This lovely 24 x 42in Christmas panel by Fig Tree and Co for Moda, part of their 'Christmas Stitched' range, is full of antique sampler style. The four sampler sections read 'Merry Christmas from our house to yours' and would make delightful small scatter cushions, or (my favourite idea) gift bag panels, perhaps using the alphabet sections to make bag handles. There are also eight seasonal motifs that would be great for mug rugs or other smaller gifts, or as block centres in a Christmas patchwork. There's so much you could make with this panel. I'm giving you a 10% discount too.
Even though I now have my little shop, it really is squeezed for space for fabrics, so I have chosen my favourites from the new Christmas collections - there's plenty to coordinate between one collection and another.
24 x 42in (60 x 107cm) approx.
100% cotton
20448-24 'Christmas Stitched' 24 x 42in panel by Fig Tree & Co for Moda
A - This a great video from Mike Flynn from QT Fabrics showing you how to deal with panels or fabrics that have been pulled out of true because of the way they are packed onto the bolt for quilt shops. The info and tips he gives is true of all patchwork panels, not just those from QT - the panels are printed square, but the way the machine pulls them onto the folded bolt card for shops to stock pulls the fabric out of true a little. Especially for large panels, you want to get them back into true.
NB - don't do this with a sashiko panel or anything with wash out stitching lines, or you will remove the lines! Just ease those back into shape with a bit of gentle tugging, and square them up after you've stitched them.
