All is calm

Yeah, right…

My 28 little quilted Christmas cards, "All Is Calm 1-28", are done, and will soon be gone. I keep one for myself, and the rest are shared with family and friends. They are all signed and numbered on the white backing.

Each appliqué cut out made one positive and one negative shape so half of the quilts have dark houses and trees, the other half have light houses and trees.

I did the quilting before I added the backing, sew them right sides together, and then turned them. Usually I would use my ¼” foot around the edges, but I wanted a narrower seam on these, and I cannot adjust the needle position with my ¼” foot. Instead I used my new in-the-ditch-foot. I adjusted the needle position a few beeps, and used the guide at the edge. Worked like a charm.

I did not measure the envelopes before I started cutting the fabrics, so I had to cut the length on most of them. Unfortunately I lost a little of the design in the process.
I used these ornament-hanging-things as hanging device. They are made from brass, and will probably stain a bit.

Well, this is a Christmas card, not a museum piece, and will probably be fine. Earlier years I have used safety pins, fancy paper clips (I had these amazing Keith Haring clips which lasted for 3 rounds of Christmas cards), metallic rings from the hardware store, and jewellery making rings. This year I found these in my craft room; really timesaving as there is no sewing required, you just slip them in between the stitches.