Holiday Projects

On The Eighth Day Of Havel’s, My True Love IsThe 7″ Serrated Sewing/Quilting Scissors Make the Lining 1. I used polyester taffeta lining fabric for the lining. I traced the correct size of the lining onto the fabric with a fine line marker and then cut it out with serrated scissors. Havel’s serrated scissors are [...]

On The Seventh Day Of Havel’s, My True Love IsThe 4 3/4″ Dura-Snips On A Neck Strap Make the Ornaments 1. Use a fine line marker and draw the ornaments’ hang wires onto the tree. 2. Position buttons on the tree to see how you want the different sizes and shapes to look.Place them on [...]

On The Sixth Day Of Havel’s, My True Love Is The Snip-Eze Blunt Tips Make the Garland 1. Trace the design of the garland onto the tree. When I want to trace a line from a pattern, I trace the lines onto a piece of paper. I cut away along the line I want. Trace [...]

On The Fifth Day Of Havel’s, My True Love Is 6 1/2″ Teflon Coated Serrated Scissors Make the Stars 1. Make templates of the stars from cardstock or template plastic. I like to use the plastic from empty milk containers for templates. Cut flat sections from the carton with Havel’s 6 1/2″ Teflon Coated Serrated [...]

On The Fourth Day Of Havel’s,My True Love Is The 8″ Sewing/Quilting Scissors Make the Christmas Presents 1. Choose fabric scraps that liven up the design. I chose four green prints.Green will show up very well against the orange background. 2. Apply fusible web to the back of the fabric scraps. Take the paper off [...]