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I love this Missouri Star Quilt Co. Quilt Snips Mini Tutorial of the "Crosswalk" block .  I made a sample out of leftover strips from a "Sumatra Batiks" jellyroll (2.5-inch strips) by Blank Quilting, and a piece of buttery gold sheeting.  I liked the block so much I added a few borders to make a 21-inch square and made a pillow top out of my sample block: I hand quilted the block with batting and a lightweight backing. I pressed some iron-on batting to a 21-inch square of leftover sheeting for the back of the pillow cover. Using a cording foot, I covered 2/5 yards of 1/4-inch cording with left-over strips of the batik prints, and, using a zipper foot stitched the cording to the quilted pillow top. With right-sides-together, I sewed the quilt top and the pillow back together around all edges, leaving a 12-inch opening on one side to turn the pillow cover.  I turned the pillow cover, inserted a 20-inch pillow form purchased from Jo-Ann Fabric and stit...

For a quick holiday project, make these cute facial tissue covers that everyone on your gift list will love! Whip them up in a jiffy using my directions for "Easy Facial Tissue Cover"  on Appleton Dance .  You need only two,  six-by-eight-inch contrasting scraps for each cover.  The red, Scottie dog print I used, above, is from the "Storybook Christmas" line by Whistler Studios for Windham Fabrics. Fill the covers with pre-packaged facial tissues such as the Kleenex brand "go packs" pictured here. These also make a great, easy project for beginner sewists. Click to hear "We'll Dress the House" by Alfred Burt. More tissue covers!