1 Xmas Item a Month January 2015 Finish

1 Xmas Item A Month January 2015 Finish

Last year, I discovered the 1 Xmas Item a Month blog 

and had a wonderful time following all of the lovely finishes 

the "elves" created and shared.

This year, I contacted Narelle and asked if I could join in the fun.

In December, I discovered this "Christmas Spirit" fabric by Geoff Allen for Springs Creative Products Group and just fell in love.

I have a couple of 12-inch crazy quilted blocks 

I have wanted to make into pillow covers.  

And, I have always wanted to make a couple of Christmas throw pillows.  

So, I found this tutorial at Lemon Tree Creations, 

and tried it out with this lovely fabric.

I made a few modifications.

Rather than making a pattern, I used my 15-inch square ruler and rotary cutter to cut a 13-inch by 13-inch square 

(I centered the snowman about 6.5 inches from both sides and the top and bottom.)

and I cut two strips of fabric 13-inches long and 9-inches wide.

A half-inch seam (folded twice to tuck the raw edges away) was stitched along the center 13-inch sides of the smaller pieces of fabric. 

A half-inch seam was stitched all the way around.

I was a bit paranoid (not trusting my sewing skills), so I made sure the pillow form fit before clipping my corners.

I was SEW excited to have a cute little cover for my 12-inch pillow form!

The snowman is happily centered on the front.

And the back turned out perfectly.

Not only did I end up with a cute Christmas throw pillow, 

I discovered a pattern that should work perfectly for 

a project I have been putting off for AGES. 

Who knew it could be SEW easy?!

Thanks for stopping by!

Renee

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