Day Ten of the Twelve Days of Christmas in July!

 

Hi, all!

It's Day Ten of the Twelve Days of Christmas in July Blog Hop, and today we get to visit with Carole of From My Carolina Home again!  This will be the second part of her project, and I for one am looking forward to seeing the finale!  I've also got the next steps in our quilt-along - assembly of the wall hanging, or the next block for our quilt people.  Hop on over to Carole's and see what's going on there, then come back for those next steps!

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Let's start with the wall hanging folks first.  Today is going to be so simple!  Take your blocks and lay them out as shown above.  

Stitch them together.  This is basically just another large nine-patch block, after all!  Be sure to carefully match the F and G blocks to the B block - you want that second branch from the top to line up just right.  You'll also have another spot for matching, where the bottom of the lower branches (in blocks H and I) meet the top half of the lower branches (in blocks F and G).  Just pin carefully and check your seams before pressing to be sure you are happy with how it looks! 

Once you've got it all sewn together, press your seams and give the top a good press.

Now that you've finished the basic wall hanging, I have some suggestions.  You could add an appliqué star or angel to the top of your tree at this point. You could add garland to your tree using ribbon or trim.  You could even create an advent calendar by sewing on tiny jingle bells that will become "hooks" for you to add small ornaments later.  This step would be simple now, but might make quilting tricky, so you may wish to do that after quilting.  Or you can just quilt it as is and enjoy!  Remember to put some sort of hanging system on the back (corners or a sleeve) so that you or the recipient can enjoy it right away.  Or just use big push pins like I do!

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OK, it's time to work on finishing up this quilt top!  There's only one more style of block to make, a double nine-patch.  Super simple to make, and you've already got all the components ready.  

You'll be making 20 of these double nine-patch blocks.  For each of these you will need:

4 3.5” sq. white

5 3.5” sq. red/white 9-patch blocks

Lay them out as shown below: 

(Please excuse the fact that these are partially assembled - I forgot to take a progress shot!)

Assemble the 9-patch block, using a very scant 1/4" seam.  Your finished block should measure 9.5" square.  Make 20.

Don't worry if you don't get all of these made today - I've also set aside time tomorrow for them.  

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The end is so close, but we've still got lots of inspiration to come.  Can you hear those sleigh bells jingling yet?

Hugs!

Sarah