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Christmas Tutorial Round-Up {Repost}

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10 Dec

Hi guys!

I’m reposting this Christmas Tutorial Round-Up from last year. Would you believe I can’t find my mini-tree skirt? SOB!

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Last week, when I posted a tutorial for a Christmas mug rug, I saw that I’ve done quite a few Christmas tutorials over the years. I thought I would re-post the links for all my Christmas themed tutorials.

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Ribbon Star Mug Rug

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Quilt As You Go Applique Pillow

Mini-Christmas Tree Skirt

Mini-Christmas Tree Skirt

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Festive Apron Tutorial 

Except some of my pictures are gone! How embarrassing! I’m so sorry Jennifer!

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And my favorite Glitter Garland tutorial 

That’s it! (ha!)

Have you made any projects from my tutorials? I’d love to see! Thanks!

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  1. abelian says

    December 9, 2014 at 9:13 pm

    All the images for the apron tutorial are still there on the Internet Archive!

    http://web.archive.org/web/20140208062850/http://ellisonlane.com/2013/11/festive-full-apron-tutorial-holiday-hostess-series.html

    Dot, who gave the Archive a contribution this year

  2. Heidi Staples says

    December 13, 2014 at 11:50 pm

    So many great tutorials in here! I was just thinking about your train case again too. Love that one!

  3. Karen says

    December 10, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    Rebecca, thanks so much for this mug rug tutorial! I might just get this done in time for gifting 🙂 (Looks like a Nordic Star to me!)

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  5. Suellen Franze says

    February 3, 2016 at 5:24 pm

    It takes me a pretty long time to trim every kind of block, for some reason. I have a rotating mat, which would help if I could remember to rotate it. Duh.

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It’s about slow mornings, quiet time to myself, creating something with my hands, spending time doing something textile, not scrolling on the internet, spending more time creating and less time consuming...

And I think that’s exactly why so many people are being drawn to quilting today.

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I’ve taught thousands of quilters over the last de I’ve taught thousands of quilters over the last decade, and I’ve been quilting myself for over 15 years, and this is what I’ve learned. ⬇️

What’s stopping you from quilting isn’t that you don’t want to do it. It’s because you have already convinced yourself of something before even giving it a fair shot. 

You’re probably thinking something like...

👉 “I don’t think I’m creative enough.”
👉 “It looks too complicated.”
👉 “I wouldn’t know where to start.”
👉 “I don’t have enough time.”
👉 “What if I spend all that money and I’m terrible at it?”
👉 “I’ve never been good at sewing.”

If any of those thoughts have crossed your mind, can I let you in on a little secret?

Almost every quilter I know started with one of those ideas in their head, including me. 🤫

The beautiful quilts you see today didn’t begin as beautiful quilts, they began as just an idea and a willingness to try.

Nobody sits down at a sewing machine and automatically knows how to quilt.

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It might feel like it slows you down in the moment, but it actually saves you time (and frustration) later.

When you press as you go, your seams stay crisp, and your pieces lay flat, which makes lining everything up so much easier. You’re not fighting bulky seams or trying to “fix” things at the end. 🙌

Plus, pressing helps set the stitches and keeps your fabric from shifting as you build your block.

Think of it as part of the sewing process, not an extra step.

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