How are your Christmas preparations coming? I finished setting up my nativity sets today and am working on some little decorations. These make great last minute stocking stuffer gifts or would look nice on a gift package.
Here are the instructions.
Fabric Ornaments
You can make numerous
ornaments all the same colour with strip piecing method or individually as
scrappies. Instructions will be given
for both.
Strip Piecing:
Cut 2-1” X 15” strips of
dark or medium colour fabric (A)
Cut 1-2” X 15” strip of
light fabric. (B)
Sew a 1” X 15” strip on either side of the 2” strip. Press toward centre
Cut into 6-3” X 2” pieces.
Cut 2-1” X 15” strips of bright fabric (C)
Cut 1-2” X 15” strips of (A)
fabric
Sew A on either side of C
Cut into 12 3” X 1” pieces
and sew onto the top and bottom of the 6 pieces. Press toward the centre.
Scrappy Method
For each ornament:
Cut 1- 2” square of . (A)
light fabric
Cut 4-1” X 2” strips of (B)
medium or dark fabric
Sew 2 B strips on opposite
sides of A
Cut 1-1” X4” strip bright © fabric
Sub cut into 4-1” sections
and sew onto either end of the 2 remaining B strips.
This next step is the same for both methods
Cut a 3” square of fabric
for backing
Cut a 5” length of ribbon
for a hanger.
Fold ribbon in half and
place in the center (on the right side) of one of the pieced squares with edges
even with raw edge of square. Pin or
baste in place.
Place backing square on
pieced square, right sides together, sew around leaving and opening at the
bottom for turning. Trim corners, turn
right side out Lightly stuff with
batting and sew opening.
Place a decorative/seasonal
button in the centre of the ornament and attach by stitching through all the
layers. Hide end of the thread by
pushing needle through top layer and trim.
Hi Ann: Your little ornaments are very sweet. I should be making some little things but I've lost my yaya. Having to finish three big quilts in about 6 weeks took the quilting drive right away from me. In the new year I'll get back to it.
ReplyDeleteI have a few gifts to wrap and another hat and cowl to knit for gifting. All the grandchildren and daughters are done anyway.
Hang tight, looks like some crazy weather blowing in again!
Karen
Thanks, Karen. We have had some really nasty weather today and it doesn't look as though it is going to let us soon. I got the grandchildren's gifts partially done. They go to the Bahamas for Christmas so we send things to arrive after the new year. I know what you mean about loosing the incentive. Took me a bit to get into the swing of it. That is the problem when you quilt for others.
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