| This charming, rustic-style quilt can be used as either a wall hanging
or a table topper. It's fun and easy to make. It features the design Father
Christmas. |
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| The finished size of this quilt is about 14" x 22".
You will need 1/2 yard of light colored fabric (we used white) for the
embroidered part, squares and binding, strips of blue and gold fabrics
2" wide and 42" long. For the raw-edge applique fir trees you will need
Steam-a-Seam or any other fusible web, and scraps of green fabric. To make
the applique puffy, we used self-adhesive polyester felt instead of traditional
cotton. You'll also need a piece of batting, and backing. |
| All measurements are based on 42" wide fabric and 1/4" seam allowance. |
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Cutting:
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Out of the white fabric, cut a rectangle measuring 10 1/2" x 14", one
strip measuring 2" x 30" and one strip measuring 2" x 42". For the binding,
cut 3 strips 2" wide and the length of the width of the fabric.
Out of blue fabric, cut a strip measuring 2" x 30".
Out of gold fabric, cut a strip measuring 2" x 42". |
Sew the white and gold 2" x 42" strips together lengthwise.
Sew the white and blue 2" x 30" strips together lengthwise.
Press the seams towards the darker strips. |
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| Cut the white-gold strip into 21 strips 2" wide, and the white-blue
strip into 15 strips 2" wide. |
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| Sew the 9 white-gold strips into a new strip as shown on the picture
below: |
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| Attach this strip to the left side of the white rectangle. |
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| Sew the remaining 12 white-gold strips into two new strips with 6 units
in each: |
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| Assemble the white-blue strips into 3 strips with 5 units each, as
shown below: |
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| Sew the 3 strips together: |
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| Attach the white-gold strips to the upper and lower sides of the white-blue
unit: |
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| Attach the new unit to the right side of the white rectangle. |
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Embroidery:
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| Stabilize the white rectangle with iron-on cut-away stabilizer. Make
the embroidery. Cut away the excess stabilizer.
You can also use polyester craft felt instead of the stabilizer. In
this case we recommend to baste the quilt top to the felt in the ditch
along the colored units. After the embroidery is finished, rip the baste
stitches and cut away the excess felt around the embroidery. |
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Applique:
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| We made a raw edge applique out of self-adhesive polyester felt. Out
of paper, cut out Christmas tree templates. Transfer the templates onto
the felt and cut out the trees. Place the trees on the quilt top where
you like. |
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| When you are satisfied with the location of the trees, remove the paper
from the adhesive and press the applique firmly in place. |
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| If you do not have self-adhesive felt, you can use cotton fabric for
the trees, instead. Place the fabric on a fusible web, such as Steam-a-Seam.
Transfer the templates onto the fabric and cut the fabric out together
with the web. Place the trees on the quilt top where you would like them
and fuse them in place using an iron. |
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Quilting and Finishing:
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| Now place the backing on a flat surface (table) face down. Cover with
batting. Spread your working piece over it.
Pin all three layers together with 1" pins and start quilting. We quilted
along the lines of the embroidery and made stippling all over the quilt.
After the quilting is finished, press the work with heavy steam and
square the work -- all corners should be 90 degrees and opposite sides
should be of the same length.
Finish the raw edges with binding.
The quilt is ready. Enjoy! |
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Happy Stitching!
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