Hello Sewing Friends, 

Decorating our homes for the holiday season inside and out is a big to do each year, but adds to the magic that this season brings. As quilters, making handmade decor to add to our homes makes it even more special because we can revisit are makes each year, passing them down to generations to come to enjoy and cherish. Join me in making a Holiday Door Banner using the “Merry Everything” panel from Adventale fabrics. 

The  "Merry Everything” panel is filled with a ton of different size square and rectangle holiday graphics that can be used to create door banners, wall hangings, tablerunners, quilts, pillows, bags, placemats and so much more! Have fun cutting out each design and making it your own. 

For my door banner I used the Joyful, Noel, Merry & Bright and fussy cut blocks from the panel. I added sashing and made a few fussy cut blocks myself to add to the banner. Easy as that a banner was created. Attach a casing, insert a wooden rod, tie a decorative ribbon and hang it on your front door or beside it. This will easily welcome visitors and bring cheer to neighbors passing by. My banner measured out around 22 ½” x 40” but make it longer or shorter to fit your door or outdoor exterior. 

I used AGF Flannel for my backing which quilted beautifully, adding structure and dreaminess to the banner. As beautiful as the front is, I couldn't stop stroking the back of my project after it was quilted. I used a straight line grid quilting design, about 1” apart and it was the perfect motif to use to make the panel designs pop! 

 I topped it off with the “Jolly Ribbons Festive” print which tied everything all together with its candy cane striped design! 

Fabrics Used:

 Aventale Fabrics: 

ADV25917 – “Merry Everything” Panel 

1 (One) 15" x 19 1 1/2" Noel Block

1 (One) 3" x 15 " Merry & Bright Strip

1 (One) 15" x 19 1/2" Joyful Block

3 (Three) 4 1/2" fussy cut square blocks 

ADV25902-  “Yultide Ditsies” 

2 (Two) 3"x 4 1/2" strips

Prints to fussy cut- you will need a total of three on point fussy cut 3 1/4" blocks

ADV 25911 – “Fawn & Flowers”

1 (one) 3 1/4 fussy cut block on point

ADV25900 – “Christmas Village” 

1 (one) 3 1/4 fussy cut block on point

Or you can use the designs in the panel for fussy cutting. 

 Pure Solids: 

Northern Waves

2 (Two) 3 1/2" squares 

2 (Two) 3 1/4" squares

1 (One) 4" x 21 1/2" strip for casing 

Golden Bronze 

2 (Two) 4 1/2" x 11 1/2" strips

2 (Two) 4 1/2" x 15 1/2" strips

Cotton Candy 

1 (One) 3 1/2" square

1(One) 3 1/4" square

 Backing: 

FS-201 Retro Blue AGF Flannel

 28" x 45" rectangle 

Binding: 

ADV 25913 – “Jolly Ribbons Festive”

Four (4) 2 1/2" strips 

Enjoy the video below and get inspired to create your own DIY Holiday Door Banner. 

Panel prints have easily become my favorite fabrics to sew with because it gives you a great head start on the creative process. With larger designs to cut out you will have a finished project in no time at all, making it less stressful for last min holiday sewing! For more inspiration and sewing with Adventale fabrics page through the our Fabric Lookbook!

Happy Sewing, 

Melissa