Slow Stitching Sunday

Sunday ended with some slow stitching for me and my quilty kitty helper.

We were sewing the binding to the back of my large Christmas Cushion Cover 

Started Here

Kitty and I added snaps to close the envelope backing to my cushion cover.

If you are interested in how to make this type of cushion closure,

click below for my complete tutorial:

Snap Back Cushion Cover How-To Here

Here is the back of my finished cushion cover.

I like to make covers for my sofa toss pillows 

to update them for the season

rather than store them in my limited closet space.

Here is the front on my large cushion cover.

It is made with a strip from the tree skirt panel and end of my swap fabric

and extra binding from the quilt. 

It is made from the scraps for my 

Christmas in July  Poinsetta Winter Quilt

 and Starburst Tree Skirt

I love using up scraps before I clean up my happy  sewing place 

to get ready for the next project. 

:-) 

Scrappy Happy Saturday

Today I am happily playing with the Christmas fabric scraps from my ...

Christmas in July Projects

I have pieced together these panels for the front and back of

a cushion cover.

I may have enough for another pillow, too. 

I have plenty of extra red binding from my tree skirt.

I love using up my scraps before I move on to the next big project.

Happy Saturday Sewing!

I 

Christmas in July ~Then and Now ~ Blog Hop ~ My Day

Welcome to my 

Christmas in July ~ Then and Now

Here is my "Then" quilt.



In 2012, I posted this photo of Katniss' First Christmas with us
and said I had made it a "few years ago" so I know it predates 2012.
As it does not appear in any other photos on my blog, I know it also
predates my blog which was started in 2009.

All I know is it is the first Christmas quilt I made.

It was made with a panel, some fat quarters and yardage
from an old Nancy Halvorsen collection.
I love the colors in this quilt and the vintage designs.

I made a pillow with then leftover fabrics

Here is the pillow with my "Now" quilt.
The greens and shades of red are similar and there is a bit of gold.

My "Now" quilt is this one ...

A Poinsettia Winter from In the Beginning Fabrics

I love this quilt!

Please enjoy visiting all the lovely Christmas in July bloggers today

  

July 28

Life in the Scrapatch (you are here)

Cynthia's Creating Ark

Karrin’s Crazy World

Vroomans Quilts

Quilted Delights

Songbird Designs

Websterquilt

 Karen's Korner

Thanks to

Carol @ Just Let Me Quilt

for hosting this festive blog hop!

For more Christmas in July fun, click on the link below for my

Starburst Christmas in July Tree Skirt

To make this I cut my Poinsettia Winter scraps into strips,
 added some other scrap strips and
used a Free Tutorial and Wedge Template,

More Christmas in July coming soon!

Thank you for visiting me today.

Happy Sewing! 

Back to Sewing ~ Just In Time for Christmas in July

These fabrics are

A Poinsettia Winter from In the Beginning Fabrics

and they are on my cutting table today.

Christmas in July is in full swing and I am back to sewing!

Thanks to all for the well wishes.

My arm is well healed and I extended my break from sewing for a few extra days.

May all of you be well and safe and have a Merry July!