Anyway, I have tons of photos to share and projects to write about, but I'm just popping in to show off one thing, my advent calendar:
This is from a tutorial by Elizabeth of Oh, Fransson! on the Sew, Mama, Sew! blog.
I used a variety of fabrics and highlighted more prints than the tutorial suggested.
I also changed the seam allowance for the pockets so more of the background fabric would be seen. I chose a loopy quilting pattern rather than the meandering stitch. This is the first time that I've ever used a free-motion quilting presser foot.
There is a lot of room for improvement in my quilting technique, but I'm still pleased with how it turned out.
I used Kei honeycomb dots for the binding. Don't you just love a good dot fabric?
This was the first time that I ever hand stitched the binding to the back of the quilt. It really does look invisible.
I hope your holidays were delightful. We've been busy reading books, playing with trains, dancing to Bing and doing "dishes!" Henry would rather roll up his sleeves and drag a chair up to the sink than play with his toys. Silly guy :)
Wow, that advent calendar is totally faboo!
ReplyDeleteAnd don't break Henry of the dishes-washing habit! That'll come in handy down the line... :)
Can you dig me in the ribs somewhere in October next year? I adore your take on an advent festival.
ReplyDeleteYour calendar is beautiful! Are those pockets? Do you put something in there for each day?
ReplyDeleteOh how I wish I could quilt.
oh my melinda - this is just amazing! i love every little last detail!!
ReplyDeletei'm with linds though, i want to know what you put in the pockets!
What a sweet advent calendar!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness- this advent calendar is absolutely spectacular! the colors, the patterns the fun... love it!
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