Create Your Own "Believe in the Magic" Santa Wall Hanging: A Step-by-Step Guide

STEP 1:  Hoop a piece of stabilizer.

Load design file labeled Block A.

STEP 2: Stitch the placement line for the batting.

STEP 3: Cover placement line with batting, making sure all sides are completely covered.

Stitch tack-down line.

Trim the batting as shown.

STEP 4: Stitch placement line for the background fabric.

STEP 5: Cover placement line with background fabric, making sure all sides are covered.

Stitch tack-down line.

Trim the batting as shown.

STEP 6: Use the applique method to complete the block.

STEP 7: The next few stitching steps are the satin and decorative stitches for this block.

STEP 8: Stitch placement line for right side fabric.

STEP 9: Position the fabric strip with right side facing down and parallel to the placement stitch. Extend the fabric strip approximately 1/8–1/4 inch over the placement line.

Run tack-down stitches to secure the fabric as shown.

STEP 10: Remove hoop from machine, and fold over fabric, pressing the seam well with your fingers.

Tape down to secure in place.

Run tack-down stitches to secure the border with right side facing up.

STEP 11: Repeat steps 8–10 to add bottom background fabric.

STEP 12: Remove the block from the hoop and trim away excess stabilizer.

Trim the edges of the block so each side is 1/2" from the outer stitching line.

STEP 13: Hoop a piece of stabilizer.

Load design file labeled Block B.

STEP 14: Stitch the placement line for the batting.

STEP 15: Cover placement line with batting, making sure all sides are completely covered.

Stitch tack-down line.

Trim the batting as shown.

STEP 16: Stitch placement line for the background fabric.

STEP 17: Cover placement line with background fabric, making sure all sides are completely covered.

Stitch tack-down line.

Trim fabric as shown.

STEP 18: Use the applique method to complete the block.

STEP 19: The next few stitching steps are the satin and decorative stitches for this block.

STEP 20: Stitch placement line for left side fabric.

STEP 21: Position the fabric strip with right side facing down and parallel to the placement stitch. Extend the fabric strip approximately 1/8–1/4 inch over the placement line.

Run tack-down stitches to secure the fabric as shown.

STEP 22: Remove hoop from the machine and fold over the fabric, pressing the seam well with your fingers.

Tape down to secure in place.

Run tack-down stitches to secure the border with right side facing up.

STEP 23: Repeat steps 20–22 to add bottom background fabric.

STEP 24: Remove the block from the hoop and trim away excess stabilizer.

Trim the edges of the block so each side is 1/2" from the outer stitching line.

STEP 25: Hoop a piece of stabilizer.

Load design file labeled Block C.

STEP 26: Stitch the placement line for the batting.

STEP 27: Cover the placement line with the batting, making sure all sides are completely covered.

Stitch tack-down line.

Trim the batting as shown.

STEP 28: Stitch placement line for the background fabric.

STEP 29: Cover placement line with background fabric, making sure all sides are completely covered.

STEP 30: Use the applique method to complete the block.

STEP 31: The next few stitching steps are the satin and decorative stitches for this block.

STEP 32: Stitch placement line for right side fabric.

STEP 33: Position the fabric strip with right side facing down and parallel to the placement stitch. Extend the fabric strip approximately 1/8–1/4 inch over the placement line.

Run tack-down stitches to secure the fabric as shown.

STEP 34: Remove hoop from machine and fold over the fabric, pressing the seam well with your fingers.

Tape down to secure in place.

Run tack-down stitches to secure the border with right side facing up.

STEP 35: Repeat steps 32–34 to add top background fabric.

STEP 36: Remove the block from the hoop and trim away excess stabilizer.

Trim the edges of the block so each side is 1/2" from the outer stitching line.

STEP 37: Hoop a piece of stabilizer.

Load the design file labeled Block D.

STEP 38: Stitch the placement line for the batting.

STEP 39: Cover placement line with batting, making sure all sides are completely covered.

Stitch tack-down line.

Trim the batting as shown.

STEP 40: Use the applique method to complete the block.

STEP 41: The next few stitching steps are the satin and decorative stitches for this block.

STEP 42: Stitch placement line for left side fabric.

STEP 43: Position the fabric strip with right side facing down and parallel to the placement stitch. Extend the fabric strip 1/8–1/4 inch over the placement line.

Run tack-down stitches to secure the fabric as shown.

STEP 44: Remove hoop from the machine and fold over the fabric, pressing the seam well with your fingers.

Tape down to secure in place.

Run tack-down stitches to secure the border with right side facing up.

STEP 45: Repeat steps 42–44 to add top background fabric.

STEP 46: Remove the block from the hoop and trim away excess stabilizer.

Trim the edges of the block so each side is 1/2" from the outer stitching line.

STEP 47: Hoop a piece of stabilizer.

Load the design file labeled Block E.

STEP 48: Stitch the placement line for the batting.

STEP 49: Cover placement line with batting, making sure all sides are covered.

Stitch tack-down line.

Trim batting as shown.

STEP 50: Use the tack-down line for the batting as the placement line for the background fabric.

Cover placement line with background fabric, making sure all sides are covered.

Stitch tack-down line. Trim fabric as shown.

STEP 51: The next few stitches are the decorative stitches for this block.

STEP 52: Fold fabric over and tape in place.

STEP 53: Repeat steps 48–51 to complete the second block in this hooping.

STEP 54: Remove the blocks from the hoop and trim away excess stabilizer.

Trim the edges of the blocks so each side is 1/2" from the outer stitching line.

Stitch this design once more for a total of four E blocks.

STEP 55: Hoop a piece of stabilizer.

Load the design file labeled Block F.

STEP 56: Stitch the placement line for the batting.

STEP 57: Cover placement line with batting, making sure all sides are covered.

Stitch tack-down line.

Trim the batting as shown.

STEP 58: Use the tack-down line for the batting as the placement line for the background fabric.

Cover placement line with background fabric, making sure all sides are covered.

Stitch tack-down line. Trim fabric as shown.

STEP 59: The next few stitching steps are the decorative stitches for this block.

STEP 60: Fold fabric over and tape in place.

STEP 61: Repeat steps 56–59 to complete the second block in this hooping.

STEP 62: Remove the blocks from the hoop and trim away excess stabilizer.

Trim the edges of the blocks so each side is 1/2" from the outer stitching line.

Stitch this design once more for a total of 4 F blocks.

STEP 63: Lay out the blocks to form the front of the wall hanging.

STEP 64: We will be working from top to bottom.

The first blocks we will sew together are both F blocks.

STEP 65: Flip blocks right sides together.

Line up the blocks so the stitching line and satin stitch on both blocks line up.

Pin or clip together.

STEP 66: Sew the blocks together, sewing just barely inside the stitching line on the block.

Press open seam.

STEP 67: Now we will sew the next row of blocks.

STEP 68: Start on the left and sew together an E block and block A.

Line up the blocks so the stitching line and satin stitch on both blocks line up.

Pin or clip together and sew. Press seam open.

STEP 69: Repeat step 68 to sew together another block E and block B.

Once complete, the sewn-together blocks will be attached to form a strip.

STEP 70: Flip B-block strip onto A.

Line up the blocks so the stitching line and satin stitch on both blocks line up.

Pin or clip together and sew. Press seam open.

STEP 71: Now we will attach the previously sewn F blocks to the A + B strip.

STEP 72: Flip F strip down onto A and B strip.

Line up the blocks so the stitching line and satin stitch on both blocks line up.

Pin or clip together and sew. Press seam open.

STEP 73: Repeat steps 64–72 to sew together the bottom half of the wall hanging.

Once complete, the sewn-together blocks should look as shown.

STEP 74: Now we will attach the top half to the bottom half.

STEP 75: Flip the top strip down onto the bottom.

Line up the blocks so the stitching line and satin stitches line up.

Pin or clip together and sew. Press seam open.

STEP 76: Once all blocks are sewn together it should look as shown.

STEP 77: Cut your backing according to the sizing in the supply list.

STEP 78: Turn the backing over so the wrong side is up.

Center the sewn-together blocks on the backing.

Pin in place along the edges and along each seam in the wall hanging.

STEP 79: Use the stitch-in-the-ditch method and sew each seam line to the backing.

STEP 80: Trim each side of the backing so it is 1.25" larger than the wall hanging front.

There are many methods of binding the edges and doing mitered corners, and videos that explain how to do them are available on YouTube.

All the pictures we show here use a method from this tutorial on YouTube.

STEP 81: Fold in each edge of the backing so it meets up with the outer edge of the front.

Press with iron.

STEP 82: Fold each corner diagonally so the fold is exactly at the corner of the front, as shown.

Press the diagonal corner.

STEP 83: Trim away part of the corner, as shown.

With right sides together, fold the corner so the ironing line matches up on both sides.

Pin together.

STEP 84: Fold the ironed edges back in place and sew along the ironing line.

Trim the seam as shown.

Make sure you angle the corner at the fold, being careful not to cut past the sewing line.

STEP 85: Press the corner seam open.

Repeat steps 82–85 for each corner.

Pin or clip all the way around the wall hanging.

STEP 86: Next we are going to make the tabs for the wall hanging.

Cut the two squares according to the cut chart.

STEP 87: Press, wrong sides together, two opposite sides of the square. Press no less than 1/4".

STEP 88: Fold over fabric and press in half as shown.

Sew along the raw edge of the fabric a minimum of 1/4". The seam depends on how wide you want the tab.

Press seam open.

STEP 89: Turn the tab right side out and press so the seam is in the back.

Repeat steps 86–89 for the second tab.

If you want a third tab, repeat the steps again.

STEP 90: Next sew all the way around the binding, sewing close to the edge of the binding.

STEP 91: Turn the wall hanging over to the back side and evenly space out the tabs.

Make sure the bottoms of the tabs are at least 1/4" below the stitching line.

STEP 92: Sew the tabs to the wall hanging, sewing right on top of the previously stitched line.

You can sew from the back or the front, depending on which side you want your bobbin thread to show.

Your wall hanging is complete!