Back in the summer, I purchased this pretty kit from Poppy Patch - designed by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched, this pattern is the Christmas Gatherings Folder Cover. The kit included all the fabrics needed to make the folder cover, and they are from the Down Tinsel Lane fabric collection, also designed by Anni Downs. The stunning centrepiece is hand embroidered and appliqued - the pattern instructions suggest needleturn applique, but you could use whatever method you prefer...
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...as with all of the Hatched and Patched designs, it's all about the details - although I added a tiny star button to the tops of the Christmas trees rather than hand embroidered ones. The pattern instructions listed colours of DMC embroidery thread to use, which I supplied myself, and these matched the colours of the fabrics perfectly...
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...once the centrpiec is completed, it was pressed and then appliqued to the front of the folder. I used a Hera Marker to mark the fold lines, then hand stitched it in place. I'd already quilted the actual cover (the pattern instructions suggest using fusible fleece, which doesn't need to be quilted, but I just used a piece of cotton wadding and machine quilted it very simply in a crosshatch design in a grey thread. Two smart fabric ties are stitched in place when the folder is constructed, and thes will allow the folder cover to expand as it gets filled up...
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...I decided to quilt the inside slip pockets too, to make it a bit more sturdy. An A4 plastic project folder with pages of pockets fits in nicely (goodness only knows how long I've had this folder, but if you enlarge the picture you can see it wa spurchased from Woolworths! The pattern instructions suggest an A4 ringbinder will fit too...
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...and here'surite recipes for the f the finished folder cover - I'm really pleased with this, it's the perfect project - pretty AND useful! I'll be able to keep all my Christmas lists in here, to remind me of presents to buy, what I've already bought, favourite recipes for the festive season, cards to write and jobs to be done. Hopefully this will make me much more organised in furture years too!
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