You will need:

Color 1
Color 2
Color 3
Color 4
Color 5
Color 6
Color 7
Color 8

Here's day seven in the Days of Christmas Series! You'll have to imagine the other five babies swimming behind Mama Swan!

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Click the image at left for printable templates!

 

 

** Preparing the Pieces and Sewing the Block **

Again, since there are many pieces, print off several copies of the templates. Darken the outlines for each piece you will need...cut out...add the 1/4" seam allowances. Dotted lines on the templates show pieces that are underneath other pieces. I didn't list it as a needed color, but you will also need an 8 1/2-9" square of white background fabric! You'll also need some black, red, and green embroidery floss to embroider the bird's eyes, the grasses and the red seedie things :o)

Follow the directions below for order of placement :o)

 

On an 8 1/2"-9" square of white background fabric, lay out ALL the pieces, so that you can arrange them where you like them best. Remove all but the water, the Mama Swan's beak, and the Mama Swan's back wing, pin them in place, and appliqué them to the background, using thread to match the pieces being sewn on...

Now pin on the Mama Swan's head and body, and appliqué them in place, using thread to match ...

Then pin on her face neck shadow and upper wing, and appliqué them in place, using thread to match ...

Next add her bow, and the baby swan's body, and appliqué them in place, using thread to match ...

Now add the holly leaves by her bow, the baby's bow, baby's beak, and baby's holly leaf, and appliqué them in place, using thread to match ...

Then, using black floss, embroider her eye and the baby's...and then with green floss and a backstitch, add some grasses, bent and straight....with red embroidered French knots for seedies... and you just finished the Seventh Day of Christmas! Good Job!!

Here's one that Nancy made!

 

Now...I am going to do something different, and NOT show a quilt of this yet

...I have in mind doing all Twelve Days of Christmas!

Stay Tuned! :o)

in the meantime...Happy Quilting!

Marcia :o)

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