Scandinavian Christmas Quilt. Lynette Anderson

During the workshop we will work on the ‘Winter Friends’ block. The techniques I will demonstrate during the day will include, applique using the revolutionary Apliquick tools, simple embroidery stitches and we will hand piece a 3” churn dash block together.
Feel free to change the colours of the fabric you use to make your quilt unique to you, remember if you change the fabric colours to select embroidery threads to match your fabrics.
Per-workshop Preparation – Before class you need to pre-trace the stitchery design for the ‘Winter Friends’ block onto your chosen background fabric. You will recieve the full pattern for the quilt during this class (the cost of this is included in your fee)
Cut background fabric 131⁄2” x 161⁄2” (this will be trimmed to size later). Using a light source such as a lightbox or window centre the background fabric right side up over the design and carefully trace using a fine tipped fabric marking pen. I use a Brown (Sepia) Pigma pen which gives a lovely fine line that is easily covered by the embroidery, however it is permanent so it’s important to be accurate when tracing.
Please note: Something to think about, if you choose to use a Frixion pen you need to be aware that if you need press your fabric before starting to work or during work in class all the lines you have drawn will disappear which is very upsetting.
Winter Friends Block:
These winter friends have gathered together at the end of the day around the toadstools, I wonder what they are talking about? Maybe they are planning what games to play when no one is looking in the middle of the night! Or perhaps they are deciding what they are going to have for dinner tonight! I hope that you enjoy stitching them as much as I enjoyed drawing them.
Fabric Requirements for Winter Friends Block:
17” x 14” light beige fabric, background (I used a linen but its harder to transfer the stitchery design onto the thicker fabric). 5” x 7’ dirty cream print, snowman11⁄2” x 2” grey print, snowman’s hat3” x 7” mouse brown tone on tone, reindeer
2” x 2” red print, reindeers blanket2” x 2” each of 2 cream/red prints, birds4” x 31⁄2” red print, toadstools tops x 221⁄2” x 31⁄2” red print, toadstool top2” x 31⁄2” red stripe, toadstool stalks4” x 7” each of 4 red prints, churndash blocks21⁄2” x 11” each of 4 mouse brown/grey prints, churndash blocks41⁄2” x 7’ mouse brown linen/linen look fabric, snowflake block and snowman’s patch 2” square red wool, starDMC embroidery threads, I used #221 country red &white (you will need several skeins of #221 to complete this project)Stitchery stabilizer, optionalFine tipped fabric marking penRoxanne’s Glue Baste It TM, optionalApliquick®Tools*Appliqué Paper*Template plasticOld paper cutting scissorsQuilters Quarter ruler or Add a Quarter rulerGeneral hand sewing supplies, including fabric cutting andembroidery scissors, threads, needles etc
If you are planning to make the whole quilt, then you need to use this requirements list, see over page. You need to have all five patterns in the set to create the complete Scandinavian Christmas quilt. 
What You Need to Make the Whole Quilt:

Approx. finished size of quilt: 92cm x 110cm (36” x 43”)2yds light beige fabric, background (I used a linen but its harder to transfer the stitchery design onto the thicker fabric) 14” light beige tone on tone, reindeer and backgrounds10” each of four red prints, appliqué and churn dash10” each of 6 assorted mouse brown/grey prints, appliqué and churn dash6” dirty cream, snowman, windows and hearts4” each of three cream/red spots and stripes, birds, toadstool bases and legs8” grey print, inner border12” light brown/grey print, binding5” x 8” deep red wool2” x 4” cream woolDMC embroidery threads, I used #221 country red & white (you will need several skeins of #221 to complete this project) Stitchery stabilizer, optionalFine tipped fabric marking penRoxanne’s Glue Baste It TM, optionalApliquick Tools*Appliqué Paper*Quilters Quarter or Add a Quarter rulerGeneral handsewing supplies
* these items will be available to purchase at the workshop if you don’t have them already.
What You Need Later:
44” x 51” backing fabric 44” x 51” batting