And now for some patchwork. Sneaking this in before the Twelfth night. I found the shape of Father Christmas in Pinterest, but sketched it out myself.
Experimented with my own Christmas tree. There was a star, but I don’t know what happened to it. Possibly find it among the tinsel when the decorations come down.
These were meant to be Christmas coasters, so I gave the tree a darker background than I really wanted to. Padded them both with crinkly, thermal wadding.
Once I’d made them, I realised that putting a coffee cup on them would eventually lead to ruin. Images of dark rings on Father Christmas’s beard, were too much to handle. (quiver) And in any case, they work much better hanging on the wall. I backed them with gold tinted holly fabric and used it to bind the edges. Helps to lift the dark tree a bit. I hope.
The loops are made using the recycled ribbons, rescued from the crackers we pulled at my parent’s house, over the holidays. Just think, these lovely candy striped ribbons nearly ended up in the bin. 
One more patchwork item. A festive patchwork cushion. Now gifted. It was hugely difficult to part with this one. Obviously need to make one for us too. The Father Christmas, in the middle, is so wonderfully whimsical.
I used my very favourite, purple fabric to back the cushion. Always adds a touch of luxury and opulent to a cushion. Like crushed velvet, that isn’t.
So that’s it for another festive Christmas patchwork time. I do love the Christmas fabrics. My collection is growing, but now I need to break out the winter and spring fabrics. I have a few more ideas…..
What fun! I wnated to make some Christmas bunting for our house but didn’t get round to it maybe this year……..
Like the idea of seasonal bunting. We have red, white and blue for birthdays – made for the Jubilee. I could do with more bunting.