Countdown to Christmas

How are your stars coming out? Are you still with me?
I hope everyone is getting the hang of those little blocks.
If you are making one a day you should have 18 blocks,
you will need a total of 24 blocks.

From your lights you will need to cut 156 - 2-1/2" squares.

If you have your 4 patches done you can use some of
your 2-1/2" light squares and make 56 blocks like this.

C is for Car

Stitching Saturday Week Three
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Car - # 976 orange
Wheels - # 169 dark grey
Letters - # 3790 medium brown
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B is for Ballerina

Stitching Saturday Week Two
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Tutu - #961 dark pink and # 962 light pink
Letters - # 3790 medium brown

Countdown to Christmas

 Using your 1-1/2" light solid and dark print strips and
your favorite technique make 140 - 4 patches.

Afternoon Nap

We have a new display in the shop and it looks

perfect for my afternoon nap. To bad there is no time for that.

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We are planning an Olde Fashioned Christmas Bed Turning

for Saturday, December 7 so save the date.

More details to follow.

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I have had a few questions about our Saturday Stitching.

To avoid multiple emails and calls I am going to try a cover

the answers, of course if you have a different questions

please do not hesitate to ask.

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1. What size should I cut my fabric?

I am using a 4" hoop so I cut my squares 6". 

If you are using a larger hoop you will need to 

adjust your size to fit the hoop.

2. Do you have any more S is for Stitch kits. 

I am so sorry but I do not have any more kits

and will not be making more. If you need the book

I will have more in the shop soon or you can get one here.

3. What kind of floss are you using and what colors?

I am using DMC because it is available everywhere.

 I chose colors that will work well with the reproduction 

fabric I love. These are the colors I included in the kit. 

#3790 - dark brown - 2 skeins

#3032 - medium brown

#598 - light blue green

#368 - medium green

#3820 - medium yellow

#961 - dark pink

#3716 - medium pink

#169 - dark grey

#762 - light grey 

#3777 medium red

#976 - medium orange

#3827 - medium yellow

#936 dark green

#924 - dark blue

#926 - medium blue

#3022 - medium grey

#3023 light grey

#3781 - dark brown

#368 - medium green

#648 - medium grey

A is for Ant

Stitching Saturday Week One
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I hope everyone has received their package and is ready to start
 stitching. Kristyne the author of S is for Stitch just won the
Craftsy Blogger Award for best photography.
Check out her blog Pretty by hand it is beautiful.
Now lets get stitching, do you have all
 your floss wound and in you ruler box?
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Ant - #169 dark grey
Letters -  # 3790 medium brown

Countdown to Christmas

Lets get started.

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First you will need to make 24 - 2" stars. Use this tutorial to

make one each day for 24 days. That will put us 1 month

from Christmas Eve. Yikes! Along the way I will give you additional

information for different parts of the quilt, that way we can have

this project all wrapped up in time for Christmas.

 You will need to cut 24 sets like this.

1 light 2-1/4" square

4 light 1" squares

1 dark 1-1/2" square

4 dark 1-3/8" squares

Draw Diagonal lines on the wrong side of 4 dark 1-3/8" squares

Place 2 dark squares on light 2-1/4" square.

Sew 1/4" on each side of line.

Cut on line, press points out.

Place a dark square on each unit and sew 1/4" on each side of line.

Cut on line, press points out. Trim little tails off.

Layout and piece together 2" star - repeat to make 24 stars.