Folding and pressing is part of piecing
pockets full of blessings
Fold charm squares on the diagonal to create a pocket unit
-- 24 times!
The pocket units look like this -- before they are sewn together.
Pin the folded charm squares to the backing square.
Baste the unit together to ensure the folded elements stay
properly aligned.
The beauty of this wall hanging is that it will be a
multi-season project -- a count down calendar for
Christmas and a hold-all quilt for the rest of the year.
Repeat the same folding and pressing procedure
with the second triangle, but place it on the
opposite side of the square as in the photo above.
Unwrap the two packages of charm squares and
grab the top three.
Press the whole unit with a dry iron, then pin the
triangles to the square on three sides.
Place one right side up in front of you. Fold the
second on a diagonal, corner to corner. Lightly press
the seam with a finger pressing tool. Use a dry iron
to set the seam.
Use a contrasting thread to baste the three sides
together, and remove the pins.
While working on the diagonal like this, it's
important not to use steam, which can stretch the
fabric while it's on the bias.
Place the first triangle of fabric on the square,
matching the corners and the edges.
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You'll be making 24 of these pocket units.
This will take some time. It's a surprising
challenge, mixing and matching all the colors
found in the charm square pack.
There aren't any hard and fast rules to doing this,
but I found picking three squares from the front,
three from the back, and then three from the
middle, was a good way to mix and match the
overall pocket designs.