Cozy Christmas Sew Along - Week Nine - Block Nine!!

It's week nine in our 

Cozy Christmas Sew Along.

YaY!

If you're just joining us...

CLICK HERE 

to download the free pattern:)

CLICK HERE 

to get your 

Cozy Christmas 

Sew Simple Shapes

Visit your favorite quilt shop to

 get your Cozy Christmas fabric kit:)

Today is block nine!

#CozyHollyBlock

These are the Cozy Christmas prints 

that I used to make my holly:)

Cut your interfacing and fabric.

Use the cutting guide 

that I have provided for you.

CLICK HERE 

to download it and 

add it to your pattern.

Trace the shapes onto 

the interfacing and sew!

After you have trimmed 

the seam allowances...

be sure to clip the 

INSIDE CURVES ONLY 

on the holly leaves.

Turn and shape using

 the Clover pressing tool.

Place your first berry

 3/4" down from the top edge.

Place your holly leaves 

1 1/4" up from the bottom edge and...

a little more than 1/2" from the sides.

Make sure to trace your

 embroidery lines on first!

Pin into place and appliqué:)

I used 6 strands of my 

Aurifloss 

and a backstitch 

for the embroidery.

Applique and embroidery completed!

I always lay all of my blocks that are finished

 out on my cutting/ironing table to choose the 

pieced border fabrics for the latest block.

And my borders are on!

I decided to sew the first three rows together now that block nine is completed.

I cut all of my sashing strips at the same time.

Just a note about my recipe print...

It's a real recipe!

It was my grandma's...

and I thought it would make a super cute print...

so feel free to make some gingerbread cookies 

after sewing your sashing!

***TIP***

When you're sewing your sashing onto your blocks...

keep the sashing underneath so that 

you can keep an eye on your piecing up top:)

Here are my 3 rows...

only one more to go!

I super love the way it's coming together 

 and I hope you do to!

xx

Lori