Northwoods Santas

"Northwoods Santa" Embroidered Artwork Home Decor Wall Hanging

Includes:
Woodland Santa - A Fisherman with a fox.
Nordic Santa - Friends with deer and carries a pine tree
Arctic Santa - Friends with penguin and polar bear

This was originally a kit from Astor Place Heirloom Santas Entitled: Northwoods Santas published by Willmaur Crafts Corp. It is embroidery floss stitched on Perforated paper which is a card stock or heavier weight paper with a counted cross stitch grid of wholes. I've never used this type of foundation before. It takes longer than fabric as it uses a stab or stick method of stitching. You can't pull it through two wholes at once.

Each Santa is carefully trimmed out, mounted on Stampin' Up Black cardstock and inserted into a 4" x 6" opening in an 11" x 22" frame. The frame is black and each opening is bordered by a metal copper lace trim that was painted brown to antique it. The frame has two openings on the back to hang it on the wall.

Nordic Santa

 Trimming the Artic Santa: I found it easier to use an exacto knife. (Yes, I know mine is a little rusted, but the blade is still super sharp.)

Woodsland Santa

 Framed:

~Sarah

Quilted Pot Holders Galore

Along with my Hot Oven Mitts, I have been stitching like crazy making Quilted Pot Holders.

Each pot holder is quilted from various strips of fabric that I had left over from making my spider web quilt. They have Insul-Bright (which is an insulated heat protecting batting), regular batting (to absorb moisture that can be given off from the heat), and a solid colored white or cream cotton backing.

They measure about 8 inches square. The pot holders are durable and machine washable. They should not be used in a microwave as Insul-Bright has a metal lining which gives it the heat resistance.

~Sarah

Quilted Oven or Grilling Mitts

Handmade Quilted Oven or Grilling Mitts

I just recently decided to try making some potholders and mitts for the kitchen. These are my mitts.

I found some interesting cotton fabric. I layered the fabric with Insul-Bright, batting, and a solid colored cotton fabric. I quilted the mitt halves and then machine stitched and serged the 2 halves together. I added a binding to the cuff and a hanging hook. I could have gotten the thumb area a little more flat, but serging it makes it stronger and harder to turn.

~Sarah

My Favorite!

Brown and Black Nature Quilt - A New Quilt for a Baby Boy

Baby Boy Brown and Black Rustic Outside Nature Quilt- Jelly Roll Style

This quilt has a variety of beautiful nature themed patterned fabrics in various shades of browns and blacks. It has a nature themed beige back and is bound with a solid brown fabric. It is quilted with a meandering leaf stitch. I straight stitched the binding on the quilt.

If you don't know what a Jelly Roll is, it is a roll of 2.5 inch strips of various patterned fabrics. I stitched the Jelly Rolls together and washed them. I also pre-washed the cotton l fabric for the back of the quilt and the fabric I wanted to use as a binder to prevent shrinkage later on.

My Jelly Roll Quilts are about 29" wide and 42" tall. They vary slightly in size as they are all handmade.

~Sarah