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In this Learn, Make, Create! episode brought to you by Annie's Creative Studio, quilting expert Nancy McNally demonstrates tips and techniques to piece fabrics in warm reds, greens and creams into a sweet depiction of bringing home the perfect tree for Christmas.
In this episode, you'll learn how to:
- Piece 9-patch blocks.
- Piece flying geese blocks.
- Create raw-edge applique.
Materials:
- Scrap each gray and gold tonals
- Small piece each dark red and dark green tonals
- Small piece each 7 different brown tonalsand prints
- Assorted red tonals and prints to totalapproximately 1/2 yard
- 1/2 yard red tonal
- 5/8 yard total green tonals and prints
- 11/2 yards total cream – tan tonals and prints
- Backing to size
- Batting to size
- Thread
- 4 (7/16") dark red buttons
- Template material
- Fusible web with paper release
- Basic sewing tools and supplies