Deck The Halls Blog Hop for Benartex

Welcome to Day 1 of the Benartex Deck The Halls Blog Hop.

Disclosure/Disclaimer: 

Sparkle fabric used for making the block along with the non-line specific holiday-themed FQ bundle giveaway is supplied by Benartex for the purposes of the block hop and at no cost to mbCD, all other materials are my own.  In all other respects, this post is for informational purposes only and no payment or commission is received on click-throughs to links shared.

Are you ready for the holidays?  I know I'm not there yet though I'm very excited as my middle son Joe and his partner Katie are coming over from London and my daughter Flicky will be here from Scotland too.  Almost all the family together, though not quite as we'll be missing my eldest son, Jack and my grandson, Oli who'll be celebrating at home in Sevilla. 🎄🎅⛄🎁

When Benartex asked me to make something for this week's Deck The Halls Blog Hop I knew I needed a holiday table topper - I don't have one and I had a design in mind.  To make it I chose the Sparkle fabric collection by Amanda Murphy of Amanda Murphy Design for Benartex - 16 fabrics full of seasonal cheerfulness. All fabrics in the collection are 100% cotton.

 

Here are the fabrics I selected to play work with 😉

HOLIDAY TABLE TOPPER/WALL HANGING TUTE

I started out making the Holiday Table Topper - it's 24" square and I've even lined it with Insul-Bright so I can place hot dishes on it without damaging my table.  Having finished it I love it so much I've changed my mind and I'll be hanging it on my wall for the holiday season - isn't that great, a dual purpose make?!!!

What is Insul-Bright?
Made by The Warm Company, Insul-Bright is a metallised polyester 'batting' that reflects heat or cold back to its source.  You can quilt up to 10" apart and machine wash/dry with no shrinkage and can be ironed on a polyester setting.  Making it perfect for pan holders, oven gloves, tea cosies, etc.
NB: It can't be used in a microwave.

The tute for my Holiday Table Topper/Wall Hanging is available today here on the Benartex Sew in Love {with Fabric} blog. There are three additional tutes here on my blog that you may find useful when making the project, click on the images to go to them.

 

And here is my finish as both a wall hanging and as a table topper - how would you use it?



The Dresden blades are hand quilted to the quilt top and Insul-Bright to create texture but not through the backing fabric, which I added later, and I've fussy cut the centre circle.  I've pieced with Aurifil and hand quilted with Sashiko thread.

I've pieced the back from remnants of the same fabrics and you can see in the photo below that I've machine stitched in the ditch through the quilt sandwich around each Dresden blade and the centre circle.

I've used a 2-1/4" double fold, straight grain binding, sewn on with a 3/8" instead of the usual 1/4" seam to create a wider front binding and a narrower back binding.

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Benartex Deck The Halls Blog Hop Giveaway

Now let's talk fabric and giveaways, Benartex is giving away a fat quarter bundle of holiday-themed fabric right here on my blog - please note the giveaway isn't line specific so the prize may not be the Sparkle collection I'm using today.

Your chance to win a Holiday-Themed FQ bundle!

open to US residents only

 

For your chance to win a holiday-themed FQ bundle leave a comment telling me 
your favourite ever make for the holiday season.

For an additional chance to win follow my blog in some way: 
blog reader; Bloglovin'; Facebook; Instagram; or my Newsletter 
and leave a separate comment letting me know.

And for one final chance to win follow Benartex's blog, Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram 
and leave another comment below.

NOTE: Please be sure I can access your email. If you're a WordPress, Google+, no-reply or anonymous commenter, or maybe you're just not sure, 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 on Saturday, 10 December at 10.00 am (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 and announced on the Benartex Sew in Love {with Fabric} blog.  Giveaway bundles will be mailed directly from Benartex to the winner.

Best of luck!

AND THE WINNER IS!!!

The winner of the Holiday-Themed FQ bundle is comment #86 by Snoodles.  Snoodles also shared her favourite ever make for the holiday season.

Many congratulations Snoodles,  I've sent you an email asking for your snail mail address so be sure to check your junk folder if it isn't in your inbox. :D

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Visit All The Stops On The Blog Hop

Benartex is hosting a Deck The Halls Blog Hop tute daily on their blog.

Benartex Deck The Halls Blog Hop schedule - 5-9 December 2016:

Monday, 5 December: Chris from made by ChrissieD

Tuesday, 6 December: Paula Nadelstern

Wednesday, 7 December: Debby from Debby Kratovil Quilts

Thursday, 8 December: Alison from Little Bunny Quilts

Friday, 9 December: Benartex Blog Design Team

Oh, before I forget, Amanda Murphy has designed another fabulous fabric collection for Benartex called Sewing Room and you may remember I used it for my Sewing Room Mug Tute.  Find out more here in this post.

Holiday Table Topper/Wall Hanging Tute

Clicking on an image will take you to a new page of crafty goodness :)

Disclosure/Disclaimer: 

Sparkle fabric used for making the block along with the non-line specific holiday-themed FQ bundle giveaway is supplied by Benartex for the purposes of the block hop and at no cost to mbCD, all other materials are my own.  In all other respects, this post is for informational purposes only and no payment or commission is received on click-throughs to links shared.

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Uncredited reproduction of all content, text and images on this site is prohibited. All content, text and images must be credited to Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD and include a link back to this site.

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