Hi First name / my friend,

 

Welcome to Week 2 of the Crimson Christmas Quilt Along! 

I can't thank you enough for your support and kindness today. The guilt I had for messing up so badly consumed me for the past couple of days (if you missed it, take a peek at my email form earlier today). I'm still playing catch up, but thankfully more is behind me than ahead of me 🥰.

 

Let's get started with Part 1 of Week 2: Cutting Triangles and Rectangles. A separate email will make its way into your inbox by Wednesday with Part 2: All the Sewing

 

In Week 2, we'll cut 2 ½" triangles and 3 ½" x 4 ¾" rectangles to make our split triangle units.

 

This week, I’ll be sharing videos and info on:

Let's start cutting!

 

Happy Quilting!
💜Cristy 

Here's your very own quilt along “I'm in” image to share on social media. Click on the image to open it in a new tab or to save it to your device. Then you can post it along with your fabric pull. Posting the “I'm in” image isn't required to enter the giveaway, but it does give you an additional chance to win. 

Use the hashtag #CrimsonChristsmasQAL2025 when you post on social media that way others can find us and I'll be able to find your post to enter you in the giveaway.

This week, we'll be cutting our fabrics with a couple of different rulers.

If you need  to order anything for the quilt along, I put all of the supplies from my shop in a handy Quilt Along category to make them easy to find, plus you can get 20% off with the code: CCQAL2025

You'll definitely need your own copy of Crimson Christmas by Krista Moser for the quilt along. It's available at many local and online quilt shops. You can get the printed copy or the digital PDF version from my shop, plus you can get 20% off with the code: CCQAL2025

Let's start at the very beginning: Step1 on page 4 of your Crimson Christmas pattern. 

 

We're going to use all of the 2 ½" strips from your cut strips. You should have four 2 ½" strips in shades of red, four in shades of mauve, and four in shades of white (or four shades of the colors you're using for your own version). Here's a checklist for you:

After you have all of your 2 ½" strips handy, you'll use the 60º Diamond Ruler to cut them into 2 ½" triangles. Here's the total number of 2 ½" triangles that you'll cut from each color and shade: 

Below are several videos to walk you through cutting and organizing your 2 ½" triangles with the 60º Diamond Ruler. Be sure to trim the tips of the triangles - do NOT skip this step! This is probably the most important thing you can do to help you sew the units together confidently and accurately. Future you will thank now-you! Plus, I included several BONUS videos with some fun and helpful tips. 

Here's the PDF of the Fabric Labels for the subcuts that you'll cut from the strips:

After cutting all of your 2 ½" triangles, you'll arrange them into units, or groupings. I walk you through placing the shades of each color into units in each of the videos below. 

 

As you're sorting and arranging your 2 ½" triangles, begin identifying which edge of the triangle has the straight grain. This becomes super-duper important when we sew them together, so becoming aware of the grainlines now will help you when you start sewing.

Here's a helpful fabric placement guide to help you out with each of the red, mauve, and white 2 1/2" triangle units:

Next, grab all of your 3 ½" strips and get ready to cut the rectangles for your split triangle units. You can use your favorite rectangle ruler to cut them into 3 ½" x 4 ¾" rectangles. This measurement is different than in the pattern and that's intentional. It's going to help you with cutting and sewing accuracy. I'll walk you through each step in the videos below.

 

Later, you're going to sew these rectangles together into a strip set, along the 4 ¾" sides. It's very easy for the edges of strip sets to end up looking like stepping stones, so if the rectangles start out at 4 ¾" wide, you're giving yourself the gift of wiggle room when you go to trim the strip set to 4 ½" wide. Here's the total number of 3 ½" x 4 ¾" rectangles that you'll cut from each color and shade:

These are some of my favorite tips to help you build confidence and fine tune your skills:

I'll be back on Wednesday to guide you through sewing the triangle units the split triangle units.

Crimson Christmas quilt kits are available in 3 beautiful color ways: 

 Each kit includes a variety of beautiful fabrics from Moda and Art Gallery Fabrics, including: Thatched, Spotted, Grunge, Dotty Thatched, and Floral Elements

Thank you for being here with me. I am so grateful for you, our quilting community, and the hobby that we all hold so dear.