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12 Days of Christmas 2025, Oh Holy Night, Day 11

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Welcome to Day 11!

It’s been fun seeing the finished tops you’re all showing!

Seeing your use of different fabrics is my favorite part!

Guess what today is?

Quilt it day!

I have to say that the actual “quilting” of a quilt is my least favorite part.

I’m a “quilt by checkbook” kind of quilter!

Since I didn’t have enough time to send this one out, I quilted it myself, & I didn’t hate it!

I’ll show you how I did it.

I started by basting it with basting spray.

It was easy since it’s so small.

The lines were “drawn” with a hera marker, using my 6″ x 24″ ruler to align the first line only.

Notice the 60 degree line on the ruler, aligned with the bottom of the quilt.

Then I used a hera marker to draw the line that I wanted to quilt. I have a few on my website that you can find by clicking here.

It really just makes a dent in the quilt sandwich, it leaves no permanent line to erase.

Version 1.0.0

I sewed that line, then slipped the guide into the back of the foot & used it to create the spacing between the quilting lines.

Again, no markings to erase!

I sewed a line of quilting in both directions through the middle of the quilt first, to help stabilize it, then I filled in the rest of the quilting in both directions.

Easy & fast too.

It probably took me 20 minutes to quilt the entire quilt!

Next, I trimmed it up & put on the binding,

but the binding is actually your work for tomorrow, the 12th Day of Christmas…

This could also be easily free-motion quilted. You decide!

Show us your finished top on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

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12 Days of Christmas 2025, Day 10

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Welcome to Day 10!

I hope you’re enjoying these 12 Days of Christmas!

It’s time to put this cutie all together!

As per yesterday’s instructions, you should have

trimmed the appliqué block to 6″ x 12 1/2″.

It should fit perfectly below the top of the quilt.

Now to assemble the rest of the quilt.

Again, no templates on this PDF today, so no worries on print scale.

Day 10 More asssembly & outer borderDownload

Show us your finished blocks on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

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12 Days of Christmas 2025, Oh Holy Night, Day 9

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Welcome to Day 9!

It’s appliqué day!

& there’s just a tiny bit…

I know some of you hate appliqué, but I love it.

I assure you that if you use the right tools & techniques,

then practice… you can love it too.

I used my 6″ x 24″ ruler to align the letters before I fused them in place.

You may want to add a stabilizer before you stitch around letters.

Some machines draw up the fabric when not using a stabilizer. If you don’t know if your machine will do that, try a sample with scraps. (If you don’t a have stabilizer, you can even use a piece of printer paper lightly glued behind your rectangle. It’s easy to remove.)

Follow the diagram on the PDF for proper alignment.

Again, no templates on this PDF today, so no worries on print scale.

Day 9 AppliqueDownload

Show us your finished blocks on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

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12 Days of Christmas 2025, Oh Holy Night, Day 8

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Welcome to Day 8!

I’m loving seeing the your Dresden plates.

Thanks for showing them on my Sewing with Susan FB group page.

Today we’re going to finish the letters in the NOEL block.

We already have the Tiny Dresden “O”, so it’s just an N, E & L.

I prefer Wonder Under fusible web.

I can iron with the iron set on Linen & not melt it away.

Waiting for an iron to cool down is not my thing!

I also like the way it feels in my quilts & the way it stitches!

My tips for fusible web: when I go to remove the paper, I score it first in the middle of the object, then peel the paper from there instead of trying it at the edge. That seems to make the edge fray. If the paper is being finicky about coming off, I put the fused piece in the freezer for a while & the moisture will help the paper release from the fabric.

You’ll want to be sure to print the instructions at “actual size” or 100% depending on your printer setting.

Day 8 Fusible Web LettersDownload

Show us your finished blocks on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

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12 Days of Christmas 2025, Oh Holy Night, Day 5

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Welcome to Day 5!

Thanks to Cynthia Holman, Bonnie Slanker Wilson, Rita Gastaldo Herzberger, Janet Baker Smith & Nicole Sender for sewing & sharing their first 3 Days of Christmas sewing with us on my Sewing With Susan FB group. They will each receive a free Suzn Quilts PDF pattern of their choice! (Even more blocks were shared yesterday!)

The steps have all been quick & easy, haven’t they?

Today is more of the same.

It’s time to sew together the units you’ve made so far & sew the inner border on too.

Do you ever struggle with fabric choices?

Sometimes I do…

Would you like to see some of them & how I conquered the fabric fear?

I started by wondering if I could piece a wool tree with my Mini Tree template set & guess what?

YES, I CAN!

AND DID!

But I really wanted to use these pretty Christmas doodads & the doodads didn’t show up on the green wool I’d chosen.

The cute doodads can be found here on my website.

So, I decided to change out my tree fabric.

Keep in mind this was December 18th. I needed to be shopping, wrapping, cleaning…

Ahh, much better! And the inner border was a no-brainer…

Then the outer border… a snap!

But then my flying geese were looking too much like a tree

& I only wanted 1 tree…

Much better with the Tilda red polka dots in the corner! & by turning some of the flying geese, it made a home for the little “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” plaque.

You can find them here on my website.

This was what my brain wanted!

Sorry for that tiny glimpse inside my head…

I really like how it turned out.

Again, no templates on this PDF today, so no worries on print scale.

Oh Holy Night Day 5 Asssembly & inner borderDownload

Show us your finished blocks on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

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12 Days of Christmas 2025, Oh Holy Night, Day 4

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Welcome to Day 4!

I’m enjoying this sew-along & hope you are too.

There is always so much to do before Christmas & I always felt I wanted to sew while in the season, but was always too busy with all the activities leading up to Christmas Day. A few years ago I realized it was still the Christmas season until Epiphany, December 6th, so why not keep enjoying the season? And why not share what I’m doing with my quilting friends with a sew-along?

Today you’ll need to make just 1 tiny friendship star block.

See, it’s relaxing & fun!

Again, no need to fret over print size because there are no templates.

Day 4 Friendship Star blockDownload

Show us your finished blocks on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

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12 Days of Christmas 2025, Oh Holy Night, Day 3

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Welcome to Day 3!

Are you having fun sewing these 12 Days of Christmas?

(I’m still getting asked if I have kits available- yes! Here’s the link: https://sewingwithsusan.com/collections/whats-new/products/oh-holy-night-fabric-kit-limited-supply )

I’m enjoying seeing your progress.

Today we’re going to make some easy flying geese.

I have my own “Lazy Susan” method that you’ll see in the PDF.

They’re quick & easy, with no extra thinking…

It doesn’t matter what size you print this file. There are no templates today.

Oh Holy Night Day 3 Flying Geese BlockDownload

Show us your finished blocks on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

If today you show all 3 of the first 3 Days of Christmas blocks

on my Sewing With Susan FB group, you’ll be eligible to win a prize!

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

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12 Days of Christmas 2025, Oh Holy Night, Day 2

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Welcome to Day 2!

Thanks to those who’ve shown us your finished Mini Tree blocks.

I love to see them.

For those asking, yes, I still have kits!

https://sewingwithsusan.com/collections/whats-new/products/oh-holy-night-fabric-kit-limited-supply

I know it’s hard changing gears of going, going, going for Christmas to slowing down & relaxing.

I hope making my Oh Holy Night quilt helps.

None of the steps are hard or take much time, honest.

Today we’re going to do a little bit of embroidery.

Get your light box or makeshift lightbox & trace the words onto your fabric ( I chose a linen).

I stitched a stem stitch, but you could also use a back stitch.

I used Valdani #8113 black 12 wt. thread, but you could also use embroidery floss.

Be sure to print the file at 100% or “actual size”.

Oh Holy Night Day 2 embroideryDownload

Show us your finished blocks on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

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12 Days of Christmas 2025, Oh Holy Night, Day 1

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Welcome to Day 1!

I hope you had a beautiful Christmas Day.

As the 3 Wise Men begin their journey, these 12 Days of Christmas,

I hope that you will join me in making my latest little quilt,

Oh Holy Night.

It’s going to be a fun post-Christmas project with just a tiny bit of sewing each day.

Day 1 you’ll just need to make 1 Mini Tree!

5 seams, that’s all!

So, pull out your Mini Tree Template Set,

or use the template provided with the instructions in the PDF below.

Download then print this 2 page PDF.

Be sure to print it either “actual size” or 100% for accuracy of the template.

Oh Holy Night Day 1 Mini TreeDownload

Note that if you’ve not made one of my trees before, I have a very short video here: https://suznquilts.blog/2023/12/27/12-days-of-christmas-2023-day-2/

Show us your finished blocks on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan

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Another 12 Days of Christmas Sew-Along Coming December 26!

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For those of you who’ve been asking if I’m going to host another

12 Days of Christmas sew-along this year,

the answer is yes!

Oh Holy Night

Get ready for a relaxing & fun 12 days of sewing

to make this cute little Oh Holy Night quilt.

It measures 16” x 24”.

I have a few kits just like my quilt available while supply lasts.

You can make it from your favorite Christmas scraps, but if you need to shop,

1/3 yd. “red” for letters & binding & a regular or fat 1/4 yd. for the rest of the fabrics.

Linen was used for the embroidery background.

I used a variety of Moda, Tilda, Riley Blake & Marcus fabrics.

Additional supplies you’ll want:

– my Mini Tree Template Set #486

– my Tiny Dresden Template #216

As always, I’ll have paper templates included in the sew-along.

– Perle Cotton, I used Valdani #8113, 12 wt. but embroidery floss will work too

– Fusible Web, 6″ is plenty

optional embellishments that I used:

Tim Holtz Christmas Noel Adornments #TH94445

also Tim Holtz Christmas Word Plaques #TH94352

& Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium 2oz TDA73031

There’s sure to be give-aways!

More info to come.

Just Keep Sewing…

Susan