Sew-Along #34 - Christmas Traditions Advent Calendar - Preparations

The Christmas Traditions Advent Calendar.   

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Items to Collect 

1. You must have the Riley Blake Christmas Traditions Advent Calendar panel to complete this project. Unfortunately our store is totally sold out of the sewing kits now.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. You will want quilting pins to sew this project. These are my favorite quilting pins! They are crystal headed so do not melt when you press over them with a hot iron. They are also the perfect length for going through multiple layers of fabric and batting.
   
   
   
   
   
3. A new to me find are these Fiskars Titanium Easy Action Scissors. These are life!! They stay super sharp and are so easy for my hands to cut with. I love them so much I bought a second set and gave my older and more expensive scissors to my 11 and 13 year old to use.
   
   
    
    
4. Wonder Clips are also nice for working with bindings. These little clips are great too for delicate fabrics that you worry about pin holes when pinning, such a swim fabric, rayon, voile, etc. If you don't own Wonder Clips I highly suggest putting them on your notions shopping list.
   
   
   
   
   
5.  I also love this little handy Seams Right measuring guide and use it every time I sew. You will see me using it during this sew along.
   
   
   
   
   
6. One other measuring tool I couldn't live with out is this handy Sewing Gauge. Yup, you will see me using mine during this sew along.
   
   
   
   
   
7. And finally, you will need a sewing machine, all purpose sewing thread (my favorite is Gutermann), a good iron (a steam iron is preferable for sewing), a quilting ruler, and a fabric marker/pen or chalk.
   
   
   

Things to Do

1. You DO NOT need to pre-wash your fabrics for this sew along. In fact I highly discourage you from doing so.
   
2. Press all of your fabrics well, EXCEPT your fusible fleece batting of course.
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Happy Sewing,
Danielle Storm
WhimsicalFabric.com