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Ho Ho Ho It's Santa Block of the Month #10 Quilt (2022)

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Debbie Shore's quilt block features everyone’s favourite Christmas gift giver, Santa Claus!

Santa and his sleigh of presents is made with raw edge machine appliqué – just like the JOY block, the Gnome Alone block, and the YUM block.

What is raw edge machine applique? Raw edge machine appliqué is a quilting method where fabric shapes are attached to a background fabric with the edges left raw (unfinished and not folded), usually with the help of fusible interfacing to secure them in place. The shapes are then stitched down using a sewing machine, creating a visible, unhemmed edge on the appliqué piece. This technique is a fast and easy way to add designs to fabric and is often used in art quilting to achieve a more natural appearance.

Templates are provided for all the pieces below.

Unfinished trimmed block size: 18½in (47cm) wide by 12½in (31.75cm) deep

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You will need:

Equipment

Sewing machine

Rotary cutter

Quilting ruler

Cutting mat

Adhesive sheets

Paper scissors

Materials

Fabrics (see my Introduction to the 2022 Block of the Month). From these, you will need to cut:

• One Sleigh (use the sleigh piece from the positioning diagram, on sheets 2 and 3) – 1st Metallic
• One Present 1 – 1st Red (present), 1st Green (contrast bows)
• One Present 2 – 2nd Green (present), 2nd Metallic (contrast bows)
• One Present 3 – 1st Red
• One Present 4 – 3rd Green (present), 2nd Green (contrast bows)
• One Present 5 – 1st Green
• “Ho Ho Ho” words – two in 3rd green, one in Gold
• Santa:
  • One Hat – 1st Red
  • One Santa Body & Arms – 1st Red
  • One Hat Pompom – Background
  • One Hat Edging – Background
  • One Beard – Background
  • One Moustache – Background
  • Two Cuffs – Background
  • One face – Scrap of flesh coloured fabric
  • Two Mitts – Black scrap
  • One Belt – Black scrap
  • One Buckle – Gold
• For those using long quarters, gather the 13¼ x 5¼in (33.75 x 13.5cm) rectangle in 1st Metallic, cut earlier (see the introduction).

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