutting of 9" Squares.
For the first round, cut the 9" from corner to corner, with out moving the fabric, shift you ruler to cut again from the other corner to corner. You will then have 4 triangles.
For the second round, cut each of the 9" squares from corner to corner - one cut! If there are directional prints, I like to cut one square. Sew it on, then determine the direction to cut the second square.
Next sew on your first round. Sew triangles on two opposite sites, trim the sides flush, then sew on two more triangles. Once these are attached trim your block to 11 inches. See cutting tips on photo below.
Next sew the second round of fabric in the same manor as the first round. When complete, trim to 15 1/2 inches. Refer to the photo below for cutting tips.
Arrange the 20 completed blocks 4 wide by 5 high and sew together with a 1/4" seam allowance. Press seams open to distribute bulk.
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This pillow project is inspired by the Modern Tree Block Quilt by Diary of a Quilter. Please review Amy's full instructions for the Modern Tree Block here.
After making several tree quilts, I decided to take things down in size a bit! This pillow was created using a charm (5") squares. Please read the full instructions by Amy, and then use these modifications to create a smaller block. Here are the modifications used to create an 18" pillow.
Fabric Requirements:
1 charm pack (or 36 squares that measure 5 inches) and one fat quarter/quarter yard or scraps for the tree trunks. The fabric used in this pillow is Jolly Darlings by Ruby Star Society.
Modifications:
From each charm, cut off 1 1/2" from the bottom. Insert trunk that is cut to 1" wide by 1 1/2" tall.
Create block using Amy's tutorial and trim the block to 3.5" square
Arrange blocks 36 blocks for each pillow - 6 x 6 for each pillow.
I opted to hand quilt my pillow using size 8 perle cotton in these colors:
*In all honestly, I used 72 charms to create this pillow. It does have a twin, that isn't finished yet! So if you are studying it close, you won't find the "twin" block in this pillow*
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