Holiday Issue

November/December 2011 Issue 3

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It’s that time of year again! What time of year, you ask? Well in MY house, it’s the getting-darker-earlier-light-the-fire-every-night-snuggle-up-in-a-warm-winter-quilt-with-a-hot-cup-o-cocoa-and watch “It’s Christmas Charlie Brown”. It’s time to break out the cookie recipes and “A Christmas Story” cookie cutters, complete with the bunny suit and leg lamp. (It’s Fragil-ay)! I love, love, love this time of year. I love decorating my house. I love the time we carve out to spend with family. I love the traditions. I love feeling like a kid at Christmas waiting to see my own children’s faces as they open their gifts on Christmas morning.

Sure the season is fraught with busy-ness. Craziness even. The pressure to do it all, and to do it right. To host the big Holiday party, and be the perfect hostess. To decorate the house and make it perfect. To get all your shopping done before December (yeah, right!). Yadda, yadda, yadda. This year, to all the craziness, I say BAH HUMBUG! I’m going to crank up my favorite Holiday tunes and get my Holiday spirit ON. I’m going to decorate my crazy 15-ft tree with it’s UN-perfect and UN-matching

ornaments and I’m going to bask in its glory like a Who down in Whoville. I’m going to deck the halls and sing fa-la-la-la-la. I’m going to take the time to get things done that I want to get done. I will make that handmade gift for a friend or family member instead of giving something store bought because I know it will mean more. I will remember what it feels like to be happy doing small things for others and enjoying the season together. I will remember what this season is truly about, as Linus said, “It’s about a babe, lying in a manger.”

Dear Holiday Season,

I. Am. Ready. BRING IT!

Raise your hand if you’re with me?!

Hugs, music, joy, laughter & hot cocoa -

Liz

Welcome...to our little corner of the quilty world! We’re excited to share with you our BIG Holiday issue! Soooo many fun crafts and ideas. Gifts to make for friends, or...keep for yourself (we won’t tell!). Welcome to our Winter Wonderland. Wishing you the very Happiest of Holidays....

Liz & Beth

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Jacquelynne Steves has always loved creating, and has worked in lots of different mediums-watercolors, acrylic paint, pottery, sewing clothes, cross-stitch, embroidery, cooking, gardening.... Heraffinity for quilting began about ten years ago when she and a friend decided to take a quilting classas an excuse to get together once a week, and she has been hoarding fabric ever since!The name for her pattern company, The Noble Wife, is taken from Proverbs 31 in the Bible, whichdescribes a woman who is a wife, mother, savvy business woman, seamstress and gardener. The“wife of noble character” also “opens her arms to those who are poor, and extends her hands to theneedy.” This verse inspired Jacquelynne to make hand made wool pins and donate the profits to acharity which gives sheep to poor families and teaches them to start a business. When asked if she isa “noble wife,” she replies with all honesty, “Some days are better than others!”

Julie Dueck creates beautiful things and is part of the designteam for Amanda Herring of The Quilted Fish. She says,“Everything I see around me inspires me. I have always been acrafter. When I first learned to quilt I lived in Germany. I woulddrive and everything I saw became a quilt in my mind. The hillslooked like a watercolor quilt and the fields looked likepatchwork. I would get so excited about all of the designs in myhead that some nights I couldn't go to sleep. My favorite thingis to help new crafters, quilters, jewelry makers etc... I love tohelp find a solution to little problems or help them makelemonade out of lemons.” Julie owns an online fabric store,IntrepidThread.com.

Designing fabric for Henry Glass has been the perfectopportunity to combine her passions- painting, quilting, andcolor, color, color! She runs The Noble Wife (withtremendous help from her husband and two daughters)from their 160 year old farmhouse in rural southwesternNew Jersey. Jacquelynne’s blog, along with her line ofquilt, wool & punchneedle patterns, watercolor note cards,handmade wool pins and pieces of original artwork can befound at TheNobleWife.com.

Our Contributors

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Ann Hansen and her husband live in Salt Lake City, near theirdaughter and new son-in-law. She says, "When I’m not designing Ilove to go sit out by our pool, put the radio on and float or justread a good book. I love color, even when I’m not quilting. To relax,I enjoy decorating my home, which lets me play with fabrics andcolors in another way. My husband and I joke that the house isgetting smaller inside because I’ve repainted the walls so manytimes. My maternal grandmother was a quilter and I didn’t want tosee the art lost in my family so I decided to learn. I love takingfabrics and seeing what I can create. Sometimes fabric inspires mydesigns. Other times, its things I see—tiles in a floor or slats in afence—or ideas just come to me at odd times. I hand draw all mydesigns so I always have graph paper handy. I am SO excited toshare my patterns and quilts with others and hope that you enjoythem as much as I do!" Find Ann's designs at PixieGirlQuilts.com.

Road Home Quilting designs quilt patterns from warmth and tradition, while meeting moderndecorative functions. They update traditional blocks by adapting them into new quilted effects thatwill be the focus of pride in your home and in gifting, season by season.

Alicia Hedrick lives in Southern California, is married to a wonderful man who comes from a longline of quilters, and has a beautiful 4 year old daughter, a bun in the oven, and 2 wild and crazyboxers. "My life is a bit crazy, often bordering on chaos, but I wouldn’t have it any other way."She loves to crochet, knit, quilt, sew (as in clothing), paper craft, and is a pretty fabulous cook,who has a love affair with baking! "My personal style runs very girly, lots of pinks, greens,creams, as well as very romantic and shabby chic. I live for embellishments! I do not believe in doinganything simple, plain jane, or ordinary. I believe in mixing mediums, using crochet with my quilting,and quilting with my scrapbooking. I love buttons, and bows, and ribbons, and lace."

Road Home Quilting consists of a Mom,Daughter and Cat team. Mom writes quiltpatterns. Alex writes the RHQ blog. KittyPearl is the official mascot. Pearl personallytests every design for fun and functionality,so we know you will love them all! Read moreat RoadHomeQuilting.blogspot.com.

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Table of ContentsIt has been said, this is the MOST wonderful time of the year. We’re going to go with that and agree! Who doesn’t love doing fun crafty projects in the wintertime? Give me a snow day and let me stay in my sewing room (and jammies!) all day. We hope these

projects inspire you to find your creativity and give homemade this year. “Maybe Christmas...doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas ...means a little bit more.” May you get into the spirit and find that MORE this season!

Paper Doll - p. 16-17

Jolly Holiday Pillow - p.18-21

Holiday Mis-Adventures - p. 22-23

Poinsettia Pin Cushion - p. 24-26

Santa’s Cookies - p. 27

Knit a Scarf - p. 28-29

Mini Gift Box - p. 30-33

Quilted Santa Hat - p. 34-36

Classy Classifieds - p. 37-38

Our Contributors - p. 4-5

The Big Giveaway - p. 6

Things We Love - p. 8

Swingin’ Playlist - p. 9

Jingle Jewelry - p. 10-11

Cheery Quilt - p. 12-13

Hippy Chick Belt - p. 14-15

Welcome Winter!

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1. Family

2. Music

3. Christmas cookies

5. Peppermint Hot Chocolate

6. Christmas movies

7. Snow

8. Decorations

9. Christmas Cards

10. Happiness in the air

holidays

4. Twinkle lights

Our favorite things about the

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Ourholidayplaylist

1. Shake Up Christmas - Train2. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses

3. Santa's Polka - Brave Combo4. On Christmas Night - Cherish the Ladies5. Melodies of Christmas - David Archuleta

6. Jingle Bells - Ella Fitzgerald7. In the Sun they Melted - InsideOut Acapella8. Step into Christmas - The Puppini Sisters

9. C'mon Let's Boogie to the Elf Dance - Sufjan Stevens10. 12 Days of Christmas - Straight No Chaser

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A

simplequick QUILT to add a

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A little cozy quilt isall you need for alittle holiday nap

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small quilt 42” x 54”You need 72 squares 5"(at least 6 fat quarters, more for variety)

One yard of sashing fabric

large quilt 51” x 72”You need 72 squares 6.5"(at least 12 fat quarters, more for variety)

One yard of sashing fabric

lil'Christmas CheerInstructionscutting...

For small quilt, cut 72 squares 5"cut 5 strips 3.5" x 54.5" for sashing

For large quilt, cut 72 squares 6.5"cut 5 strips 3.5" x 78.5" for sashing

sewing...

1. Sew 12 squares together in a vertical row.Make 6 rows!

2. Join the rows together, placing the sashingstrips between the pieced block rows.

3. THAT’S IT! Layer with batting andbacking, then quilt, bind, and enjoy...

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Materials:1/2 yard background fabric16 coordinating scraps, 3" x 22"Picture frame, 11" x 14"Adhesive board for framing, 11" x 14"

Cut:Background piece 15" x 18.5"From each of the 16 scraps...cut one strip 3/4" x 22"cut one square 1.25"

To make the doll & dress:Sew the 16 strips together, to make a larger piece of strippy fabric.Use your favorite applique method to make the project.Place the doll template diagonally to the seamed lines of the strippy fabric, and cut out.Place the dress on the strippy fabric with the seam lines horizontally, and cut out.(I appliqued the dress "wrong side up" for the dress so that it had a flapper-girl look)

paperDoll

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Stitch and frame the project:Lay out the doll and small squares on thebackground fabric to decide placement. Use theframe opening to help decide exactplacement...each frame opening can be differentso I haven't given exact measurements.I placed my doll off-center a bit so the squareswould fit in the frame opening.

Stitch the doll and squares in place.

Adhere the stitched background to the adhesiveboard, carefully smoothing out the fabric. Trimaround the edges of the board. Place it in theframe, and enjoy!

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Enjoy!-Liz

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Have

you any wool?

Just cast on a few stitches, depending on how wide you want

your scarf, and do a simple knit stitch until your yarn is gone!

So easy!

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Knit up a quick scarf with thisamazing yarn that is hand-spun with needle felted flowers. A ball of thisstuff is kinda pricey... but it's SO unique, and all those little wooly flowers areHAND-felted into the yarn. Can you believe that this thick 'n thin yarnknits up at 1-2 stitches per inch?! And talk about FAST....use giantneedles like I did (we call 'em clown needles!) and you'll be sporting a new funscarf in an hour or so. ---Beth

I used:One ball (70 yds) of big ol' yarn...Flora by U-Knitted Nationsneedle-felted flower yarn, made byPagewood Farms, in the color'natural' (the ball shown on this pageis the color 'forest') Ask in your localshop or find it online

Giant knitting needles...thesebabies are huge!Daisy plastic needles, made byCrystal Palace, size 20mm US 35,are available in local yarn shopsand also online

Don't knowhow to knit?

Try an online tutorial!Download the'HandiCraft' app

or check outKnittingHelp.com.

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Add a touch of

toHoliday Traditionsmodern style

Supplies:

Hat: fabric 20”x25”

and

batting 20"x25"

Lining: fabric 20”x2

5”

Band: fabric 7”x28”

batting 6.5"x28

Paper to make a patt

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Holiday tree ornam

ent or tassel for top

QuiltedSanta Hat

with a Quilted Santa Hat that is as fun to wearas it is quick to create.

This project requires only large scrapsof fabric and batting. Choose a festive ornament

as a whimsical replacement forSanta’s classic furry tassel.

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Step 1: CuttingCreate a cone shaped hat pattern, 19” long, 12” high,40° angle at the point. Base curves 4-1/2”.Place on fold. Cut one of Hat fabric, cut one of liningfabric, and cut one of batting.TIP: Use a witch hat pattern. Adjust fabric allowance tomatch your pattern.Cut a long 7”x28” rectangle of band fabric

Cut a 6-½”x28” rectangle of batting for the band

Step 2: QuiltingPin or spray baste hat piece to matching batting piece.NOTE: Only two pieces, not the lining. Quilt as desired.

TIP: For large stippling as in example, use free motion/darning foot and cover feed dogs. Start at hat point, butturn hat while quilting to work from all sides. “Draw” largepuzzle pieces until Hat is completely quilted. Also tryoutlining fabric motifs, drawing holiday shapes, or writingnames.

Step 3: Back SeamsFold quilted hat in half, right side inside, matching longedges. Stitch long edge using 5/8” seam. Repeat for lining.Hem Band: Align one edge of brim rectangle with battingrectangle. Pin or spray baste. Wrap long unmatched edgeof brim over batting and stitch.Band Back Seam: With fabric inside and batting outside,stitch short 6-½” ends together.TIP: Lengthen stitch to accommodate batting in backseams.

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Step 4: OrnamentSew ornament to end of quilted hat cone.

TIP: It is easiest to attach ornament now before joining hatwith lining. However, if ornament is extra delicate, waitand attach it at end of project.

Step 5: asssemblyWrong sides together, put lining inside hat, covering thebatting.Right sides together, match unfinished edge of band tobottom of hat.Nest back seams rather than trying to align them.TIP: Trim batting from seam allowances to reduce bulk innesting seams.

Stitch circumference of hat including lining and band inseam.

Step 6: Fold & Finish BandFold band back 2” above seam.TIP: Use a ruler resting on seam between band and hat tomeasure fold.Tack band fold in place around hat.

Fold hem edge of band to inside of hat, covering assemblyseam (from step 5). Slip stitch to finish.

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