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Additional supplies and tools

- I used coordinating Sulky® 40wt rayon thread for quilting and satin stitching.- You’ll also need an iron, fabric and paper scissors, and a fine point marker for tracing the templates.

Sulky is a registered trademark of Sulky of America.

These requirements are for non-directional prints.

Appliqué background - Cream: 8 x 20"Border & ornament - Red: 3/8 yardBinding & ornament - Green: 3/8 yardOrnament - Blue: 5 x 5"Stars & ornament topper - Gold: 6 x 7"

Backing: 1/3 yardBatting: 10 x 28"Lite Steam-a-Seam 2 fusible adhesive: two 9 x 12" sheetsSulky Tear-Easy stabilizer: three 5 x 6" pieces

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2. Trace the templates onto the paper side of your fusible adhesive leaving approximately ½” between tracings.Trace the dashed stitching and placement lines also, if desired.

3. Roughly cut the templates from the adhesive just outside of the traced line.

4. Place the adhesive templates onto the wrong side of their corresponding appliqué fabrics and fuse in placeaccording to manufacturer’s instructions.

5. Neatly cut the appliqués from the fabrics on the traced template lines.

6. Transfer the dashed stitching lines to the right side of the fabric with a non-permanent pen or pencil, if desired. You can use a light table or daylit window.

7. Peel the paper backing from the appliqués and arrange them on the background pieces. Fuse appliquésinto place.

8. Place the Sulky Tear-Easy stabilizer behind the block and satin stitch the raw edges of the appliqués, usingSulky Premium 40 wt rayon thread. Satin stitch ribbon ties on marked line. Remove the stabilizer after stitching.

9. Piece the quilt, as shown on the cutting and piecing page.

10. Sandwich batting between quilt and backing with wrong sides of quilt top and backing against batting.

11. Quilt as desired. I used a straight stitch, in matching thread, around each appliqué’s satin stitching and inthe ditch of all seams. Using a straight stitch, stitch approximately 1/8" from star edge on marked line. I quilted in the ditch of all seams and micro strippled the background of the ornament blocks. The ornament’s hanging cord is done with a machine triple stitch.

12. Bind, as usual, using 2¼” strips cut from the binding fabric.

13. Add a hanging sleeve, if desired.

1. Refer to the cutting and piecing page for cutting instructions.

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Instructions

An optional machine embroidery appliqué design to help in making this project is available at www.PatrickLose.comunder Party with Patrick embroideries!

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Piecing

1. From the cream fabric, cut three 5½ x 6½” pieces for appliqué background.

2. From the red fabric, cut two 1½ x 40” strips, from these strips cut two 1½ x 20½” pieces, one 1½ x 7½” pieces and two 1½ x 5½" pieces. Cut one bottom triangle piece using pattern.

3. From the green binding fabric, cut two 2½ x 40” strips for binding.

The remaining fabrics will be used for appliqués and backing.

All seams are stitched at ¼”.

Cutting

Trace LinePlacement LineStitching Line

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Trace and cut three of each star, Christmas ball, and topper appliqué templates.

Dashed lines indicate placement or a stitching line.

Ornament

Banner Bottom Triangle Template

Star

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Topper

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In a large bowl, combine ground beef, corn flake crumbs, parsley, eggs, ketchup, onion, soy sauce, garlic powder and pepper. Blend ingredients well and form into small balls, about 3/4-inch in diameter. Place in a casserole or baking pan. Heat oven to 300°.

While meatballs are cooking, combine cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until mixture is blended. Pour hot sauce over meatballs in casserole. Bake for about 45 minutes, depending on the size of the meatballs. Transfer to crockpot and keep on LOW for serving.

Makes 4 to 5 dozen meatballs, depending on size.

INGREDIENTS

2 pounds ground beef 1 cup corn flake crumbs 2 eggs 1/4 cup chopped, fresh parsley 1/3 cup ketchup 1/4 cup minced onions 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 can (16 ounces) cranberry sauce 12 ounces chili sauce 1 tablespoon brown sugar, firmly packed 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Cranberry Cocktail MeatballsRecipe courtesy of Southern Food

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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Place garlic in a small baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven 20 to 30 minutes, until soft. Remove from heat. When cool enough to touch, squeeze softened garlic from skins.

3. In an 8x8 inch baking dish, spread the roasted garlic, spinach, artichoke hearts, Alfredo-style pasta sauce, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and cream cheese.

4. Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until cheeses are melted and bubbly. Serve warm.

INGREDIENTS

4 cloves garlic1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped1 (10 ounce) container Alfredo-style pasta sauce1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese1/2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese,softened

Spinach & Artichoke Afredo DipA quick and easy version