12 Days of Christmas blog hop

When Sarah, from Confessions of a Fabric Addict blog, asked if anyone wanted to participate in Twelve Days of Christmas blog hop this year I jumped right on it.  I have participated for several years and it is always so fun and inspiring.  Sarah has a great give away so keep reading to the bottom of this post to find out how to enter. 

This year I have a tutorial for you for a hexagon snowman table topper.  I warn you lots of pictures!!

So let's get started.  You will need two different fabrics, I chose a light and dark gray.  And a small piece of white for your snowman faces.  A little piece of orange felt or fabric for noses. Six black buttons.  Four inches of stripe fabric for small inner border. 

From the light gray cut 9" x WOF(width of fabric).  No need to cut off the seldvege.  

Important: Open up your fabric so you have only 1 layer.  You will begin making 60 degree cuts.  I don't have a large 60 deg. ruler so I lined up my small one with the bottom of the fabric and lined up my regular ruler against it as in the photo below.  Next slide your small 60 deg. ruler away and cut along your regular ruler.  

Now you will slide your small ruler to the top and align with the left cut edge of fabric.  Line up your regular ruler, slide your 60 deg. ruler away and cut along the regular ruler.  

Keep flipping (top to bottom) to alternate your 60 degree ruler across your WOF until you have six 60 deg. triangles. 

It is now time to make 3 snowmen faces.  I took a 7 1/2" circle of white fabric and cut in half. You will have one extra face.  Use your favorite method to applique these to 3 of the triangles.

Fold the face in half and crease, do the same with the triangle to get the center of the bottom edge of both.  Pin to your triangle.

I used black thread and machine stitched with the blanket stitch.  I like to use my rubbery grippy gloves while appliquing, it just helps ease any strain on my hands.  I also wear these gloves while putting on long borders on runners or quilts.  And when I machine stitch on bindings.

When you have finished appliqueing, you will sew the triangles together into two groups of three as you see below.  Watch the placement of your snowmen faces. Press seams open.  And finally sew the two halves together. 

Building the borders.  I cut two strips of the red stripe at 1 1/2" x WOF.  Sew on three sides as shown 

below. 

Lay your ruler along the edge of the triangle and cut the angle needed. 

Now finish sewing the skinny border on the other 3 sides.

You will use the same method for sewing on the larger outer borders from the dark gray.  For these cut three strips at 3" x WOF.   In the plain triangles I stenciled on snowflakes from a purchased stencil, you can also applique them on using your favorite snowflake.  For the nose cut a triangle any size you like to give him the personality you want.  I usually applique it on after the quilting is done, so it becomes part of the quilting.  

Now go quilt it however you like!!  The button eyes can now be added.

  For the binding I cut three strips of the darker gray at 2.25" x WOF. 

I hope you enjoy this cute table topper when the snow flies next winter.  If you make one I would love to see it, and would love for you to link to my tutorial also!