Sweet Snow-Along

Sweet Snow Along 12 - Borders

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The goal this week is to finish the quilt top by adding 2 borders. You will need:         - White Solid fabric         - White Text fabric         - Charcoal Hand Painted Gingham fabric         - a long measuring tape         - pins The pattern designer's instructions require the top and bottom borders to be added before the sides. For some us, this is the reverse of what we would normally do. Today, we will follow the designer's instructions. Border 1 From the white solid fabric, cut 6...

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Sweet Snow Along 11 - Rows and Borders

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The goal this week is to assemble the center of the quilt top. You will need:              - all 37 completed blocks           - Sash fabric (White Solid was used in the pattern writer's quilt)           - rotary cutter with sharp blade and a cutting surface           - optional: XL Stripology® ruler or Shape Cut Plus® ruler. From the sash fabric cut 15 - 1½" x width of fabric strips.  From these strips make:         28 - 1½" x 8" pieces (diagram reference below...

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Sweet Snow Along 10 - One Last Pieced Block and Star Snowman

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The goal this week is to assemble one last block, Row 1 Block 2, and the Star Snowman You will need:              - Black Vintage Cookbook fabric           - White Solid fabric           - Optional: Deb Tucker® ruler           - 6 Star Snowman pattern pages           - 18” x 27”rectangle of Blue Vintage Ads fabric           - Fabric collection           - Fusible web -  EZ Steam®  or Steam-A Seam II Lite®            - fine...

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Sweet Snow Along 9 - Three More Pieced Blocks

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The goal this week is to assemble 3 blocks: Row 7 Block 6, Row 3 Block 3 and Row 5 Block 2. You will need:              - sewing machine loaded with a neutral thread           - iron and pressing surface           - previously made HSTs           - Black Vintage Cookbook fabric           - White Solid fabric           - Green Vintage Cookbook fabric           - Pink Sugary Snow fabric Just a reminder, two methods of assembly will be referred...

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Sweet Snow Along 8 - Intricate Cutting and Embroidery

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The goal this week is to assemble the Gingerbread and Snowflake blocks, and embroider some finer details on all blocks. You will need:              - pattern pages 7, 10, 17, 19, 28 and 31              - 1 - 8½" fabric squares of Blue Painter’s Baby Buttons              - 3 - 8½" fabric squares of White Vintage Ads              - 1 - 8½" fabric squares of Black Candy Making Text              - 1 - 8½" fabric squares of Red Painter’s Baby Buttons              - the collection of fabrics    ...

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