Handmade Christmas: Fabric Decorations

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Last year, I showed you all the Christmas Tree decorations. This year, it's the turn of the fabric decorations. There is quite a bit of Christmas bunting around the house but found it difficult to get a good photograph, so you'll have to imagine how pretty it looks!

I did make some shelf bunting for the mantlepiece in the lounge. 


The tree is in a different position this year, which gives us a bit more room but big downside is I can't easily get to the knitting books in the case behind it!

I made a Christmas quilt that comes out a lot earlier than the rest of the decorations (at the start of Advent). It was hand pieced from lots of Christmas fabric scraps and machine quilted with a radiating star.

Christmas quilt

The most recent addition to the tree is a wee cheesy Christmas jumper - decorated with beads, sparkly thread and embroidery. The mini coat hanger was a struggle to make but it had to be done.

Mini Cheesy Christmas Jumper decoration

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!





Comments

  1. Nora4 January 2019 at 17:44

    Love the jumper! Am thinking of using my scrap fabric for a quilt...love yours...what size are your squares?
    Thanks :o)

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    1. hardybarn25 January 2019 at 11:24

      Thank you. Sorry for the delay, I missed your comment. The squares are 3" x

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