2. Cut 3 inch binding strips. Attach them first to the bottom
edge and then to the sides. I like to machine stitch the binding to the front of the quilt, then fold the raw edges to just
the edge of the quilt. Press and then fold pressed strip to the
back. Press. Slip stitch the binding strip to the back of the
quilt.
3. This quilt will stick to our steel door using super strong magnets encased in four fabric pockets. Using an off cut from
the binding strips, right sides together, sew a four inch long
tube, turn right side out.
4. Cut four more or less equal squares from this sewn tube.
5. Slip a magnet into each pocket. Stitch closed, using a zigzag
stitch.
how-to
1. Cut out the bag main pieces and the lining pieces.
2. Trace all the owl pieces onto the paper side of the HeatnBond Feather Lite iron on adhesive. Protect your ironing
board with an appliqué mat.
3. Fuse the HeatnBond to the fabric scraps. Cut out the parts
and remove the backing paper, and iron them onto an 8 x
11 piece of night sky fabric. Use a zigzag stitch to attach the
appliquéd night sky fabric panel to one of the bag's main
pieces.
4. Cut out triangles from the reflective tape.
5. Fuse a reflect tape triangle beak under the eyes.
6. Zigzag triangles onto the owl's eyes.
7. Outline the owl's eyes in decorative threads.
8. Outline the owl's wings in decorative threads.
This step is a bit tricky, because you're going to convince the
fabric to go through the feed dogs, even though the magnet
wants to stay put.
6. Tack the pockets to the corners of the door quilt.
Making the Loot Bag
Trick or treat is in the bag! Of all the loot bag ideas, our Halloween loot bag is the most important fashion accessory for
October 31st. It uses up many scraps created from making this
week's Halloween door quilt.
Generally, trick or treat loot bags are often quite informal things.
They can range from cute little pumpkins to your very best
pillow cases. The little pumpkin doesn't hold much, and those
pillow cases aren't easy to replace, this is a good plan.
This is a sturdy bag that also features grosgrain ribbon with
reflective properties, which is great because Halloween activities
are fun, but they need to be safe too.
You will need:
canvas 18 inch wide x 20 inches long
lining fabric 18 inches wide by 20 inches long
fabric scraps
reflective tape
HeatnBond Feather Lite
applique mat
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9. Sew reflective ribbon to the top of the bag front and back.
I used a strip of ribbon near the top of t