Quilts and More Winter 2023

Creating is my therapy and long has been. Making gifts for family and friends brings me joy year-round. I enjoy choosing just the right quilt to make for a niece’s new baby, or stitching a favorite quote or message on a pillow or zipper pouch for a dear friend. I’ve made and gifted many items for my friends who share my quilting hobby! Cathy Habermann’s A Stitch in Time on page 68 would make a wonderful gift for a friend who sews. Not enough time to stitch the pincushion? Consider embroidering just a few motifs and create magnets like we did for our color option. Know someone who loves everything Christmas? Consider gifting them a holiday quilt! Heather Briggs’ Peppermint Party on page 50 will make a sweet addition to any room.…

TABLE TOPPERS Set a holiday table with merry and bright decor. AllPeopleQuilt. com/239 JOIN OUR QUILT-ALONG! Sew along with us to make this free holiday quilt pattern. AllPeopleQuilt.com/241 HOLIDAY QUILTS Deck your halls, walls, and bed with Christmas quilts. AllPeopleQuilt.com/242 FESTIVE STOCKINGS Stitch handmade stockings to hang on your mantel. AllPeopleQuilt.com/240 SEASONAL SEWING Make quick and easy projects as decor or gifts. AllPeopleQuilt.com/243 CONNECT WITH US search: American Patchwork & Quilting @allpeoplequilt…

1. QUILT BLOCK NECKLACE Accessorize with a stylish necklace featuring a quilt block design and a sewing machine charm. Choose between a leather cord or metal chain, a square or circular design, and a variety of quilt blocks to customize your necklace. $16; etsy.com/shop/patchworkpendants 2. BEGINNER EMBROIDERY KIT A kit of embroidery supplies from Rosanna Diggs Embroidery contains everything you need to complete one of three classic quilt block designs (star, Flying Geese, and hexagon), including the pattern, an embroidery hoop, linen fabric, floss, needles, watersoluble pen, and more. $39 each; rosannadiggs.com 3. RED & WHITE QUILTS II This sequel book features 14 quilts made with a classic color combination. Patterns include a variety of sizes, techniques, and styles, and are from top designers, including Susan Ache, Lisa Bongean, Jessica Dayon, Sherri McConnell, and more.…

MATERIALS Finished size: 10½×12½×4" Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width. ▪1 ⁄2 yard teal print (lining)▪1 ⁄2 yard red print (outer bag)▪ 18×21"piece (fat quarter) white print (casing)▪ Fabric marking pen▪ 21 ⁄4 yards 1"-wide grosgrain ribbon FABRICS are from the Peppermint collection by Dana Willard for Figo Fabrics (figofabrics.com). CUT FABRICS Cut pieces in the following order. From teal print, cut: ▪ 2—15" squares From red print, cut: ▪ 2—15" squares From white print, cut: ▪ 4 —21 ⁄2 ×14" strips From ribbon, cut: ▪ 2—38"-long pieces ASSEMBLE BAG 1) Using a fabric marking pen, mark a 2" square in bottom corners of teal and red print 15" squares. Cut out squares (Photo 1). Set aside. 2) On both ends of a white print 21 ⁄2 ×14" strip, turn under1 ⁄4"; press. Turn under1 ⁄4" again and stitch to hem.…

Celebrate the creativity, color, and beauty that quilting brings into your home. STOCKING Personalize store-bought stockings to match your holiday decor. Use fabric glue to add pom-pom trim, ribbon, rickrack, buttons, or more to a stocking. PILLOW Dress up a basic pillow with fusible shapes. Draw or trace holiday motifs onto no-sew fusible web. Following manufacturer’s instructions, fuse the shapes onto pieces of fabric. Cut shapes out, peel off paper backing, and fuse the shapes to the pillow front. If you’re sewing the pillow instead of decorating a ready-made pillow, you can add decorative stitches or trims before sewing the pillow together. SEWING KIT A pincushion-topped sewing kit is a great gift for everyone who sews! Fill a Mason jar with small sewing supplies. Cut a circle of fabric about twice as large as the jar…

FIND TIME TO SEW Carve out time to spend in your sewing space between shopping, baking, and entertaining. BE PREPARED Keep your sewing machine, supplies, and works in progress where they are easily available. That way you can sneak in even just five minutes of sewing between other activities. ADD IT TO YOUR CALENDAR Block off time for sewing so you don’t overschedule yourself. Let family and friends know you truly are unavailable so you can make progress without interruptions. You even can join our all-day virtual quilt retreat on December 3. Visit AllPeopleQuilt.com/244 for details. TURN YOUR PHONE OFF The average American spends more than 5 hours on a smartphone per day. It’s easy to get sucked into scrolling through social media to see everyone’s holiday pictures! Stepping away from your device may free up time…