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Tee Juice Christmas Tree Banner
by Anne McCunney
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Materials
- Broad Teejuice Markers in green, yellow, black, and red
- muslin or white fabric for tree—approx. 12" x 14"
- freezer paper 12" x 14"
- muslin or other fabric for backing—18" x 20"
- iron
- letter stamps
- sewing machine with decorative thread
- bright print fabric strips for frame:
(2) 3" x 12" & (2) 3" x 18"
- piece of quilt batting—18" x 20"
- gold bias binding tape if desired—approx. 2 1/2 yds.
- small Christmas tree decorations and poinsettias
- glue dots
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Directions
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Fold freezer paper in half lengthwise and tear out a free-form
Christmas tree shape. Open the stencil and iron it wax side
down onto the muslin with a warm iron. Working from the
stencil in, draw green branches unevenly filling in the tree
pattern. Draw the trunk with the black TeeJuice Marker.
Remove the stencil.
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Iron the center torn out tree pattern over the tree and trunk
and draw yellow TeeJuice marks from the stencil outward.
Remove the stencil.
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Express some red TeeJuice onto a pallet (I use clean
styrofoam meat trays) by squeezing and pressing the marker.
Stamp balls on the tree using the letter "O" stamp. Use the
letter stamps to imprint words of your choice around the
perimeter of the tree.
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Sew the top and bottom frame fabric to your tree print, then
the two sides. Create your "quilt sandwich" by layering
your print, then the batting, then the backing and baste or
pin together. Free-motion or standard quilt the sandwich,
as desired.
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Apply the gold bias tape if you are using it, or turn a hem
to the back and stitch to finish the edges. You may want to
sew several loops of bias tape or ribbon with which to hang it.
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Arrange small decorations and beads (found in many craft
stores) onto the tree until you like the effect. Use glue
dots to attach the decorations.
Be sure to sign you heirloom banner, as it is truly a work of art!
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