Magpie Quilts

Here's a quick and easy project when you have an hour or two and want to finish in one sewing session. I'm assuming you have basic knowledge of sewing and piecing a quilt top. Pressing as you do each step is expected but not mentioned! Have fun! Sudoku Mini Quilt Fabric Requirements: You will need nine different fabrics, minimum 4.5" x 4.5" (I used nine 5" charm squares from the same fabric line) Plus 1" wide strips for sashing. You will need six pieces 1" x 3.5", and two pieces 1" x 10.5". I usually do NOT cut them until I am ready to sew them on and use the actual measurements of the blocks I am sewing them to as sometimes my 1/4" seams are not as accurate as they could be. And 1.25" wide strips for borders. If you are really accurate, you will need two at 10.5" long and two at 12" long. Again, I don't cut these until I've measured - it makes the difference between a quilt that has wavy, uneven

Many of the ornaments on my tree have been handmade by me over the years. In 2015, I added two more to my collection. The first is made from layered strips with a piece of cardstock sandwiched between two contrasting pieces of fabrics. I chose a red print for the one side and a gold print for the other. I may make these again, but maybe with some of the great decorative paper available on either side rather than the fabric. Snowflake Ornament from Fabric & cardstock  The second handmade ornament was this wreath from tiny (3/4") hexagons. I had originally thought to leave it just plain, but I just needed to add some embellishment. Wreath ornament from little hexagons  So I looked through my button box and found some little red buttons. It looked better, but was still missing something! Hexagon Wreath with buttons added And I dug into my embroidery floss bin for some red floss and outlined each hexagon with a running stitch. Hexagon Wreath with buttons & e