I hope you have the 2 Tiny Tree blocks made becuase there’s some housework to do today.
On this 3rd Day of Christmas, we’re going to sew together the main body of the house with the 2 trees you’ve already made.
Be sure to use the cream HOUSE fabric for these pieces.
Show us your finished blocks on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan
– Be sure to post your progress –
for a chance to win prizes!
Just Keep Sewing,
Susan
Did you get your first Tiny Tree made?
If you’ve not made one of my trees yet, they’re ridiculosly easy!
This short video shows just how easy it is to make the tops of all 3 sizes of my trees; Tiny, Little & Mini.
You can find all 3 sizes of templates here on my website.
Just add trunks & they’re done.
Day 2 you’ll just need to make 1 more Tiny Tree!
If you made yesterday’s tree there’s no need to print the PDF below again.
Notice the background fabric in this tree block is again the HOUSE fabric. This tree will sit to the right or left of the door too and not as part of the “2024” block.
Show us your finished blocks on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan
Rhonda was first to show us her trees yesterday (yes, she made 2!) & won a free pattern of her choice!
Rhonda has chosen my A Merry Christmas to You pattern & so will receive it very soon.
– Now post your 2 Tiny Tree blocks –
for a chance to win a Suzn Quilts/Sewing With Susan pattern of your choice for free, either printed or PDF!
This time there will be a random drawing…
Just keep sewing,
Susan
I hope your Christmas was beautiful.
We had a very nice day with lots of cheer!
David gifted me this beautiful, somewhat rare Tan Featherweight Sewing Machine!
I’m so excited to plug it in & sew, but I have lots to do before I can do that!
If you’re like me, you’re exhausted & need a nap,
& maybe not ready for a new start, but…
As the 3 Wise Men begin their journey, these 12 Days of Christmas,
I hope that you will join me (& Emma) in making my latest little quilt,
Dresden Home.
It’s the perfect post-Christmas project with just a tiny bit of sewing each day.
Day 1 you’ll just need to make 1 Tiny Tree!
So, pull out your Tiny Tree Template Set,
or use the template provided with the instructions in the PDF below.
Notice the background fabric in this tree block is the HOUSE fabric. This tree will sit to the right or left of the door not as part of the “2024” block.
Show your us your finished blocks on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan
The first to post their 2023 Day 1, Tiny Tree block there will win a Suzn Quilts/Sewing With Susan pattern of their choice for free, either printed or PDF!
Just keep sewing,
Susan
Merry Christmas to you & yours!
I hope you have a beautiful day with loved ones.
Susan
All of my previous 12 Days of Christmas quilt-alongs have been mysteries,
so this year I decided to switch it up.
If you prefer to be surprised delete this post! Lol
But who can resist this cuteness?
I made & completed the quilt with the help of my quilter, Tamara Lynn,
& I have it here for you to see with the help of my protege Emma!
With a cute house, a few trees & some signature Tiny Dresden plates (just 1 1/2!) this little 17″ x 26″ quilt will be fun to make for you or a friend.
Won’t it look cute on your front door welcoming guests all year!
I’m envisioning some embelishments here & there,
but I want you to make your Dresden Home your own.
I’m really looking forward to seeing all the variations you come up with
so let’s all go to my Facebook group, Sewing With Susan
& show our progress there, shall we?
Between now & December 26th, when the true 12 Days of Christmas & my quilt-along starts, you can make fabric choices & collect the supplies you’ll need including the plastic templates that I’ve used in case you want to get those as well.
Paper templates will be provided but the plastic templates are more fun & accurate to use.
If you want to use the fabrics I’ve used,
they’re Renee Nanneman’s Tradewinds collection by Andover fabrics.
Unfortunately Renee’s web store has just closed until the new year so that she & her hubby can get away for a few days, but if you have your heart set on them perhaps you can find them at your local quilt shop or another online shop.
Fabrics & Supplies
You’ll need 1/4 yd. of each fabric, fat or regular, except the brown you’ll need 1/3 yd.
-Grey fabric for background & transom
-Cream fabric for house & “HOME” background
-Cream fabric for “2024” background
-Red fabric for roof & chimney
-3 Red fabrics for Tiny Dresden plate (yes you could use 1 but that’s no fun!)
-Green fabric for trees (not Tradewinds, but also one of Renee’s greens)
-Floral fabric for “lawn”
-Blue fabric for “2024”
-Brown fabric for letters, door, tree trunks & binding.
You’ll also need:
-1/3 yd. fusible web
-Freezer paper
-Threads to either match or coordinate with appliqué fabrics.
Optional:
-Tiny Dresden plate template #216
-Tiny Tree Template Set #286
Let’s prepare for some fun!
There are sure to be some give-aways too!
Just Keep Sewing…
Susan
Happy turkey day!
I hope you spend your day with those you love,
with a side of sewing thrown it!
Just Keep Sewing…
Susan
My new Christmas Morning quilt will be in the newest Quiltmania, issue 158!
It’s time to start making trees & building houses just in time for Christmas.
I’ve used the lovely Christmas Eve collection by Lella Boutique for Moda.
If you want to get a jump start on your supplies they’re here for you:
If you’re a quick quilter like I am, you’ll have plenty of time to make this quilt for this Christmas morning & for many more to come!
If your local quilt shop doesn’t sell the Quiltmania family of magazines, maybe it’s time to subscribe to them like I do.
You can also find 1 or all of their publications by clicking on their website here.
My Tiny, Little & Mini Tree Template Sets can be found by clicking here.
Just Keep Sewing…
Susan
Christmas is my very favorite season to sew for.
The beautiful reds & greens of the season are my go-to colors year round so it makes perfect sense that I could sew for Christmas year-round too!
When I saw Renee Nanneman’s Retro Ho Ho collection I knew instantly that it was “me!”
I already had a sampler quilt designed that fit this collection perfectly!
Once I had images of the whole collection more ideas kept coming to mind… I could hardly stop sewing to get my quilts into pattern form for you!
Santa’s Tree Lot is the first quilt.
It uses my new favorite templates… TREES, of many sizes!
But tree templates, as you know, aren’t just for trees & here’s another really fun example of what else you can make with my tree templates!
The Santa hats in two sizes are made with my Mini & Tiny Tree Template Sets, but that’s not all… Their beards are made with my Mini & Tiny Dresden plate templates! This makes your cutting so fast & accurate.
It’s a really quick 57.5 in. x 66.5 in. lap or wall size quilt.
You can find the patterns & templates here on my website
& fabric kits can also be found on Renee’s Need’l Love website by clicking here.
How fun will Christmas photos & decorating be with this cute quilt for many Christmases to come?
Next up is Candy Cane Forest.
It’s another fast-to-cut & fast-to-sew quilt with my tree templates.
It uses my Mini & Tiny Tree Template Sets.
Another fun fact is that it’s fat quarter friendly.
At 69.5 in. x 72.5 in. it’s also a nice lap or wall quilt.
You can find fabric kits on Renee’s Need’l Love website by clicking here.
I think you can see why I was so taken with Retro Ho Ho… I’ll be back with my Retro Ho Ho quilts soon!
Just Keep Sewing (for Christmas)…
Susan
Lots of new patterns are now on my website here & are ready for purchase & my VERY busy month & a half of travel are now complete so I can catch my breath here for a bit!
It’s been fun designing with Renee Nanneman’s newest lines of fabric.
Her new Gingerlily is a beautiful spring garden of prints. I couldn’t resist making a couple of quilts with the line.
Cutting is made so quick, easy & accurate with my templates. It has become my favorite part of the quilting process these days I think! Try out my templates & you’ll see what I mean! You can see them all by clicking here.
Twinkling Dresdens is my first design.
The blocks are made with my Tiny & Mini Dresden petals with sashing between the quarter plate blocks.
No center circle appliqué (darn it! No Apliquick Bar use this time…) but it does make the blocks so quick to make.
Twinkling Dresdens is a generous lap (or play according to Emma) size quilt but you could adapt it to a bed size quilt easily enough.
I think Emma was saying, “gma, let’s read already!”
My next quilt with Gingerlily is Dazzling Diamonds.
Do you see trees???
I used my Tiny & Mini Tree Template Sets to make the diamonds.
It’s another quickly cut quilt because of my templates. It also sews together quickly.
Both Twinkling Dresdens & Dazzling Diamonds can be found my website by clicking here.
If you’d like to order a fabric kit, Renee has them on her Need’l Love website here.
I’ll be back with more new patterns soon!
Until then,
Just Keep Sewing…
Susan
Spring is finally here (or at least that’s what the calendar says) so how about a little spring quilt to make this weekend to celebrate?
Do you see my Tiny Tree template set in the carrots?
I told you I’d be making lots of patterns for you to use my 3 sizes of tree template sets!
This quilt at just 11 1/2″ square is super quick to make.
You’ll want to make another for a friend.
I used wool for the bunny, but I’m seeing cute floral prints & multi-colors for more fun bunnies in the future.
You can find this little cutie on my website now.
Happy Spring!
Just Keep Sewing…
Susan
Quilting my way through life! 