Christmas Tree Advent Calendar Stitch an easy Christmas project for the children using a combination of quilting and appliqué stitches. The children will love it! Each day, the child adds an ornament to the tree until the grand finale of placing the big star at the top of the tree on Christmas day. Inside, you'll find: 25 full-size templates for the ornaments on the Christmas Tree Advent Calendar; clear, easy, step-by-step instructions for creating the ornaments, the big Christmas tree, and the quilted wall hanging; and, an abundance of illustrations and photographs to make the project even easier. You can make the project without a sewing machine!
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Ruthy Sturgill started her company, Sunshine, etc., in 1978. Unfortunately, it remained "dormant" while she pursued her career as a program manager with the Federal Government and later as a Government contractor in the Washington DC area. Since her retirement, she has "rejuvenated" Sunshine, etc., and now spends much of her time sewing and writing. She is avidly working on not only creating; but, publishing the instructions and templates for the magnitude of sewing project ideas that she has carefully documented over the years.
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The Christmas Tree Advent Calendar is so much fun to make and even more fun to use. Anyone using it gets the fun of decorating his or her very own Christmas tree just exactly how he or she wants it decorated. The Christmas Tree Advent Calendar can also be a learning tool for children. Specifically: (1) without asking a parent or loved one, the child knows how many days remain until Christmas day just by counting the ornaments that still remain in the basket, and (2) the child can practice counting, by counting the number of ornaments that he or she has placed on the Christmas Tree Advent Calendar and by counting how many ornaments still remain in the basket.
How do you use the Christmas Tree Advent Calendar? Simply place the 25 ornaments in a small wicker basket or container. On the first day of December, the first ornament is placed on the Christmas Tree Advent Calendar and on each subsequent day, during the month of December, another ornament is added to the Christmas Tree Advent Calendar. If a child is going to decorate the tree, an adult should explain to the child that the big star is very special, and because it is so special, it must be saved for Christmas day.
On Christmas day, there can be a special celebration when the big star is finally placed at the tip of the Christmas Tree.
How do you use the Christmas Tree Advent Calendar? Simply place the 25 ornaments in a small wicker basket or container. On the first day of December, the first ornament is placed on the Christmas Tree Advent Calendar and on each subsequent day, during the month of December, another ornament is added to the Christmas Tree Advent Calendar. If a child is going to decorate the tree, an adult should explain to the child that the big star is very special, and because it is so special, it must be saved for Christmas day.
On Christmas day, there can be a special celebration when the big star is finally placed at the tip of the Christmas Tree.
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Every child looks forward to Christmas but my son especially looks forward to each December when he can use our Christmas Tree Advent Calendar to help him remember how many more days there are until Christmas. Last December, so that all of the children in his first grade class could learn (and have fun) from using it, we let him take it to school. We hung the tree in his classroom and each day during the month of December the teacher let a different child pick an ornament to hang on it. She told me that the children absolutely loved it.
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"Christmas Tree Advent Calendar" is a well written and easy to understand book. As the author said, it is "geared to the parent, grandparent, or loved one who wants to spend quality time with the children during the holidays," and it "accommodates all levels of crafters and can be completed without the use of a sewing machine." And, the author even provided her e-mail address if you encounter any problems while making the project, you can contact her. But, because the instructions are so well documented and easy to understand, I don't think that will be necessary. I can't wait to make one for my grandson!
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What a fantastic craft book: explicitly written and beautifully photographed and illustrated. I can't wait to get started, and hope I can have it for my grandchildren to enjoy this Christmas.
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Great for everyone!!!
I am a Christmas enthusiast and this book has been great for my wife to begin a new hobby and make her own Christmas accessories. Read more
Published on August 19, 2007 by Gregory S. Hudson
Great gift
This Advent tree quilt would be a great gift idea for all families. Children would enjoy marking each day with an ornament and make Christmas a more meaningful time, and helping... Read more
Published on August 19, 2007 by Jeanne Goblirsch
Bought one for my mom
I was looking for just the right gift for my mom to work on as an arts and crafts project with the "craft-ladies" at our church. Read more
Published on August 18, 2007 by Doris
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