Fabric stores are teeming with beautiful and festive Moda holiday fabric. Over the years our talented Chefs have whipped up some lovely holiday projects to help you get a jump start on Christmas sewing.
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-Oda May
Hello, Karin Vail from Cascade Quilts back again this month with yet another Christmas in July project!
2 Jelly Rolls (or 2 jelly roll race quilt tops – or a combo of the two!) I used 24th and Pine by Basic Grey
2/3 yard for binding (or use leftovers for a scrappy binding)
1 yard inner border (cut into 8@ 4.5”WOF strips)
1 1/2 yards outer border (cut into 8@ 6.5”WOF strips)
5 yards backing
A generous 84”x84” quilt!
Karin Vail
{Cascade Quilts}
Happy Christmas in July! I’m Heather from Heather Kojan Quilts. I’m excited to share this tutorial for a super fun Peppermint Swirl Christmas Tree Skirt! Start now and you’ll have it done way before the holiday rush. (Tip: Make this in any fabric of your choosing to create a fun table topper for any season. Or, maybe a fun and unique baby quilt or play mat. Simply applique a center circle and you’re good to go!)
So, this is truly made in July, and nary a Christmas tree to be seen. So, here you have the perfect basketball hoop skirt!
Ready to get started?
12 Fat Quarters of Basic Grey’s 25th and Pine (4 green, 4 red and 4 white)
3 yards backing fabric
1/2 yard binding fabric
Batting, 54″ x 54″
Nine Degree Wedge Ruler
I’m using the fabulous 25th and Pine from Basic Grey. I love the feel of this fabric. So luxurious.
Take each of your fat quarters and cut into strips, 2.5″ x 22″. You should get 7 strips from each fat quarter to yield 28 strips of each color.
Next we’re going to make strip sets. Following the chart below, we’ll make 9 unique strip sets. R=Red, G=Green, W=White. Use a 1/4″ seam allowance throughout this project.
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After you sew your first strip set, lay out the next strip set beside the first. Try to avoid having the same fabrics next to each other. Label your strip sets 1-9 as you sew them. Press the odd numbered strip sets in one direction, and the even numbered strip sets in the opposite direction. After sewing all of the strip sets, you should have one leftover strip of each color.
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Make your bias binding. You’ll need approximately 240″ of bias binding. 1/2 yard will give you more that plenty! Lay out your 1/2 yard of fabric. Use the 45° line of your ruler to lop off the bottom left and top right corners of your fabric, approximately 10″ from the point. I do this so that I don’t have super short pieces of binding fabric. Keep the 45° angle going, and cut binding strips 2.5″ wide. If you want to make the optional ties, reserve two lengths, approximately 22″ long.
One Peppermint Swirl Christmas Tree Skirt, 45″ diameter.
Heather Kojan
{heatherkojan.blogspot.com}
We are having a party and you’re invited! Join us for an virtual party tonight – December 11 – starting at 7 pm CST.
Pin your recipes, crafts, quilt patterns, or anything else that is inspiring you this holiday season. Be sure to tag your pins and social media posts with #verymerrymodachristmas so we can all see them, too!
This is an online party so join us in your best holiday gear or your favorite jammies and meet us on the web. We are going to be giving out prizes every 15 minutes via Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram so be sure to follow Moda Fabrics and the Moda Bake Shop so we can contact you if you’re a winner.
Check out our Very Merry Moda Christmas board to see what we are pinning during the party!
Hi everyone, it’s Chris Warnick from www.frecklemama.com again with a simple project that is perfect for the holiday season, gifts for the grandkids, or a even a beginner project for teaching the kids to sew.
Do you have a small elfin creature who comes to visit you in the night? Maybe just during the winter months? Well then he or she is probably getting chilly right about now. Have a heart and make the poor fella a sleeping bag with a comfy pillow. It is a quick and easy project that can also be used to make placemats! Let’s get started.
1 piece of backing fabric for the sleeping bag interior 12 1/2″ x 16 1/2″ (Note: my interior piece is pieced from two fabrics.)
1 piece of batting 12 1/2″ x 16 1/2″
Small handful of polyfil or some cotton balls for stuffing the pillow
Ric-rac, piping, ruffles, ribbon, buttons or any other trims desired to make your sleep sack “fancy”
Sew the pairs together to form the two panels.
Sew the two panels together to make one big panel. This is the sleeping bag exterior.
Clip the corners to reduce bulk. Flip the whole thing through the gap and poke out the corners with a chopstick or knitting needle.
Press into a pretty rectangle, paying special attention to making your gap nicely pressed.
Top stitch close to the edge around the entire rectangle. This will automatically close the gap.
If you just want a great table mat, placemat, or very large mug rug, stop here! Enjoy your finished item! If you are making the sleeping bag, you’re almost done.
Quilt a stich line straight down the middle. If this panel is an open book, you are quilting down the spine. This helps stabilize the batting to keep it from bunching. You can also quilt the entire panel if desired.
Someone has his eye on this already. It’s a little wide for him, but his plush friends might enjoy the extra elbow room.
Place these pairs right sides together and sew around the entire rectangle leaving a 1″ gap for turning. Clip the corners and turn right-side out. Stuff the pillow with polyfil by using very small bits to prevent lumps.
Pinch the gap closed and fit under the presserfoot. Topstitch around pillow edges, naturally closing the gap. You may need to shift the stuffing around to help get the edges of the pillow under the foot.
It’s not even Halloween yet but that didn’t stop me from getting a jumpstart on Christmas sewing! This quilt is an easy project that will get you ready for the holidays in a hurry.
1 charm pack of In From The Cold by Kate Spain (spool centers)
1.5 yards Bella Solids in Paper Bag (spool tops and bottoms)
1.5 yards Bella Solids in Bleached White (surrounding spools)
1.5 yards Bella Solids in Bleached White (sashing and borders)
1/8 yard In From The Cold – Mint (center squares)
4 yards (backing)
1/2 yard In From The Cold – Marshmallow (binding)
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for each spool block you will need :
1 charm square
2 – 2½” x 9″ strips
2 – 2½ x 5″ strips
4 – 2½” squares
1. Draw a diagonal line on each of the 168 – 2½” squares
2. With right sides together, pin 2½ ” squares to corners of the spool top and bottom strips, as pictured.
block should measure 9″ x 9″
13. Quilt, bind, and enjoy!
Beautifully long arm quilted by Kathy Olkowski.
The Moda Bake Shop has a fabulous binding tutorial here.
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Tree Blocks:
make 32
Sew blue triangle to side of green triangle. Press and repeat on other side of tree. (Your trees will look much better if you take time to press at this step.)
*Without going into complicated geometry and templates this was the best way I found to make these trees. Your edges will be a bit wonky, but this is okay. When the block is finished it gets squared up and will look great.
To create trunk cut left over blue into 2.5” x 4” strips. Cut grey into 1.5”x 2.5” pieces. Sew blue rectangles to each side of grey piece. Sew to bottom of tree and square up block to 8.5”.
Turn top piece so that the light and dark edge matches up with the light edge of bottom piece. I found it worked best to have the light edge on bottom so that the feed dogs didn’t have to worry about a seam and fed pieces through as shown. Press.
*Consistency is very important here. Make sure you lineup all of your blocks in the same way and feed them through in the same direction.
One 72″x56″ quilt.
Hop over to my blog to see how I used the leftovers from the jellyroll to create a cute pieced back and a label for the quilt.
Kymberly Pease
{Peas in a Pod Creations}
Happy Christmas in July to everyone! It’s LeAnne from Everyday Celebrations with a fun and Christmassy project for you all. I have to say it was a little fun doing a Christmas project in June because I already have some of my handmade gifts crossed off my list! However, something not fun was the fact that the weekend I worked on these, it was 120 F degrees outside. (I live in Arizona.) As far from Christmassy weather as you can get. This project is simple, fun, and something you can do with your entire family. There are lots of options to make this project reflect you and your family’s Christmas decor and traditions.
{for all ornaments}
1 mini-charm pack and/or
1 to 2 charm packs (depending on how many and whether you want identical ornaments)
1 fat quarter for initials (depending on how many you are making the solid charm squares may be sufficient)
scraps of cotton batting
baker’s twine or other desired string for hanging
1 to 2 skeins white embroidery floss
1 yard fusible webbing (I prefer Heat n’ Bond Ultrahold)
embroidery needle
doll needle or other needle with large eye for adding hanging loops
{handprint ornament supplies}
solid squares from charm pack or 1 fat quarter for initials
fabric or acrylic paint
foam brush
black embroidery floss (to embroider the year)
Note: The printable PDF includes the text for all the ornaments and hexi templates. When you print these pages, just print them flipped or mirror so the letters are backwards for fusible web. If you don’t know how to do this, just print normally and tape the paper to a sunny window with the back facing you. Then trace onto fusible web. Or you can always print off your own letter!
{Handprint Ornament}
I love making handprint memorabilia with my girls. These ornaments are rather large, but they still look wonderful on the tree. (They are the full 5″ with the corners trimmed.) Every year I have my girls make an ornament for their Grandmas. So this is their Grandma ornament for this year!
1. First, select two 5″ charm squares for each ornament. Next, you will want to put a handprint on the charms you picked for the ornament backs. (I found using less busy prints helped the handprint standout more.) Tape the charms to a piece of cardboard at each corner. (After doing this I found it helpful to tape at each corner instead of just the top. The fabric can move quite a bit.) Paint your child’s hand generously with fabric or acrylic paint. Help them place their hand in the middle of the square and press their hand firmly down to get a nice print. Allow to dry.
2. I cut the corners of my squares after adding the handprint to give more of an ‘ornament’ shape. To make a template, simply take the cardboard that comes with the charm pack and cut each corner at a 45 degree angle. (I used the 45 degree mark on my cutting mat to make it consistent. Cut ornament fronts, backs, and batting using the template. Trim batting so it’s slightly smaller than the fabric.
3. If desired, embroider the year on the back with the handprint using a backstitch.
4. To make initials trace the appropriate letter on to fusible webbing. Adhere to fabric according to directions and cut. Adhere onto ornament front. (A set of letters is included in the printable PDF.) I used my Cricut to cut my letters. If you have one, or another digital craft cutter, check out my tutorial for cutting fabric with the Cricut.
To finish the ornament, see the finishing section.
{Hexagon Ornaments}
I love hexis! These are fun and much smaller than the handprint ornaments. (Perfect if you have kids whose hands are too big for the charms.) I made a set of mini hexi ornaments for my family with our initials. I also made a large hexi ornament that says JOY.
1. First, select two squares for each ornament. Cut front, back, and batting using the hexagon template. (Included in the printable PDF. I included both a large and small hexi template.) Trim batting so it’s slightly smaller than the fabric.
2. To add text or initials, trace the appropriate letter(s) on to fuisble webbing. Adhere to fabric according to directions and cut. Adhere onto ornament front. (I included a small set of letters in the printable PDF and the JOY letters.)
To finish the ornament, see the finishing section.
{Square Ornaments}
For these ornments I used the mini-charms. Select two for each ornament.
1. Select ornament front and back. Cut a piece of batting slightly smaller than the squares.
2. Trace letters onto fusible webbing. Adhere to fabric according to directions and cut. Adhere onto ornament front.
3. To make the JOY ornament, string together the three squares after finishing.
{Finishing}
LeAnne Ballard
{everydaycelebrate.blogspot.com}
Leah Douglas again from thebuggspot.blogspot.com here to celebrate Christmas in July. Hope you enjoy this simple little tree skirt pattern!
1 jelly roll Holiday in the Pines by Holly Taylor
1 1/3 yds. Ivory snowflake fabric (6513 11)
1 1/2 yds. Ivory big print boughs (6511 11)
1 1/2 yds. red ribbon
batting
ivory thread
dark green thread
The following instructions always assume a 1/4″ seam.
Step One: Pick 5 of the green strips from your jelly roll and sew them together, side by side. Press seams in the same direction. Then cut at a 45 degree angle to create 8 “trees”, like this:
Sew your complimentary pieces together and press seams towards the darker fabrics:
One Christmas Tree Skirt measuring 47″ point to point
Leah Douglas
{thebuggspot.blogspot.com}
A note from Oda May – If you have trouble or questions about cutting the 45 degree trees, see Leah’s blog post {here}.
{fabric shown is Cherry Christmas by Aneela Hoey}
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