Last spring I got a new Laura Heine pattern with a Christmas theme. So I took everything I’d need to complete it to the lake house while up there for the 4th of July.

This is how far I got that weekend as we lost power soon after I’d taken this picture.

As you can see, Santa is made on pattern ease. I made the tree and bag of toys on my pressing mat.

While Laura does give instructions to collage the background as well as the motif, I cut Santa out of the pattern ease and put him on the background I had already sewn together.

I added some Christmas llamas, presents and lights. Ready to press and steam.

I got Santa completed in time for him to hang with Nancy’s Little Red Truck at Midwest Sister’s Quilt Show.