Whether used for warming up the hearth or tucked into a cozy corner, these 31 charming quilting projects help turn Christmas into a country-style celebration. Use them to adorn the home, to make something special for family or friends, or just to bask in the old-fashioned feeling of holidays past. Each project, photographed in a Christmas setting that will inspire decorating ideas, includes additional quilt-block patterns for making sets or multiple presents. Stitch up some Santa Stockings to hang by the chimney with care; Star Ornaments to enhance the tree; a sweet Snow Angel or Bless This House Pillow; Peace, Love, and Joy gift tags; plus journals, keepsake boxes, pictures, and frames.
Spice on ice -- Snow folks jumper -- Snuggles the snowbuddy -- Holly sweatshirt jacket -- Happy gingerbread apron -- Happy gingerbread sweatshirt -- Reindeer vest -- Mr. & Mrs. Claus -- Tied up for Christmas -- Santa jingles sweatshirt -- Santa's on his way -- Make a joyful noise -- Holiday village -- Christmas star -- Poinsettias -- Patchwork in winter -- Peppermint wheel -- stars & stripes -- Christmas is love -- The perfect tree -- Blue Christmas -- Fiesta stars.
Presented here are four unique ways to go back in time and add charm to the holidays: Victorian Vintage, Shabby Chic, Country Style, and Personal Vintage. For each style, you'll find enticing projects, decorating ideas, and pictures to inspire creativity and evoke nostalgia. Craft traditional cardboard villages, give new ornaments an antique finish, and create other glorious designs.
Presents thirty-one projects for constructing "scrap" quilts--a style which utilizes as many as several hundred different fabrics--and offers sewing tips, quilting ideas, and timesaving cutting charts
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