Christmas Feelings by Rinske Stevens

Christmas Feelings Easy projects to decorate the season PATTERNS INCLUDED

Gifts ✮ Decoration ✮ Patchwork & Quilts

Index Introduction 2 Santa is coming 4 Sara 26 Christmas Cards 32 Heavenly Angels 34 Christmas Girlies 36

Tiny Stockings Sturdy Snowmen Candy Cottage Ginger Folks Tea Towel AppliquĂŠs Fabric Guide

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Block C Cut two pieces of fabric measuring 21 x 16 cm (seam allowance included) Appliqué (using the Steam-a-seam® method) the Christmas Girls in opposite ways to blocks C1 and C2 (see picture). The hair is made with a few strands of cream embroidery floss. Finish the appliqué with a blanket stitch. The bow in the back of dress is made with the backstitch. See page 14.

Appliqué Steam-a-seam® method Trace the appliqué shapes from the pattern sheet onto the paper side of the Steam-a-seam® paper with a pencil, leaving 1 cm between them. You can see through the Steam-a-seam® paper, but remember that the design you trace will be the mirror image of the design you see. The dotted lines on the pattern refer to parts of the design that lie under other shapes. Label each shape, then cut them loosely 0,5 cm around the traced line, and fuse them to the wrong side of your selected fabrics

BLOCK C 1&2 (paper side up) with a hot, dry iron. Allow pieces to cool and then cut them out exactly on the tracing lines. Remove the paper backing, which will leave a thin fusing film on the wrong side of the fabric. Now you can arrange the parts on your background

BLOCK C fabric. Once 1 &all2parts are in place you can fuse the pieces with your iron. You can either use a machine embroidery stitch to outline the edges, or do this by hand. If doing this by hand, you can use the blanket stitch. See diagrams page 9. 7

Layering the quilt

Quilting

Once you have the top of your quilt ready, it is time to layer the top, batting and backing and baste them all together. The batting and backing should be around 10 cm larger than the top. After pressing the top and backing, lay the backing down first with the right side down. Now lay the batting on top of the backing. The last layer is the top, make sure the top is faced up. All layers should be centered and all layers should be flat. The layers must be pinned together to keep them in place while you baste. Pins are placed every 10 cm’s in vertical and horizontal rows. Always start basting in center towards outer edges of the quilt.

Recommended quilting: by hand. Use a series of running stitches. Stack the stitches on your needle to make small, aligned stitches. Look closely at all blocks to see where quilt stitches have been added to the project.

Making continuous binding for the quilt Cut 7 strips measuring 5cm. Sew all 5 strips together as shown in diagram “continuous binding”. With this strip you can now start binding the quilt.

Continuous binding

Binding the quilt

Mitered Mitered binding binding Start Start sewing sewing 0,5 0,5 cm cm from from corner corner

Sew the binding on the edge of the quilt top with a 0,5 cm seam allowance. Leave a 10 cm tail of binding before you start sewing so you can join the binding strip ends when you are done. To make a mitered corner, sew to 0,5 cm away from the corner, stop and take a couple of backstitches. Take the quilt out of the sewing machine and fold the binding up at a 45° angle (figure 1) then back down again so you can start sewing along the next side. (figure 2) Continue all the way around the quilt, stopping 20cm from your starting point. This will give you enough room to join the two ends with a mitered seam. Once you have joined the two binding ends, continue attaching the binding at the back of your quilt, using a blind stitch. See page ..

Dress

Apron

Cut bodice parts. Sew shoulder seams. Cut 2 sleeves from same fabric as bodice 12 x 26 cm . Sew machine gathering stitch to fit sleeve opening. Sew sleeve to bodice and sew arm and side seams. Turn right side out. Cut skirt 20 x 85 cm. Sew machine gathering stitch to fit bodice. Backside of bodice will overlay 1 cm, now sew bodice and gathered skirt together. Sew velcro or button to back of bodice to close.

Cut a 8 x 30 cm piece of fabric. Sew lace (right sides together) to bottom of apron. Press seam up towards top. Top stitch to hold lace in place. Hem the short sides. Either sew a 30 cm piece of lace to bottom of apron (press seam up and top stitch to hold in place) or hem. Cut a 6 x 85 cm strip for waistband, double the fabric twice and stitch. Machine gather apron top to 18 cm, sew waistband and apron right 27

Cut 14 strands of 30 cm “bubbles” for long hair. Cut 14 strands of 5 cm “bubbles” for fringe. First stick the fringe strands to your dolls head. Use the long strands to place partly over the fringe. Cover up dolls head with the hair. Make 2 ponytails and tie together with a ribbon. Use your wire to mold the heart shape on the pattern. Use the leftovers of your striped fabric (legs) lay fabric with

wrong sides together. Making strips of 1,5 cm, sew a small tunnel starting to stitch 0,5 cm from the edge and another stitch line 0,5 cm from the first stitch line. Trim this strip 0,5 cm from the last stitch line. Slide the strip over the wire of the heart. Stitch enough strips to fill up and ruffle the heart. Close heart and fabric strips with hot glue.

Ginger Folks Finished: 18 cm

Material: (makes 4) • 20 cm Brown Flannel • 10 cm Cream / beige dotted fabric • 30 cm Cream cotton ribbon • 30 cm Lace • 8 Cream small buttons • 8 Black micro mini buttons • 8 Red heart buttons • Ripple (cream wool) • Stuffing • Sewing machine

Pattern If you would like to make a lot of Gingers, trace the pattern onto template plastic with a waterproof marker. Cut out exactly on the line. Lay your strip of flannel right sides together. Trace template 4 times onto backside of doubled fabric, puzzle to fit all gingers in.

Sewing Sew around the pattern, leaving open where indicated. Cut out parts 0,5 cm from sewing line. Clip on rounding’s, be careful not to cut the seam! Clip between legs and under arms. Turn right side out. Use a blunt pencil or backside of a 48

brush, to push all arms, legs and head out. Start stuffing arms and legs, continue with head and body. Stuff firmly. When finished, close opening with the blind stitch using a matching thread. The ripple wool (icing) on arms, legs and mouth, were stuck on with Aleene’s Tacky Glue. Take your time, don’t spill any glue on the flannel where you don’t

Christmas Feelings written by Rinske Stevens Featuring designs by Hilde Hoebeke, Emmy van Ruitenbeek and Rinske Stevens You better watch out, You better not cry You better not pout I’m telling you why Santa Claus is comin’ to town... (by Haven Gillespie)

ISBN 9789081574211