Day 6 Christmas Place Setting

Day 6^th of Christmas 2013

Christmas Place Setting

Supplies for 2 placemats…2 fusible placemats, 4 fat quarters, 2 extra wide bias tape
Supplies for 2 silverware holder stockings…1 fat quarter for lining, one for stocking and 1 for cuff  ( these should be enough to make 4 stockings)
warm and natural batting a little bit bigger than your fat quarter so about 20 x 24 or just use scraps!
Frixtion pen, spray adhesive or fabric glue stick, chop stick ( for turning )
Directions for placemats…
Put (washed and ironed) fabric wrong side down on both back and front of the fusible placemat, make sure your iron is on medium heat and HAS the steam on. With this placemat sandwiched in between your fabric…slowly place iron down and hold with lots of pressure for about 10 to 15 seconds, I did 13 cause 15 seemed to long J  Just make sure to hold it down with lots of pressure this is what adheres both sides. When you are sure the fabric is secure, take your frixtion pen and draw around the placemat and trim to the edge.  Quilt the placemat as your want and then add bias tape on the back .Then turn to the front and use a decorative stitch to stitch the bias tape the rest of the way.
Directions for silverware holder stockings…
Copy stocking pattern on cardstock and cut out. Then lay your pattern down on your fabric and batting and loosely cut out about an inch around the 2 stocking pattern you traced. Take front and back pieces  with right side out, and adhere batting to back of each one and quilt as desired. Then cut out 2 lining pieces each.
Cut 2 cuffs at 2 ½ x 9 ½ , with right sides together sew 3 edges and turn and press ,then press cuff in half.  With right sides together of the lining and the outside of the stocking (sew 2 inches down at inside of top of stocking , look at pattern ). Open both of those 2 inch seams press open. 1.Lay down lining right side up, then lay down your cuff, open up and middles meeting with raw edges at top, then lay down stocking on top (right side down ) and sew across the top all the way.
Open stocking, fold in half length sides wrong sides together and finish on the 2 inch seam you already sewed and finish sewing all the way around the rest of the stocking, leaving opening in lining foot. Clip all your curves and pull through opening, press and then sew shut the opening and shove lining back into stocking and press…TADA you are done! 
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.”  ~Roy L. Smith

Lynn Woodard   www.mandieandmedesigns.com
My email   mandieandmedesigns@gmail.com

 

 

Day 5 Outline Applique Picture

I decided to hot glue little red rick rack around the outside edge of the hoop. It took 13 inches and I liked it much better. Sorry that I didn't take the photo after that idea! You know how I like rickrack! :)

Day 5 of Christmas 2013
Outline Appliqué Picture

Supplies…
2 Fat quarter for back ground fabric and snow
Assorted Fat Quarters for house, tree moon and etc.
Steam and Seam
Cardstock to copy pattern
Black thread for outlining and embroidery thread red, white and grey
Frame and  or embroidery  hoops
Batting ( warm and natural ) for back of hoop,
Bakers twine for hanging ornament and ribbon for decorating

Directions…

…Start out copying your pattern on cardstock and cut out each piece of picture
….Cut out fabric a bit bigger than the pattern that you need
…Then  iron on Steam and Seam on the back of each piece.
…Next place your pattern right side down on the back of each matching piece, this will make the house come out the right way, it is because you need to do reverse appliqué
…Cut out each piece and then peel off the back paper
…Then begin creating your picture, make sure it is in the place you want it. Also make sure that you have the trunk of the tree UNDER the snow and UNDER the tree, this gives you dimension to your picture.
…Once Your picture is ready, then put black thread in your machine and start outlining your picture, in the world of paper and paint, this is like the pen and ink technique, it makes everything pop.
…You could if you want, put batting ( warm and natural) underneath it before you outline it, I did that for the hoops for sure, but was afraid it would make it too thick to put in the picture frame.
…Then the last thing you do is your embroidery stitches for your snowflakes, door knob, berries on wreath and smoke from the chimney.
…Put inside your frame or stretch on your hoop and you are ready to just add ribbon and bakers twine to hang your hoop. Plus, I would add a back cover for the hoops.

Warning, these are a bit addictive to make!

 

“Today is next year’s Christmas Memory. Make it one that you will always cherish, and be sure to enjoy every single moment.”

 

Lynn Woodard     www.mandieandmedesigns.com
My email is …  mandieandmedesigns@gmail.com

 

Below is the actual pattern that I drew for the frame. The hoop pattern is just a little triangle.

 

Then of course I had to try some of this technique with a Halloween design, on this one I did multiple outlines and I really like that. Of course it would have been hard to do on the house because it was smaller. The pumpkin was cut out with my Big Shot, it is a die cut, isn't it too cute? ( not the face, I drew that myself )