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We were sewing the binding to the back of my large Christmas Cushion Cover 

Kitty and I added snaps to close the envelope backing to my cushion cover.

If you are interested in how to make this type of cushion closure,

click below for my complete tutorial:

Here is the back of my finished cushion cover.

I like to make covers for my sofa toss pillows 

to update them for the season

rather than store them in my limited ...

Today I am happily playing with the Christmas fabric scraps from my ...

I have pieced together these panels for the front and back of

a cushion cover.

I may have enough for another pillow, too. 

I have plenty of extra red binding from my tree skirt.

I love using up my scraps before I move on to the next big project.

I 

Here is my "Then" quilt.



In 2012, I posted this photo of Katniss' First Christmas with us
and said I had made it a "few years ago" so I know it predates 2012.
As it does not appear in any other photos on my blog, I know it also
predates my blog which was started in 2009.

All I know is it is the first Christmas quilt I made.

It was made with a panel, some fat quarters and yardage
from an old Nancy Halvorsen collection.
I love the colors in ...

These fabrics are

and they are on my cutting table today.

Christmas in July is in full swing and I am back to sewing!

Thanks to all for the well wishes.

My arm is well healed and I extended my break from sewing for a few extra days.