Put to good use those small fabric scraps you’ve been keeping and make a few Christmas trees.

Or why not make a quilt with Christmas fabrics or colours with the very popular storm at sea block.

How to make a Patchwork Christmas tree ornament and a storm at sea block

Learn to make these 2 Christmas projects and learn foundation piecing at the same time!

Downloads

• Tree softie: download Christmas tree softie template (pdf). Use the pattern to cut the cone shape, the star and the cone base.
• Storm at sea quilt pattern and template. The pattern contains templates, fabric needs and a quilt diagram.

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I know stars are popular blocks so here you have 2 tutorials to make stars using quite different techniques.

If you’d like to make a quilt without Y seams check Marci Baker book out.

Get the 60 degree ruler.

How to make 2 star quilt blocks

Learn in just over 4 minutes:

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“Turnabout Patchwork. Simple quilts with a twist” is all about playing with blocks – making a block, slicing it up, and turning or repositioning the pieces to make a completely different block (sometimes two smaller blocks) to yield endless quilt tops.

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This is one of those blocks that gives the impression of curves where there’re none. I chose to make it with paper piecing because it’s just easy. It’s also a good block to learn foundation piecing with.

When you cut the fabric pieces, cut them at least 1/2″ larger than the triangle including the seam allowances.

How to make a Morning star block

Learn in just over 3 minutes:

What can you do with this block?

You can make this quilt!

A cog in the wheel is an easy modern quilt pattern suitable for confident beginners.

You can choose which technique to use in making it.

Included are instructions and templates for traditional piecing and foundation piecing.

Have a look at the quilt in this short video:

Buy A cog in the wheel quilt pattern

• Buy A cog in the wheel quilt pattern on Etsy

Download just the block paper template

• Morning star foundation paper piecing template (pdf)

Order my book Turnabout Patchwork

“Turnabout Patchwork. Simple quilts with a twist” is all about playing with blocks – making a block, slicing it up, and turning or repositioning the pieces to make a completely different block (sometimes two smaller blocks) to yield endless quilt tops.

• Order Turnabout Patchwork on Amazon.

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I got this beautiful Christmas fabric from a friend. And since we’re getting closer to Christmas an Ohio star block seems like the best choice for it. I hope you like it.

How to make an Ohio star block

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