Christmas In July Mystery Quiltalong – What You Need!
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Welcome to the first week of our Christmas in July Mystery Quiltalong! Today I’ll be telling you what you are going to need to quilt along with me!
I had a lovely time this weekend playing with some Christmas fabrics and working out how to turn them into a fun and easy Christmas in July Mystery Quiltalong!
Sometime last year I had cut a whole bunch of 2 1/2″ squares to use for a Granny Square quilt…
As I think I said at the time, I got a little bit overexcited cutting them with my Accuquilt!
I decided that these squares would come in handy for our mystery QAL.
What you Need for the Christmas In July Mystery Quiltalong
Sewing Stuff
You know.. sewing machine, thread, pins, rulers.. etc, etc.. nothing fancy, just the usual stuff!
Main Fabrics:
1 meter of white or cream background fabric
1/4 meter Christmas feature fabric
1/4 meter of red fabric
I have chosen these three as my main fabrics:
Background: Bee Cross Stitch White Jade Yardage
Red: Bee Cross Stitch Barn Red Yardage
Feature: Cozy Christmas Green Main Yardage
Scrappy Fabrics:
An assortment of scraps, enough to cut 40 2 1/2″ squares
I picked these from the above assortment of 2 1/2″ squares:
So, this is my selection of fabric all put together:
FAQS
What are we making?
We’re making a lap quilt or table topper….
How Big Will The Quilt Be?
36″ x 36″ without borders
How often will I post Steps?
Once a week.. on a Monday or Tuesday depending on what else is happening on the blog that week.
How Long Will the Christmas In July Mystery Quiltalong Last?
Four weeks… if all goes according to plan! We are starting this week, and the last step should be posted on the 31st of July.
Will It Be Hard?
Nope, quick and easy…
When do we get the first step?
Tomorrow!!!! So stay tuned and hope to see you join in with the fun!
This looks fun and since I want to use up a lot of my scraps, I’m thinking I might join in and make two – one Christmas-themed and one child-themed that I can donate.
I went snooping at the Accuquilt website and see that the 2.5″ square die looks to be set a little tipped over. Could you educate me on why that is?
What has happened to teacup critters? I cannot find number 5.
Block 5 is coming out later this month Donna!
Looks like fun! I’m in!
Looks like fun! Thank you.
Looks like you have another fun project planned for us! Love the fabrics you’ll be using…Christmas-y, without being the traditional red and green.