Good morning cute people!
Today we are almost halfway through our
Cozy Christmas Sew Along:)
But even though we are
already halfway into this...
it's super easy if
you are just starting now:)
First you will
need the free pattern:
to download it
Then you will need the
Cozy Christmas
Sew Simple Shapes
to get a them:)
We are using
Cozy Christmas fabric
to make the quilt...
you can check with your
favorite quilt shop
to purchase the kit!
I took this screen shot
on my iPhone to show you
the right side bar of my blog roll.
You can see that I have
each week of our sew along
to click on and view
so that you won't miss anything!
Each weeks tutorial
will remain on my blog
and I will keep adding
each week as we go along.
Simply scroll down and
click on the week
that you would like to view.
Obviously you are
on my blog right now...
and if you look to the right
and cannot sew the right sidebar...
that means you are
using your cell phone
and will need to scroll down
and click on
"view web version"
Okay!
With all of that being said...
Let's get started with block six!
#CozyStockingBlock
Here are my fabric choices
for the appliqués:)
to download the
cutting guide
for each shape...
And cut your fabric
and interfacing.
Cut a 5" long piece of
ric-rac for the stocking trim.
I'm using the mint and pink
little bells print
for the border on this block:)
Trace all of your shapes
onto the interfacing.
Measure in 3/4" from the
bottom of the stocking cuff
and mark a line.
Top stitch the ric-rac
into place on the line
before you sew the
interfacing and fabric together.
Stitch on your marked lines and
trim an approximate
1/4" seam allowance.
For the stocking piece...
I left the top open for turning
since the raw edge will be
tucked underneath the cuff.
Cut an "X" in the interfacing on
the other 3 pieces for turning:)
Clip the inside curve in the
stocking seam allowance
so that when you turn it
right side out
through the top opening...
it will lie flat after
shaping and pressing...
Like this:)
Place your stocking
onto the background
by measuring 3/4"
up from the bottom...
And 1 1/2" from the
right side edge.
Now place the cuff by
measuring 3/4"
down from the top edge.
Place the heel and toe pieces
over the stocking
and pin into place for appliqué.
After applique...
embroider the hanging loop!
I used all 6 strands and
a backstitch...and my
for matching the colors:)
After embroidery...
sew the little bells inner border:)
Then sew and layout your flying geese and
half square triangles to form
the pieced star border!
I just love pieced
scrappy borders...don't you?
And now your
#CozyStockingBlock
is complete and ready
to add to your quilt.
You can of course...
sew the two top rows together now
or save that until we are finished
with all of the blocks.
This is sew fun!
xx
Lori
Lori - my youngest daughter just recently discovered all my Cozy Christmas blocks and fell in love with them. She is a teacher and wondered if she could take it to school to show for Christmas - when it was done. This really warmed my heart and should warm yours for designing such a Cozy and Happy Christmas Quilt! (Maybe soon I can update my old phone and be able to also hook up with instagram, so I can share my blocks)!
ReplyDeleteLori, I recently found your fabric in a LFS and I love that you have designed it so one yard gives us so many fat quarters of your line! Its genius! Thank you for noticing the obvious and doing us all a big favor!!
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