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Monday, 20 July 2015

Santa Sack Tute - Christmas In July 2015


Welcome to day 1 of the Christmas in July Blog Hop; as always, let me start with a great big "hi" to my regular readers and a huge welcome to anyone visiting for the first time from the Benartex blog Sew in Love {with Fabric}.


Today, you'll find my Santa Sack tutorial at the Benartex blog Sew in Love {with Fabric}. The Christmas in July Blog Hop continues to Tuesday, 28 July, with a new project tute and giveaway each weekday (not Sat and Sun).  

Want To Make Your Own Santa Sack With Different Fabric And Another Size?
The instructions in my tute over at Sew in Love {with Fabric} are to make a Santa Sack from the Happy Holidays Snowmen fabric collection by Michele D'Amore for Benartex Fabrics precisely the same as mine. Still, you can make my Santa Sack using any Christmas fabric and size. To make one to your own measurements, cut 4 pieces of fabric to your desired size (don't forget to add 1/2" seam allowance to the length and width) and 2 pieces of batting cut to the same size; you'll also need 4 border fabrics cut 6-1/2" x the width of your main fabric. Follow the tute instructions as usual and quilt and/or embellish to suit.

Trialling Threads and Embellishments

My thread of choice is Aurifil; all the threads I've used for this project are 50/2 wt cotton, and here's a list of the colours:

Bright Orange #1133 (not in the picture)
Light Sand #2000
White #2024
Wine #2260
Black #2692
Light Turquoise #2805
Fern Green #2888
Medium Turquoise #4182

I also trialled a handful of beads but finally decided against embellishments.


Free Motion Quilting
When I'm free-motion quilting, I simultaneously quilt all sections of one colour to speed things up. I fasten my ends for one section and then drag my threads over to the next section - if you try this method, just make sure there's enough length between the two areas of stitching to cut, knot and bury your threads later by cutting the dragged thread lengths at the halfway point. I ensure enough length in my dragged threads so the fabric can remain flat and not bunch up. You can see how I drag the thread in the photo below.


In the tute on the Sew in Love {with Fabric} blog, I promised to share more detailed photos of my free motion quilting, and here they are:


A reminder of how the Santa sack looks when it's finished...


...and how it could look full of toys on Christmas morning.




Remember, I'll be posting a Fabric Coaster tute here so you can use those sixteen leftover Christmas scene squares from your two panels. If you sign up for emails or follow me on Bloglovin, Facebook, etc, you won't miss it ;D


And now for a giveaway - everyone loves a giveaway, right?!

6 Chances To Win A Happy Holidays Snowmen FQ Bundle
(open to US residents only) 

Here are 6 chances to win a Happy Holidays Snowmen fat quarter bundle - you need to leave a separate comment here on my blog below for each chance:

1:  Leave a comment below telling me one of your Christmas traditions.
2: Follow me here @made by ChrissieD via email or blog reader, then leave a comment letting me know where you're following from. Existing followers can join in, too :D


3: Follow made by ChrissieD on Facebook and leave a comment back here letting me know.
4: Follow made by ChrissieD on Instagram and leave a comment back here letting me know.
5: Head over to Sew in Love with Fabric, sign up to follow their blog by email or blog reader, and then leave a comment here, letting me know you did so.
6:  Follow Benartex on Facebook and leave a comment here, letting me know.

Please be sure I can access your email.  
If you're a WordPress, Google+, no-reply, anonymous commenter, or unsure, please add your email address to each comment. If I can't find you, I'll immediately draw another winner.

This giveaway is open to US residents only and closes Friday, 31 July 2015, at 11.59 pm (EST). A winner will be chosen from the comments using a random number generator, contacted via email and shared at the bottom of this post.

Best of luck!

 And The Winner Is!!!
NB: Since selecting a winner, I have replied to many comments, which has changed the number sequence next to each comment. The winning comment indeed WAS #162 at the closing point of the giveaway, as you can see below in the screen print I took at that time, but this is no longer the case due to my added comment replies - Chris



Debbie also shared her family tradition of playing Monopoly on Christmas Eve with both kids. I love that; playing board games with my kids is always fun! I've so enjoyed reading everyone's family traditions in the comments sections; if you're looking to start your own traditions, take a read. There are plenty of great ones for inspiration.

Congrats, Debbie, I've sent you an email :D



If you want to know how to make my Santa Sack, head over to Benartex's Sew in Love with Fabric blog, and there'll be another six great Christmas projects, too, each weekday through Tuesday, 28 July. The projects use a variety of Benartex Christmas fabric collections, and the giveaway on each blog will be for a fat quarter bundle of the fabrics used by that blogger for their own project.

Here's the Christmas in July Blog Hop schedule:
Monday, 20 July: Chris, that's me, @made by ChrissieD, and I've used Happy Holidays Snowmen!!
Tuesday, 21 July: Debby @Debby Kratovil Quilts using Homespun Holiday
Wednesday, 22 July: Kelly @My Quilt Infatuation using Ornamental Splendor
Thursday, 23 July: Kristen @KD Quilts using Santa's Here
Friday, 24 July: Melissa @My Fabric Relish using Frosty Forest
Monday, 27 July: Nikki @The Girl Who Quilts using Frosty Forest
Tuesday, 28 July: Wendy from Ivory Spring using Shades of Winter




Thanks for dropping by and taking part in the Christmas in July Blog Hop - Chris :D



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260 comments:

  1. Quilting Tangent20 July 2015 at 09:59

    Tradition is trying to figure out what a wrapped gift is. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  4. amy20 July 2015 at 10:33

    Driving around the neighborhood with a thermos of hot chocolate looking at all the lights and decorations!

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  6. Vroomans' Quilts20 July 2015 at 10:34

    A family tradition passed down since our earliest ancestors to America - an orange must be tucked into the toe of all Christmas stockings hung. The bag just so cute - thank you for sharing.

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  7. Vroomans' Quilts20 July 2015 at 10:35

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  8. Janie20 July 2015 at 11:33

    I am going to make me a Santa Sack! Lol. No more stockings. Love your idea.

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  11. Janie20 July 2015 at 11:37

    I follow you via e-mail. Our tradition is the Christmas dinner, everyone is in the kitchen. Thank you for the tutorial and the giveaway.

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  12. Margaret20 July 2015 at 12:40

    I have to say that our tradition has always been to give out our presents on Christmas Eve..

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  18. Vicki H20 July 2015 at 13:29

    We gather on Christmas Eve, have dinner and open gifts.

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  23. Rina Mason20 July 2015 at 13:40

    Our tradition is having Christmas on Christmas eve. The whole family comes to a buffet dinner that is composed of one item requested from each family member. Sometimes what's on the table is a strange combination such as barbeque lil smokies, pizza, chicken nuggets, deviled eggs and jell salad but it's our tradition. and everyone is happy. After dinner we open gifts and anyone that stays over night is sure to find a gift from Santa when they wake up the next morning. Rina

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  29. teachpany20 July 2015 at 14:08

    I love baking cookies and desserts, and making gifts for Christmas. Cute project!

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  33. Kathleen20 July 2015 at 14:17

    We had a Christmas tradition when my girls were growing up; a special way of opening presents when the gifts were identical. We would have them sit on the floor, back to back, and open the gift. But they couldn't say any words and couldn't turn around until each had the gift unwrapped. No spoiling the surprise this way!

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  34. Kathleen20 July 2015 at 14:18

    I receive Sew in Love with Fabric's postings via email notification. Thanks for the opportunity to win! Love the Santa sack.

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  36. kathy slaughter cummings20 July 2015 at 14:27

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  42. Kevyn B.20 July 2015 at 16:05

    We always have hot chocolate in my special mugs, all the candles in the room lit along with the tree...no electrical lights! And of course we must remain in our PJ's until all presents are opened. Then we have a wonderful breakfast.
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  43. Denise20 July 2015 at 16:08

    Our tradition is we all get to open one gift Christmas Eve !

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  44. Debbie Rogowski20 July 2015 at 16:08

    oops first questions LOL, We have a day that we all get together and make cookies,,,, LOTS of cookies. Enough so that we have some and then all our friends have some.

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  48. Anonymous20 July 2015 at 16:29

    One of our Christmas traditions is putting those tinsel strands all over the tree while singing "O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree" as loud and off-key as possible.

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  52. claire ross20 July 2015 at 17:29

    Watching a Xmas movie on Xmas eve whilst wrapping presents.
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  53. Kristy20 July 2015 at 17:52

    One of our favorite traditions is watching the Polar Express on Christmas Eve in our PJs with Hot Cocoa. It's such a fun and special time that I hope carries on from our children to our grands one day!

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  59. Joyce Carter20 July 2015 at 18:17

    One of my Christmas traditions is to put my tree up and let my grandchildren help decorate it. Thanks so much for the giveaway.

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    Following Sew In Love via email.

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  65. Rosa20 July 2015 at 18:37

    I love cooking, and making gifts for Christmas.The bag is fabulous, love everything about it.Great job!

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  67. Lisa England20 July 2015 at 18:49

    It has become a tradition for me to give lots of quilts as Christmas gifts! The last few years I make a big pile of them and have the family members choose numbers that determine the "quilt picking order". It's quite a process for each person to take their turn and choose the quilt they want to keep.

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  68. Lisa England20 July 2015 at 18:50

    I follow the Sew In Love With Fabric blog by email and GFC.

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  69. Esther G20 July 2015 at 20:33

    Love going sledding after lunch on Christmas Day.

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  70. Doris Rice, The Quilting Queen20 July 2015 at 20:33

    Family photos in front of the fireplace and Christmas tree. Love seeing the families grow and comparing from years past. dorisquiltingqueen at yahoo dot com

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    Now following you on bloglovin'.

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  73. Beth20 July 2015 at 20:38

    One of my newer traditions, since I moved far from family, is making Christmas stockings for kids in foster care and families at the Ronald McDonald House.

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  80. sewpsyched20 July 2015 at 22:23

    My favorite Christmas tradition is baking lots of cookies.

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    I follow Benartex on FB and by email.

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  83. Kathy E.20 July 2015 at 22:57

    I am a Bloglovin' follower!

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    I am a Bloglovin' follower of Sew in Love with Fabric, too!

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  85. Kathy E.20 July 2015 at 23:01

    My mom started the Christmas tradition of having a yummy smorgasbord of food each Christmas Eve following church services. I'm sure it's not so unique, but it is something I've carried on since she passed away 5 years ago. I even use many of her recipes.

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  86. Diane Beavers20 July 2015 at 23:08

    Hi Christie it's nice to meet you. first time I've heard of. Santa sack and it's such s cool tradition . Our small family has a breakfast together and I make the same casserole every year (ay their request) as I've done yearly since our boys were eelementary age.

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  87. Diane Beavers20 July 2015 at 23:13

    I'm following via Bloglovin . thank you for sharing so much :)

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  89. Sewgirl20 July 2015 at 23:35

    What a cute idea, and such detail with the tutorial. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  90. Sewgirl20 July 2015 at 23:36

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  93. mlhummy21 July 2015 at 05:44

    We have an extended family brunch the Sunday before Christmas Eve. Everyone tries to be there and it's the best time to see babies!!
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  99. Carol- Beads and Birds21 July 2015 at 07:52

    Hi Chrissie. I follow you through my blog dashboard reader

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  100. Carol- Beads and Birds21 July 2015 at 07:53

    Hi Crissie...my tradition is to wait til the last minute...Christmas Eve ... to wrap presents.. but seriously..we gather on Christmas Eve to exchange gifts then drive out to a subdivision that decorates for the holiday.

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  101. Carol- Beads and Birds21 July 2015 at 07:54

    I already follow Sew In Love With Fabric.

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  102. debbie21 July 2015 at 09:25

    Our tradition is to have the grand children over early on Christmas eve to open presents before the all of the extended family gets here.

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    I now follow Benartex on Facebook.

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  108. Anonymous21 July 2015 at 10:59

    Favorite Christmas tradition, when family comes during the season they each have an ornament to hang on the tree! Now that the family has grown so much, they get to take theirs home with them when they leave.
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  115. Anonymous21 July 2015 at 13:12

    Our most favorite Christmas Tradition is to gather with family and friends on Christmas Eve to share The Christmas Story of Jesus' Birth ! Thanks for a lovely giveaway!
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  116. Beth21 July 2015 at 13:28

    Our favorite Christmas tradition is the candlelight service at church Christmas eve

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  118. Chiska21 July 2015 at 13:46

    One of our favorite traditions is going to the woods to get our Christmas Tree. It's such a magical time for us.

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  119. Joan H.21 July 2015 at 14:14

    We always attend the beautiful candlelight service at church on Christmas eve.

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  121. MaryBeth21 July 2015 at 14:57

    I always let my kids open one gift Christmas Eve -- it was always pajamas, lol. It's so neat to see our children following that same tradition.

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  125. Sally21 July 2015 at 15:26

    We open 1, and only 1, package on Christmas Eve--the youngest child picks for everyone!

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  129. craftyccain21 July 2015 at 15:39

    I make Chrismas "Boxes" instead of stockings for all my kids and grandkids. I put in all kinds of dollar store stuff and treats. The big kids love them just as much as the little ones. :)
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  133. Emily C21 July 2015 at 18:21

    We always go visit grandma to open presents. We pack them all up and take them with us so she us open our presents and we can help her open hers.

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  136. Lee21 July 2015 at 21:41

    My sisters and I have a baking weekend before the holidays! So much fun! I love your Santa Sack - thank you!

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  139. Cecilia21 July 2015 at 22:10

    We like to open our presents on Christmas Eve. This started when our kids were little and my husband worked nights. I love your Santa Sack!

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  140. Cecilia21 July 2015 at 22:10

    I'm a new follower via Bloglovin.

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    I already follow Benartex's blog via email.

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    I also like their Facebook page.

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  144. ThreadCatcher21 July 2015 at 22:58

    We have a very large, blue, drawstring bag that gets used every year. Sometimes there is a big gift inside, other times a small gift in disguise. It's fun to guess just what is in it!

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  147. GranChris22 July 2015 at 02:02

    I love the sack. Too cute. I follow on BL.

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    I follow on FB.

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  149. GranChris22 July 2015 at 02:04

    I already follow Benartex's blog via email

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  150. GranChris22 July 2015 at 02:04

    I love to make sugar cookies with my grandsons. Yes we have flour and sugar everywhere.

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  151. Susan L.22 July 2015 at 06:07

    One of my Christmas traditions is to make a new ornaments for my kids.

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  152. Susan L.22 July 2015 at 06:08

    I'm a follower via Bloglovin.

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    I already follow Benartex on Facebook.

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  157. Betsy22 July 2015 at 10:09

    I make the twelve days of Christmas little sacks for my grown children and I love receiving their emails or phone calls of what they got for that day.

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  158. Betsy22 July 2015 at 10:09

    I already follow on bloglovin

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  159. Vicki in MN22 July 2015 at 11:48

    the only tradition is to have pizza on Christmas Eve.

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  160. Vicki in MN22 July 2015 at 11:48

    I follow you on Bloglovin

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  161. Debbie -- Sheltered Stitches22 July 2015 at 16:35

    Our tradition is Monopoly on Xmas eve with both kids :)

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  162. Debbie -- Sheltered Stitches22 July 2015 at 16:36

    I follow you on Feedly

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  163. Debbie -- Sheltered Stitches22 July 2015 at 16:36

    I liked you on Facebook too!

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  164. Debbie -- Sheltered Stitches22 July 2015 at 16:37

    Following on Instagram (nailtechcom)

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  165. Debbie -- Sheltered Stitches22 July 2015 at 16:37

    I already follow Sew in Love with Fabric with Feedly

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  166. Debbie -- Sheltered Stitches22 July 2015 at 16:38

    I already follow Benartex, Inc.on facebook

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  167. Pat V.22 July 2015 at 21:15

    I am now following you on FB. Your photo is really cute!

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  168. Pat V.22 July 2015 at 21:15

    I follow Benartex on FB

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  169. Pat V.22 July 2015 at 21:16

    I also follow Benartex's blog via Bloglovin.

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  170. Pat V.22 July 2015 at 21:17

    We watch our favorite Christmas movies together as a family every year!

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  171. Karen23 July 2015 at 09:07

    The thing I look forward to most is attending our church's Christmas Eve Service as a family.

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  172. Karen23 July 2015 at 09:07

    I follow you on FB.

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  173. Karen23 July 2015 at 09:07

    I follow Benartex on FB.

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  174. Tu-Na Quilts24 July 2015 at 00:52

    One of our family Christmas traditions is painting cookies with egg yolk paint. After baking they look like stain glass windows. Too pretty to eat but we do anyway.

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  175. Tu-Na Quilts24 July 2015 at 00:56

    I follow you by email AND Bloglovin.

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  176. Tu-Na Quilts24 July 2015 at 00:57

    I already follow you on Facebook.

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  177. Tu-Na Quilts24 July 2015 at 00:59

    I am following Benartex on Facebook.

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  178. VickiT24 July 2015 at 09:56

    The tradition my family has had is to visit the local Christmas Tree Farm each year. This is the same tree farm I have gone to since I was a baby myself and my own children have gone to their entire lives. Now my children are taking their children to the same tree farm. The same family has owned the farm all those years as well, and is now in its 4th generation running the farm with their children now helping. I have not gone there in the past few years and hope this year to get back to going because I really miss it. It has been such a long standing tradition for myself and one that really reminds me of my parents who are both gone now.

    vburr at charter dot net

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  179. VickiT24 July 2015 at 09:56

    I'm arleady a follower of your blog Chrissie by email and also on Bloglovin'

    vburr at charter dot net

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  180. VickiT24 July 2015 at 09:57

    I'm also already following the Sew In Love with Fabric blog via email and Bloglovin'

    vburr at charter dot net

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  181. VickiT24 July 2015 at 09:57

    I have already liked Benartex on Facebook as well.

    vburr at charter dot net

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  182. Rose Santuci-Sofranko24 July 2015 at 22:47

    We always go to Christmas Mass, of course we go to Mass every weekend as well! Thanks and God bless! ILuvTheEucharist @ aol.com

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  183. Rose Santuci-Sofranko24 July 2015 at 22:49

    I am folowing you on Blogloving as Rose Santuci-Sofranko. Thanks and God bless! ILuvTheEucharist @ aol.com

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  184. magistra25 July 2015 at 07:58

    I am also following you on Facebook!
    Beth Magistra13 at yahoo dot com

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  185. magistra25 July 2015 at 08:00

    I am also following you on Instagram!
    Beth magistra13 at Yahoo dot com

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  186. magistra25 July 2015 at 08:02

    I am following Benartex blog on Bloglovin.
    Beth magistra13 at yahoo dot com

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  187. magistra25 July 2015 at 08:03

    I am following Benartex on Facebook!
    Beth magistra13 at yahoo dot com

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  188. magistra25 July 2015 at 08:13

    For some reason, my first comment on this failed to appear, so here I go again. I now follow you on Bloglovin' after looking around your posts and I have to say I'm pretty excited about it!
    Beth magistra13 at yahoo dot com

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  189. magistra25 July 2015 at 08:20

    This comment also failed to show up, even though my last four did fine. Shrug. One of our family traditions at Christmas is to put an apple and orange in the toe of the stocking. This comes from an older age when fruit was hard to come by in Winter and was quite expensive. It was really a treat! I like being reminded that we should be thankful for what we have now. I also like knowing that I am doing something my grandparents and parents did before me. Ho, ho, ho! I'm ready! I love Christmas!
    Beth magistra13 at yahoo dot com

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  190. Carolee Crafts27 July 2015 at 02:29

    Love the Santa sack and have not even thought about Christmas makes yet, perhaps I need to get a wriggle on

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  191. BarbCarol27 July 2015 at 09:18

    Putting out the handmade Santas is the first thing each Christmas. Don't you love using Santa sacks rather than paper?..your's is super cute.

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  192. BarbCarol27 July 2015 at 09:20

    Following you on Bloglovin"

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  193. BarbCarol27 July 2015 at 09:23

    Follow on Facebook

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  194. BarbCarol27 July 2015 at 09:25

    Follow Sew in Love with Fabric

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  195. BarbCarol27 July 2015 at 09:27

    Follow Benatrex on Facebook

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  196. Off the Hook For you27 July 2015 at 15:17

    I'm loving these sacks - my kids would adore them. Ot feels like winter in the UK currently - even though it should be toasty and warm and the middle of summer!

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  197. Brenda28 July 2015 at 14:10

    One of my favorite Christmas Traditions is decorating the tree. I do not know how many years this has been going on, but a few days after Thanksgiving Mom and I, plus various individuals who happen to want to join in or are there, pull out all of the Christmas decoration boxes and so forth. We then set up the tree, put on a Christmas show or music and with my father sitting in his recliner (he is the supervisor and expert...LOL) we spend hours getting the tree decorated. It is just a fabulous fun time for all of us!

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  198. Brenda28 July 2015 at 14:11

    I follow by email!

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  199. Brenda28 July 2015 at 14:14

    I follow on Facebook

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  200. Brenda28 July 2015 at 14:14

    I follow Sew In Love (with fabric) by email!

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