Christmas Three Sisters QAL – Week Two
Cutting & Preparing Your Pieces
This week we will be turning your stash raids into piles of fabric into neat, ready-to-sew stacks. Cutting can feel repetitive, but it’ll be worth it to be organised.
Pattern Note
As this is the Scrappy version, that scrappiness applies to the background fabric too! Yes it is more time consuming to create, but it creates a wonderful texture and richness of colours. If you choose to make your background fabric the same, you will benefit from the texture the piecing gives. This week I have been gathering all my offcuts and scraps for the background and feature fabric.
Cutting Tips
Replace your rotary blade — a sharp one makes clean cuts.
Cut no more than four layers at a time for accuracy.
Label and store pieces in boxes or trays by type.
I’ve decided to use a mix of greens for my background fabric.
Organisation Tip
A small tray, box, or even a biscuit tin makes the perfect storage. Keep your pieces labelled in their four sizes:
Accent fabric - A small, A large.
Background - B small, B large.
Cosy Treat
Spiced Baked Apples - Roast them in the oven while you work, your reward for all your hard cutting.
Pace Yourself
I like to cut fabric in short bursts with music or an audiobook. Stretch your shoulders and take little breaks.
Reds and pinks as an accent contrast really well with green.
Your Task This Week
Cut all fabric pieces for your quilt.
Label.
Share your progress using #christmasthreesisters
Winter Folklore
The Yule Log — Once burned through the Twelve Days of Christmas, its ashes were kept for luck, just like your scraps.
