Today_s_Quilter_-_November_2019

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PROJECTl nutcracker scene


Block12:Mice


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Fromthebluedenim
fabric,cuta 4in x 38in
background piece.

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Cut,positionandfuseinplace
thepiecesforthemiceand
theredslipperfroma selectionof
fabrics.Blanketstitch around each
piece to secure.

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Embroiderandembellish the
followingdetails:
QEmbroidertheeyeswithsmall
crossesandFrenchknots(black).
QSewa starbuttonontheshoe.
QSewa collarofherringbonestitch
ontheMouseKingandhiscrown.
QSatinstitchthenosesinblackand
the top points of the crown in red.

Assembling the
quilttop

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RefertoFig 1 forquiltlayout.
Joinblock3 totheindividual
starblock4,addblock2 tothetop
and then block 1 to the left.

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Stitchpiecedblock4 between
blocks6 and7 andaddtothe
bottom of the row made in step 37.

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Jointogetherblocks 10 and
11 andaddthisrowtothe
bottom of your patchwork.

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Stitchblock8 betweenblocks
5 and9, andaddtotheright
ofyourquilt.Then add block 12 to
the bottom.

Addingtheborders


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Fromredfabric,cuttwo(2)
38 inx 2inandtwo(2)
42 in x 2in sashing strips. Sew the Fig 1

two(2)shorterstripstothetopand
bottomofthequilt,pressopen,and
the two (2) longer ones to the sides.

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Fromtheborderfabric,cut
two(2) 42 inx 6inand
two(2) 54 inx 6instrips.Sewthe
two(2)shorteronestothetopand
bottomandthenthetwo(2) longer
ones to each side. Press.

Quiltingandfinishing


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Layeryourquiltupandbaste
in your preferred manner.

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Mandymachinequilted
aroundmostoftheshapes,
butdidthefinerdetailswithhand
quilting.Oncethequiltis nicely
layeredup,stabiliseit bysewing
aroundalltheblocksintheditchand
alongallthoselongborders with a
matching thread.

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Then,quiltaroundeach
appliquéshapebeforecross
hatchingtheborder.Add any other
details as desired.

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Wavetheredricracaround
theouterborderasshown
intheimage,right, andpinto
secure.Stitchit carefullyinplace
witha walkingfootattachment and
matching thread.

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Cutsix(6) 2 inx WOFstrips
frombindingfabricandjoin
toonelength.Press,wrongsides
together,andusetobind the quilt,
mitring the corners.

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