The new christmas wall-hanging for this year will be a pattern from Australian Homespun magazine -- It's A Holly Jolly Christmas. The original pattern has 16 blocks, but my version will only have 9. I already have some of them partially completed. I've done the blanket stitching (I like this tutorial-very clear and exact) and here is another tutorial BUT -I actually do my blanket stitch a little differently, I believe it's called the English version. I have left the features and embellishments till the end. Each block will have a patchwork border and then I will add a final border of a novelty christmas print, instead of doing all of the extra applique as in the original. I might give in and perhaps do just one corner with applique, not sure yet. You can see the blocks I am using in my gallery.
Tomorrow, we are heading down to the Gold Coast for 4 days. I have lots of stitching to take with me and a couple of good books. I'm taking Bridget's Farm Quilt blocks and also the Christmas blocks, so even if it rains the whole time I will still have plenty to keep me occupied!
There are a couple of Patchwork shops in the vicinity as well so I'll be checking those out! I'm still building the stash for the Popsicle Posies Quilt.
Happy Sewing!
I love that wall hanging. I ended up not taking my machine to the coast for the weekend. I did take my hand quilting but got interested in a book yesterday and didn't work on it. Have a great weekend
ReplyDeleteI finally had a chance to check out your blog. I so like it! I looked at everything in your album and I am impressed by the sheer number of completed projects. That means I am so jealous. I love your "first quilt". The colors are warm and mellow and the hand work is beautiful. Keep checking back with me and I will do the same.
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Thank You! My "first quilt" came as a quarterly mail out and I recall that I "overlocked" the edges (I had no knowledge of quilting at this stage) and hand tacked every seam to ensure they butted up nicely. I have come a long way since this first quilt. It hangs in our hallway and apart from Christmas wall-hangings and Ednas Four Seasons which hangs in my sewing room, it is the only quilt I have up on the wall! I do however have a selection of Table Runners which take their turn on our dining room table.
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