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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