I have always loved angels; probably because my mother does. Our house was covered in angels at Christmas time. Two of hers have been passed on to me and now are part of our holiday decorations. Angels don't seem to be as popular as some other holiday themes this year and I had a more difficult time in rounding up free angel patterns, but I did find some lovely ones, so we will make up in quality, what we lack in quantity! First up is this cute Silk Ribbon Design from Martha

"And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in the hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there..." We can't forget to hang the stockings and how special to have a handmade one! A stocking is a simple pattern, so this post will focus on giving you some great ideas to make the basic stocking extra special! If you like to quilt, then here are two wonderful ideas for quilted stockings from In Color Order. First, a Striped Stocking: and second, a mini-patchwork stocki

I am not sure where fall went, but the pellet stove is pumping out the heat, the leaves are mostly on the ground, and it is time to think about Christmas Sewing! For the next several posts, I will be sharing a series of round-up posts on Free Designs to stitch and sew around a specific theme, and today we are starting out with that most important decoration: The Tree! First up, if you have enough time to tackle a quilt (maybe just a lap one), here are 3 tree quilt block patt