'Holly Jolly' from QT Fabrics is packed with vintage Christmas ephemera, telling a story of holiday celebrations from days gone by. I loved this 36 x 42in (90 x 107cm) approx. panel, which has a 10in squares of vintage Christmas images, on a red background (photos 1 - 6). There's also a 36” Santa panel (last photo), and a coordinating fabric with vintage ephmera scattered on a red background (photos 6 - 11), all rendered in antique Victorian fashion that will bring you back in time.
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. I thought this range went very well with the Tim Holtz Christmas fabrics, and also his Palette Red range. Quantities re limited and I can't reorder.
Santa riding a reindeer and the decorated classic truck full of presents are two squares in this panel that caught my eye. It would make a great set of placemat centres, quilt blocks, cushion centre panels or anything else you like for your Christmas decor.
36 x 42in panel (90 x 107cm) approx.
100% cotton
Made in Pakistan
31159 -R Holly Jolly 10in squares 36in panel from QT Fabrics
I bought a printed patchwork panel (not a sashiko panel) but it isn't printed square. What can I do?
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.
