YaY!
It's time for another episode of the
Cozy Christmas Sew Along:)
I'm super excited that
we have started making my
Cozy Christmas Quilt
If you want to join us...
CLICK HERE
to down load the FREE pattern:)
CLICK HERE
to purchase the
Cozy Christmas
Sew Simple Shapes
We are using
Cozy Christmas Fabric
Check with your favorite quilt shop to purchase the fabric kit:)
Today we are making
Block Two
#CozyGingerbreadHouseBlock
Here are this weeks fabric choices for the appliques.
The kraft paper brown solid is called
Nutmeg by Riley Blake Designs
for this block we will use
B-1 B-2 B-4 B-15
I thought it would come in handy
for you to have the
fabric and interfacing
cutting measurements for
each appliqué piece all on one sheet.
CLICK HERE
to download the
Cozy Christmas
Sew Simple Shapes
"Cutting Guide"
and keep it with your pattern
for easy reference every week:)
Cut all of your pieces
using the new handy dandy
chart as your guide!
Remember to cut a 7" square
for your background:)
You will also need to cut a
1" x 8" strip
from the green gingham
to use for the
window box in this weeks block.
All appliqué pieces are prepared
the exact same way that
I showed you in
my week one video
unless otherwise shown.
CLICK HERE
if you want to
refresh your memory
before beginning:)
Prepare Appliques
1. Trace all of the shapes onto
your Sew-In Interfacing pieces.
2. Pair up with chosen fabric and stitch on your marked lines.
Trim an approximate 1/4" around stitching.
3. Press on the fabric side to set your stitches.
Cut an "X" in the back of each piece
*EXCEPT*
cut an inch off the bottom
of your chimney piece.
It doesn't need to be that long:)
4. Turn all pieces right side out
and press from the front.
*Turn chimney piece right side out
from the bottom open edge:)
First piece that you will
glue or pin baste is
the bottom of the house.
Measure 3/4" up from the bottom
and center it
onto the background square.
Cut a 6" piece of the
ric-rac
and mark a line on your appliqué piece
1/8" down from the top edge.
This is the line that
you will sew your ric-rac on to.
I used a mechanical pencil
for a thin line because
the ric-rac is so cute and tiny!
First appliqué the bottom of the house down.
You can do this by
hand or machine of course:)
Now fold under the edge of ric-rac
and stitch down
across your marked line
like this.
Use matching thread:)
When you get to the other end...
trim off the excess ric-rac
and fold under before finishing.
Baste the roof leaving the
bottom edge of the ric-rac showing.
Now you have frosting
on your cute
little gingerbread house!
Tuck the chimney piece
under the roof about
1/4" from the
top right corner of roof top.
The chimney should finish
at about 5/8" tall:)
Now prepare your bias strip
using the 1/2" bias tape maker.
Cut a 2 1/2" piece off
to use for this block
and save the other piece
for the snowman scarf
that we will be doing another week:)
Finish glue basting or
pinning all appliqué pieces
so that you can stitch them down.
Press under one end of the
window box like this
and pin it into place.
When you get to this part of the appliqué...
(either by machine or by hand)
use your needle or a tailors awl to
tuck the turned edge inside before stitching...
like this:)
Continue until you get to the other end.
Trim off the excess and turn under 1/4"...
Pin it into place and continue stitching:)
Appliqué is all finished!!!
Now to plant the
"Cute Little Button"
flowers and embroider the
swirly chimney smoke:)
Choose 6 of the
tiniest buttons in the jar
for the flowers...
and a red one that is
a size up for the doorknob:)
I'm sewing my buttons on now
so that you can sew
where they are placed...
I'll probably leave them there
during quilting because they are
so small but you can decide
to do yours now or after quilting:)
For the embroidery
I used 6 strands of my
Aurifloss
and a backstitch.
Easy Peasy!
I also sewed my
cute little buttons on with
6 strands of my Aurifloss
in matching colors...YaY!
Notice that I used either a
cross stitch or a long stitch
when sewing on my buttons for extra cuteness:)
Now add the borders using the little christmas bells print:)
And add your flying geese
and half square triangles!
I really really love how this
cute little gingerbread house
block turned out.
I heart the added touches of
just a few buttons
and a little embroidery!
#CozyGingerbreadHouseBlock
Next week is block three...
see you then!
xx
Lori