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Hanging Kitchen Towel Easy Tutorial

By Denise Russell

Hanging Kitchen Towel Easy Tutorial

Check out this Hanging Kitchen Towel Easy Tutorial and make a few in one afternoon. Jazz up your kitchen decor or gift them to family and friends! I love kitchen towels made with flour sacks - they are very absorbent, easy to clean, and very durable. Some of the ones I use have been in my kitchen for decades! I have a bunch of these sacks just waiting to be made into cute towels and yesterday I spent a couple of hours making this one. Do you like it or do you love it? I took some photos … [Read more...] about Hanging Kitchen Towel Easy Tutorial

Filed Under: crafts, Tutorials Tagged With: christmas, craft tutorial, flour sacks, gift ideas, handmade Christmas gifts, handmade gifts, hanging hand towel, hanging kitchen towel, housewarming gift, kitchen decor, kitchen towel, photo tutorial, sewing projects, sewing tutorial

Christmas quilt with ornaments – win the magazine!

By Denise Russell

Christmas quilt with ornaments

This Christmas quilt with ornaments for your home decor spells Fun and Joy all in one piece! Make it in a weekend, hang it up, or snuggle under it as its size makes it a flexible accessory for the Holidays. [Giveaway now closed.] "Family Traditions" measures 54" x 56" and the blocks finish at 12". When I designed it I was inspired by memories of decorating the Christmas tree with my young sons, and their joy in carefully handling the exquisite ornaments, many of which we had purchased … [Read more...] about Christmas quilt with ornaments – win the magazine!

Filed Under: quilt patterns, quilting, wall hanging Tagged With: christmas, Christmas crafts, Christmas decor, Christmas home decor, Christmas ornaments, christmas quilts, handmade Christmas gifts, holiday decor

Christmas tree quilt pattern to make in one day

By Denise Russell

Christmas tree quilt pattern

Here is a Christmas tree quilt pattern to display your favorite fabrics or to make as a scrappy quilt. Perfect as a wall hanging! I sprinkled it with stars and added the presents under the tree. No water required! I have many large Christmas quilts and was looking for something I could hang on a wall or use as a throw. So, I designed the Tree of Joy Christmas quilt pattern. I finally got the binding done this weekend while listening to a book. Then, I left the house looking for a cool place … [Read more...] about Christmas tree quilt pattern to make in one day

Filed Under: easy quilts, quilt patterns, quilting Tagged With: cats, christmas, Christmas decor, Christmas fabric, christmas projects, christmas quilt pattern, christmas quilts, Christmas tree, easy quilts, easy quilts for beginners

Free Christmas Quilt pattern with poinsettias and applique’

By Denise Russell

Are you looking for a cool Christmas quilt pattern? How about a Free Christmas Quilt pattern with poinsettias and applique'? This one is called Dancing Poinsettias and you still have time to make it before the big event! [Edited May 21, 2020.] I designed Dancing Poinsettias for Hoffman Fabrics and their beautiful collection Poised Poinsettia. It measures 55" x 55" and the blocks finish at 12". This size is ideal for a table topper or wall hanging. If you use a flannel backing, it … [Read more...] about Free Christmas Quilt pattern with poinsettias and applique’

Filed Under: free quilt pattern Tagged With: christmas, christmas quilt pattern, christmas quilts, free pattern, holidays, patchwork, quilt ideas

How do I know how much fabric to buy?

By Denise Russell

I found these beauties at Serendipity in Dagsboro, DE: Home of Christmas, by Stof. Rich shades of cream, grey, rusty brown, with golden outlines and dots... I am seriously considering another trip to the store to purchase more fabric! I am often reminded of the question which plagues most quilters, particularly beginners: How much should I buy of each fabric when I don't have a project in mind for them yet? During the early years of my fabric addiction, I used to buy a minimum of 2 yards … [Read more...] about How do I know how much fabric to buy?

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