Today's Quilter - UK (2019-11)

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PROJECTl nutcracker scene

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Embroiderandembellish the

followingdetails:

QIngreen,embroidera featherstitch

swagweavingthroughthemen.

QDecorateswagwitha star

stitchandyellowand white

Frenchknots.

QEmbroidereyes,a mouthand

buttons on the gingerbread men.

Block4:SmallStars

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Cutasfollows for each of

thestars:

QEight(8) 1 in squares from red

pindot.

QFour(4) 2 inx 1in rectangles

fromwhitefabric.

QFour(4) 1 insquares from

whitefabric.

QOne(1) 2 insquarefrom

green novelty fabric.

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Drawa diagonallineonthe

wrongsideofallredsquares

witha pencil.Placeone(1)red

squarerightsidestogetherwiththe

whiterectangle,matchingallraw

edges.Stitchonthemarkeddiagonal

line.Trimtoainseamallowance

andpressthetriangleback. Add

anothersquaretotheoppositeside.

Makesurethemarkedlineis inthe

rightdirection,stitchit inplace,trim

o the spare fabric and press back.

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Repeatwiththeremaining

rectanglesandredsquaresto

makeallthestar points. Gently

press them.

13

Sewa starpointsectionto

eithersideofthegreensquare.

Adda whitesquaretoeachendof

theremainingstarpoints– addthese

tothetopandbottom.Makefive (5)

stars measuring 4in square.

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Joinfour(4)ofthestarsintoa

row to complete the block.

Block5:

SugarPlum Fairy

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Cuta 10inx 13in

backgroundpiece from red

gingham fabric.

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Cut,positionandfuseinplace

thepiecesfortheSugarPlum

Fairyfroma selectionoffabrics.

Blanket stitch around each piece.

17

Embroiderandembellish the

followingdetails:

QDecoratethegreenholly

garlandwithsets of three beads

at intervals.

QSewona stripofnarrowredricrac

acrossthemiddleofthestand.

QEmbroidera chainstitchinred

acrossthebunofthehairand

backstitch the shoe ribbons.

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Embroiderandembellish the

followingdetails:

QEmbroidertheshoulders,cu

andtopofbootswith a yellow

featherstitch.

QSewtinyblack buttons to the

jacket.

QHighlightthesideofthetrousers

witha redbackstitch.

QSewa littleheart button to top

ofhishat.

QEmbroiderlittle,yellowFrench

knotstothesidesof his boots

cus andbelt.

QFrenchknottheeyesinblack

and backstitch the mouth in red.

Block 7: TheCastle

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Cuta 16insquareof

backgroundfabric from blue

with white dots.

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Cut,positionandfuseinplace

thepiecesforthecastlefrom

appropriatefabrics.Blanketstitch

around each piece to secure.

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Embroiderandembellish

thefollowingdetails:

QStitchletteringina redbackstitch.

QFeatherstitchinwhitearound the

twosidedoorarches.

QSewonwhitericractothearch

ofthedoorthatis inthemiddle.

QSewa whitebuttononthemiddle

doorandtwored buttons on the

side doors.

Block6:TheNutcracker

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Cutan 8 inx 16in

background piece from blue

denim fabric.

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Cut,positionandfuseinplace

thepiecesfortheNutcracker

fromappropriatefabrics.Blanket

stitch around each piece to secure.