Welcome to Week 2 of the Chenille-It Quilt Along using the Merry Christmas, Darling panel from Lella Boutique’s Berry and Pine collection for Moda Fabrics. Last week, we learned the basics of Chenille-It and jumped right into stitching the 3/8 White Chenille-It on the lettering in the center of the panel. (If you missed the video tutorial, you can catch up on Week 1 here.)
For Week 2, we’ll finish up the design by outlining all of the floral elements and motifs of the panel.
Week 2: The Floral Elements and Motifs
Today’s class is another video tutorial available on the Chenille-It YouTube Channel. If you loved last week’s video, you’ll love this one too!
The technique is the same, but this time we’re outlining all the floral elements. You’ll notice a pattern emerge:
— Glue and stitch down the background elements first (petals and flower centers)
— THEN stitch the stems and leaves over the top.
Watch the Merry Christmas, Darling QAL Week 2 Video Here
This week’s video is a bit longer than usual because the panel is packed with gorgeous details, and I wanted to walk you through each and every motif. In the video description, I’ve included time stamps for the different flowers, stems, and elements so you can easily jump to the parts you need.
I like to work in sections or quadrants, but you can also work flower by flower or motif by motif — whatever works best for you!
This week, you’ll be using the following 3/8” Chenille-It colors:
- Just Peachy — Flower petals
- Red — Flower petals / peach flower centers
- Tangerine — Red flower centers
- Black — Peach flower leaves and stems
- Evergreen — Red flower leaves and stems
- Grey — Silver stems
- Jade — Holly leaves
- White — Holly Stems/veins
Post for Prizes! #MerryChristmasDarlingQAL
Let’s make this quilt along even more fun! Post a photo of your Week 2 progress on Instagram and use the hashtag #MerryChristmasDarlingQAL to enter.
The prize for Week 2 is a copy of Lella Boutique's Sew Jolly Santa pillow pattern + a roll of 3/8" Chenille-It. I’ll announce the winner in next week’s post.
And if you have any questions that aren’t answered in the video, feel free to leave them in the comments below. Chances are, if you’re wondering — someone else is too! You can also ask your questions directly on the YouTube video.
Happy stitching — I can’t wait to see your beautiful progress!