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Christmas Gift Pockets
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CHRISTMAS GIFT POCKETS
by Sharlene Jorgenson
Courtesy of Quilting from the Heartland
Skill
Rating: Beginner
Use one template, some pretty fabric and fiberfill, a few miniature ornaments, and a glue gun to create these charming pockets for quick gift-giving.
Tools & Supplies
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Red and green fabric scraps
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Rotary cutter
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Cutting mat
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Template K from Quilting from the Heartland's set Dresden Plate, Endless Chain, Tumbler, and Grandmother's Fan (QS4)
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Iron
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Pressing surface
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Thread to match fabric
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Sewing machine
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Small scissors
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Bamboo point creaser
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Fiberfill
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Miniature ornaments
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Glue gun
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Glue sticks for glue gun
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Hand needle
Instructions
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For each gift pocket, use a rotary cutter and template K to cut two pieces of fabric.
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Fold each piece of fabric in half lengthwise, right sides together, and press. Without backstitching, use a 1/4-inch seam allowance to stitch the top edge of each piece together. Sew all your pieces in a long chain, to save time and thread. Remove the chain from your machine and clip the threads between the pieces.
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Trim the inner corner of each stitched piece, as shown.
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Turn each stitched piece right side out. Carefully push the points out with a bamboo point creaser or other blunt object. Align the seam with the lengthwise crease you pressed in earlier, and press the point flat.
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Place your two stitched pieces right sides together and use a 1/4-inch seam allowance to sew around all three raw edges, pivoting at the corners. Backstitch at both the beginning and the end of your seam. Trim the corners, as shown.
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Turn each pocket right side out, pushing the corners out with your bamboo point creaser. Turn the front piece down, as shown, and press. Poke a little fiberfill into each pocket.
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Glue miniature ornaments to the outside of each pocket. Glue other ornaments into place in the pocket top, or fill with small gifts. To make a hanging loop, twist together several lengths of thread and secure with a handle needle.
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Metrosene #50/3 Mercerized Cotton Thread (547 yards/500 meters)
Fiskar's 45-Millimeter Ergonomic Rotary Cutter
June Tailor Quilter's Cut 'n Press
Soft Stuff Polyester Fiberfill
Four-Inch All-Temperature Glue Sticks (20/package)
Dritz Assorted Hand Needles (50/package)
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