Thanksgiving Wall Hanging

Scripture to Live By:
Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:5-7

Sewing Post:
I am taking some quilting classes which I really enjoy.  We have an excellent teacher.

This week we made a Thanksgiving wall hanging.  I really like the hanging, so I thought I would share with you how simple it is to make.  Maybe you would like to try to make one on your own.

What you will need:
1 fabric Thanksgiving panel
1 yard of muslin
1 piece of batting the size of Thanksgiving panel
thread to match the panel
Spray basting
 1/4 inch dowel rod (cut dowel rod  the width  of the panel)

Steps to follow:
Cut the muslin the size of your Thanksgiving panel.  Ours was
24 inches wide x 44 inches long.
So I cut the muslin 24 inches wide and since I had only 36 inches long, I added some of the extra muslin from the width to the bottom. Making the muslin 44 inches long.    After I sewed the two pieces together, I pressed it so the seam would be flat.  The muslin is the back of your wall hanging.

 Stretch muslin backing (right side up) on table and tape it down, as seen below.

 Smooth top fabric over the backing - right side down, edges together.

Cut batting 24 inches x 44 inches. Lay batting on newspaper and spray basting LIGHTLY.  Lay the batting, sprayed side down on the fabric.  Smooth and trim if needed.

Pin the 3 three layers together around the edges.  Leaving an opening in the middle of the bottom seam 6 inches wide. (put double pins to show where the 6 inches are.)  Un-tape after you get it pinned all the way round.

 Using your walking foot on machine, sew 1/4 inch seam from middle bottom all the way around the panel,  except for a 6 inch opening at the bottom.

 Birth the quilt.  This is the time when you carefully turn the quilt right side out through the opening.  This leaves the muslin on the back, the batting in the center, and the Thanksgiving panel on the front.

It is important that you smooth the edges of the top panel out far enough so you do not see the muslin on the bottom. Smooth out any wrinkles.  Pin all the way around to hold in place so you can sew without any muslin showing.

 Quilt as desired.  You can sew on the printed design or use the darning foot to free-motion quilt.  You can use the walking foot and use any fancy stitches that your machine makes.  Sew around the edges and carefully close the 6 inches opening at the bottom.

I sewed around the inter seam shown below.

After you have quilted your wall hanging as much as you would like, make a hanging sleeve from the left over muslin 3 inches X 12 inches. Fold the ends that are 3 inches wide under 1/4 inch and sew a seam.  (This will keep the edges from fraying.) Next, fold in half and sew the edges together lengthwise.  

 Place the middle of the hanging sleeve about 1 1/2 -3 inches down from the top on the back of Thanksgiving Wall Hanging.  Sew the hanging sleeve with the machine or by hand.  

 Put the dowel rod through the hanger casing.  

Cut a piece of muslin 4 x 3 inches and iron a piece of freezer paper on it.  That will firm it up so you can sign your name and date, on the muslin. After you sign and date it remove freezer paper from muslin.   Iron the edges a quarter of an inch under on all sides and sew to the back lower corner of the quilt.

Now you are ready to hang your Thanksgiving Wall Hanger. 

 

I displayed mine in my dining room, so I can enjoy it, while I eat my Thanksgiving meal.  

Hope you like it.  

Blessing to each of you this Thanksgiving.

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 Monday:

Skip to my Lou ,  Craft O Maniac,  Keeping it Simple,  Creating Really Awesome Free Things,  Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms  Between Naps on the Porch,  The Girl Creative,  Mad in Crafts, I'm An Organizing Junkie,  Sew Can Do, I Should Be Mopping the Floor,  Making the World Cuter, The Gunny Sack, Mrs. Happy Homemaker, Uncommon Designs, DIY Home Sweet Home, The Modest Mom, I Gotta Try That

Tuesday: 

  Coastal Charm,  A Bowl Full of Lemons ,  Tip Junkie ,  Sugar Bee Crafts ,  Not Just a Housewife ,Today's Creative Blog ,  Balancing Beauty and Bedlam ,  5 Minutes for Mom ,  Funky Polkadot Giraffe ,    Hope Studios ,   Time Warp Wife , Chef in Training Home Stories A to Z, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia,  Vintage Wanna Bee, The Blackberry Vine, Carolyn's Homework, The Kurtz Corner,  Growing Home,  Cornerstone Confessions, Mercy Ink, Ginger Jamboree,A Diamond in the Stuff, Reasons to Skip the Housework,A Stroll Thru Life

Wednesday:

 Raising Homemakers , Crystal & Co. ,  We AreThat Family , Women Living Well, The Trendy Treehouse ,  Handy Man, Crafty Woman Someday Crafts ,   This Chick Cooks ,  Seven Thirty Three,  Sugar & Dots A Creative Princess , Creations by Kara, Gingersnap Crafts ,   Uncommonly Yours, My Girlish Whims, DIY Crafty Projects, Southern Lovely, Adorned from Above Fabric Bows and More, Twin Dragonfly Designs, The Thrifty Home, Semi Homemade Mom

Thursday:

 Shabby Creek Cottage,  Delightful Order  House of Hepworths,   The Frugal Girls ,  Miz Helen's Country Cottage ,  The Thirty Sixth Avenue,  Thrifty 101, Diary of a Stay at Home Mom, Beyond the Picket Fence, A Glimpse Inside, Mandatory Mooch, Think Tank, The Real Thing with the Coake Family,Life we Live 4,Somewhat Simple

Friday:

The Shabby Nest ,  Fingerprints on the Fridge ,  Chic on a Shoestring, Life as Mom ,  Miss Mustard Seed ,  Tidy Mom ,  Whipperberry,  French Country Cottage  30 Handmade Days ,  Finding Fabulous ,   Naptime Crafters Tatertots and Jello,My Romantic Home , While He was Napping , Comfy in the Kitchen,  Bacon Time with the Hungry, Hungry Hippo,  The Country Cook,  Six Sister's Stuff, Kitchen Fun With My Three Sons, Ann Kroeker Writer,, Simply Sweet Home, Craft Junkie Too, Simply Designing, Happy Hour Projects,Young and Crafty, Five Days Five Ways, At Home With Bobi, A Peek into Paradise

 Saturday:

Funky Junk Interiors,  Young and Crafty ,  Be Different, Act Normal ,  A Vision to Remember, Sweet as Sugar Cookies, Positively Splendid, It's Overflowing, The Artsy Girl Connection, Craft Envy, Too Much Time On My Hands, Something Swanky Sassy Little Lady,

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Sunday:

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