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Download these Free patterns for 2 Christmas projects, gather the fabrics, and get ready for some easy and fun sewing time!

All Spruced Up Tree Skirt

Will you have some downtime during the Thanksgiving long weekend? If so, I have some quilting ideas for you! They are fast to sew and will get you ready for Christmas.

The first idea is a Christmas Tree Skirt. I worked with the All Spruced Up collection by Satin Moon Designs for Blank Quilting. This collection has traditional colors and motifs for Christmas; yet I chose some different ways to work with them, beginning ...

As our good friends at Monty Python's Flying Circus used to say, "and now for something completely different!"  I've had a series of life-sized wall hangings bopping around in my head for months now, and finally managed to birth the first one (s). These giant (6 ft. tall) toy soldiers add a fun, whimsical touch to our Christmas decorating. Simple to make for even a beginner quilter, the pattern has straight seams, rotary cut pieces, and fused appliqué features. These wall-hangings are intended for indoor use, protecting doorways, or standing guard beside the presents under your Christmas tree ...

We can’t wait to unwrap this new quilt along! Beginning today, July 11, we are releasing a FREE Evergreen quilt and cross stitch pattern each week for five weeks. Kimberly will guide you in sewing this quilt over on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel, so if you’re new to quilting, this is a great chance to start!

Each Tuesday from July 11-August 8, we will release a video tutorial on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel with a FREE quilt block pattern and with a FREE cross stitch pattern. Join Kimberly in cutting, stitching, and sewing a ...

Are you ready for the holly, jolliest sewing season of all? The Jolly Holiday Quilt is brimming with Christmas spirit, and we’re excited to start this quilt along with you! This beautiful pattern by Lella Boutique is perfect for Christmastime, and it’s almost time to start sewing! Find all the details about this quilt, your supplies, and the schedule below.

The Jolly Holiday Quilt finishes at 77″ square and features festive fabrics from Christmas Eve by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics. If you haven’t picked up the Jolly Holiday Quilt Kit or pattern yet, there’s still ...

Like our love for Christmas, the sweetness of this quilt and cross stitch combination is Evergreen! Gift yourself the joy of sewing and stitching with us during the Evergreen Mystery Quilt and Cross Stitch Along! For five weeks, we’ll unwrap another part of this joyful mystery. Join us in sewing along to uncover this mystery and greet the season by stitching something new!

Here’s a peek at the Evergreen Quilt, but the rest remains under wraps for now. This festive design would make a lovely wall hanging since it finishes at 31.5” x 37.5”. We are ...

Get this Christmas quilt pattern for beginners, make it fast, and add whimsy to your holiday decor. You may want to make extras as gifts!

Photo by Annie’s. Used with permission.

I designed Starry Night for Exclusively Annie’s with the Blizzard collection by Moda Fabrics. It measures 36″ x 36″ with 5″ and 6-3/4″ blocks. I just got it back, and I tell you, I am tempted to hang it up right now instead of waiting all the way until December!

The blocks are very easy to make, so this project is ideal for newcomers to the ...

It’s a jolly holiday with Fat Quarter Shop! The Jolly Holiday Quilt is brimming with Christmas spirit, and we’re excited to share a special quilt along! This beautiful pattern by Lella Boutique is perfect for the holiday season, and we’re excited to share a special quilt along to celebrate. This quilt has everything you need to make seasons bright with a jolly Santa, patchwork gifts, and festive holly.

The Jolly Holiday Quilt Along will start on Friday, June 30, and last for six months. We will sew this medallion quilt starting with the middle and working our ...

To borrow a phrase from Miracle on 34^th Street, “Quiltmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” Even though we’ve already shared all the blocks from the 2022 Quiltmas Spectacular, we’re celebrating Quiltmas all month long.

Haven’t heard of Quiltmas? Twelve pattern designers come together to create 12 free quilt blocks celebrating the holiday season! Every day between December 1^st and 12^th, the Quiltmas elves delivered a new, free block pattern. Stitch up every block for a holiday celebration quilt or choose your favorite to turn into pillows or wall ...

These designs have a very lacy look, which is why they got the title from Aunty Flo, as she did a lot of tatting.

Lovely!

Very formal, but also cheerful for Christmas

A little bit more colour and it is more cheerful!

Love the first design! The colours are great, the quilting is great … etc.

The border could perhaps be more ornate, but our bedroom is rather small and so the border is not really visible so a plain border would be fine in that room.

Love the second design too.

Very interesting, but very busy.

However, if this was turned into a real quilt I would use a quilting thread the same colour as the background to add texture, rather than teh lines seen in the illustration, so it wouldn’t look near as busy.

Love the second design. Very interesting, but nowhere near as busy as the first design

Love the different colour backgrounds. They add a whole new dimension to the designs.

From now until Christmas day you will get a double dose of virtual quilt designs. Hope you enjoy seeing them, and have a wonderful real life Christmas.

Love the second design too, but I think the first one id my favourite of these two.

Christmas is coming, so the decorations and lights are appearing in shops, homes, and blogs! Even this blog which features virtual quilts rather than real ones.

My reason for sharing virtual quilts is that I designs way too many quilts, just for fun, and real quilts over the Christmas period are very rarely required Down Under so the only excuse I have for to design them is to share them here, though I am going to print out a whole heap of them to create a real banner to hang across our bedroom window,. The plan is to laminate the ...

Are you ready to pick out your perfect tree for the holidays? Today we’re sharing how you can make one of your own with our Double Tumbler Mini Tree Quilt tutorial and FREE pattern! Mini quilts are perfect for beginners to make and are lovely gifts for the holidays. Read on for the free Double Tumbler Tree Mini Quilt pattern, PLUS a free video tutorial!

Using this double take on a classic shape you can choose from Skinny or Chunky Tumbler shapes and cut 1″ to 5″ tumblers. The Double Tumbler Mini Tree Quilt using the Double Tumbler Template ...