Christmas Bells Table Topper & Pattern

Experience the Magic of the Holidays by Making Your Own Christmas Bells Table Topper

One of our very favorite times of year is Christmas. 

  • The trees and holly berries
  • The rich colors
  • The great food
  • The wonderful smells
  • The sense of family
  • And the sound of ringing bells

I’m not sure what it is, but I’ve always loved the sound of church bells ringing.  Princess YellowBelly had to move headquarters last year, and we find ourselves now living on “church row,” there’s got to be at least four churches within our block.

And they all ring their bells for Christmas day.

In case you’ve never experienced this, it’s truly a magical, emotionally touching experience.   It’s almost like being in a Hallmark card – so we naturally wanted to share that feeling and sense of seasonal beauty in the medium of fabric art.

To that end we created a distinctive new table topper/wall hanging pattern that we think celebrates the season of ringing bells in the best spirit. 

This pattern can be used with any set of holiday colors that you like! 


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VARIATIONS – PATTERN (16.50)
From our original panel we’ve created an easy-to-follow step-by-step guided pattern for the Christmas Bells Table Topper. With this pattern you can easily make your own Christmas Bells Table Topper, following the instructions (with accompanying graphics!)
Skill level is “intermediate” meaning you’ll find this easiest if you already know how to:
• Applique
• Use a satin stitch
• Handle thick trims & accessories
• How to cut out precisely
• Read a pattern from beginning to end before following the steps
• Quilt
• Sew on buttons
If you’re starting to push the boundaries on your quilting skills from beginner to intermediate this would be a great project, since it will be a learning curve – but a gentle and fun one.
The Christmas Bells Table Topper Pattern includes:
• Step-by-step instructions with accompanying graphics
• A master-template size 8X10
• A full-size hand-traced template for cutting apart

GOLDEN BELLS FINISHED TABLE TOPPER (132.45)
Or you can simply purchase one of our completed table toppers/wall hangings.
The first completed topper is the Golden Bells Christmas Table Topper. This one is five dollars cheaper than the silver bells since the silver bells required more material and time.

MERRY CHRISTMAS USA FINISHED TABLE TOPPER (137.55)
This is our silver, blue, and red Christmas Bells Table Topper. This one is a little distinct from the Golden Bells Table Topper because Merry Christmas USA is made with hand-cut holly leaves, and the blue bells are covered with glittery chiffon.
Otherwise the details are the same, trading out trims and colors.

FINISHED PANEL DETAILS
Princess YellowBelly’s original Christmas Bells Toppers:
• Measure approximately 23 inches in diameter (allowing for variations in the uneven edge)
• Predominant colors on the Golden Bells topper are gold, red, and green
• Predominant colors on Merry Christmas USA are silver, blue, and red
• The Christmas Bells Table Toppers are round with an edge that’s trimmed to the “wreaths” of holly leaves to create an uneven edge
• Backed with black fabric
• Each panel will ship tagged or named
• Weighs very little
• Folds into a surprisingly small and flat package
• Is a vividly realistic custom table topper and wall hanging
The Christmas Bells Table Toppers were created using the finest materials available, including quilting batiks, thin warm and natural cotton batting, high-quality cotton and metallic threads, fancy buttons & ribbon trims, silk holly leaves, foam holly berries, and backing foam.

FINISHED TABLE TOPPER/WALL HANGING DISPLAY OPTIONS
Either of the Christmas Bells Table Toppers can be used as a table topper or a wall hanging.
We use regular household thumbtacks to secure our fabric art panels for display. They hold the panel tight and fabric is self-healing, once the tacks are removed the holes will close up again.
If you would like to discuss customized display options, please contact us directly!

CARE & CLEANING
The Christmas Bells Table Toppers are easy-to-care-for.
• Recommended care and upkeep with a lint brush
• Machine wash (cool, delicate cycle with a gentle detergent) if needed
• Can be tumble-dried, although air-dry is recommended
• May be cool-ironed (cotton settings) to remove packing wrinkles. Safe to iron with water or spray-starch

CUSTOM ORDERS
Do you like this original Christmas table topper design?
What are your feelings about the shaped design and realistic recreation? How about the sparkly buttons and the differences in ribbons and colors?

We’d just really love to hear what you think, and get any feedback, comments, and requests.  If you have a specific question, you can contact us directly at karyl@pybdesigns.com, or on our contact page.

Please favorite our shop, and come see us again soon!

Best wishes,

The team at Princess YellowBelly Designs

Maple Leaf Dining Set – Pattern & Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating a Patchwork Autumn Table Runner & Potholders

patchwork maple leaf potholder / mug rug

Autumn is in the air.  It’s one of our favorite time of year over here in Colorado (which could be one of the poster state for autumn, by the way.) 

  • Bluer than blue skies
  • Crunchy leaves underfoot
  • Trees practically aflame in stunning colors
  • Wood smoke
  • Cheesecake

Make table runners, potholders, hot pads, and place mats out of these beautiful patchwork maple leaves

So please let Princess YellowBelly Designs contribute to this wonderful time of year by providing a timely decorative element. 

The Maple Leaf Dining Set Pattern             

This is one of our very favorite items that we’ve ever created.  It’s simple, beginner level.  It’s quick.  We did it for the first time in five mornings, start to finish.

And, it’s a stash-buster.  If you like autumn fabrics, like we do, this is the perfect piece to pull out those odd little squares and leftovers from other fabulous fall and harvest projects.  Or, if like me, you have to buy autumn-themed fabrics when you see them, without a project, you’re good to go.

Included in your purchase is a full-size maple leaf template, step-by-step instructions with graphics for cutting, sewing, and quilting. 


Pattern DetailsFinished ResultFinished Dining Set
The pattern includes a full-size template of the maple leaf. It also includes step-by-step instructions which details how we at Princess YellowBelly made our maple leaf dining set.
The instructions include:
• Graphics to demonstrate steps
• Proper cuts for the patchwork/crazy quilt steps
• Recommended products and tips for saving time
If you’re one of the first five to purchase the pattern, you’ll also receive FREE access to our YouTube how-to video series. The video series will always be available, but after the first five customers, it will be an extra expense.
The finished maples leaves will measure: 10 inches X 10-1/2 inches.
The table runner (instructions included) will measure: 10 ½ inches X 40 inches.
If you’re interested in purchasing the finished dining set that we made, you can do so via our Etsy.com store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/543131306/maple-leaf-kitchen-set-5-piece-country?ref=shop_home_active_14

We hope you’ve enjoyed our maple leaf table runner & potholder pattern as much as we’ve enjoyed making it. If you want to purchase it now, you can do so via our Etsy.com store – Lilies Of Grace @ Etsy.com.

Thank you

FREEDOM FLIGHT – Patriotic Stars & Stripes Shaped Bald Eagle

Since “the shot heard round the world” first rang out on April 19, 1775, untold millions of American men and women have given their all, risked their lives, and paid the ultimate price to defend liberty. 

Another option is to make this eagle with a “blank eye” that looks more stylized

So in honor of Independence Day and all the American veterans and soldiers Princess YellowBelly Designs is proud to offer “Freedom Flight.”

An American bald eagle spreads his wings in flight, proudly displaying the stars and stripes in this patriotic wall hanging or table topper.

Bald Eagle Quilt Pattern 

For all of you stars and stripes patriotic quilters out there who think that this would be a pretty easy pattern to do – you’re right!

Freedom Flight is at an easy-intermediate level, which means if you know the basics of quilting you can get this baby knocked out and flying in a day or two. 

You can see all the details about the bald eagle quilt pattern, and the attached kit, or just purchase the whole panel, below.

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VARIATIONS – PATTERN ONLY

From our original panel we’ve created an easy-to-follow step-by-step guided pattern for Freedom Flight. With this option you can simply follow the directions and find your own fabrics and accents.
Skill level is “easy-intermediate” meaning you’ll find this easiest if you already know how to:
Quilt
Applique
Use a satin stitch
And trace outlines with accent threads (the embroidery thread on the beak and talons)
Even if you don’t know these skills, you can learn and practice them easily enough because Freedom Flight is not a hard or complicated pattern.

VARIATIONS – PATTERN & KIT

The kit for Freedom Flight is also available. The kit includes the pattern and template pieces, plus:
• 1 yard cream fabric
• 1 yard backing fabric
• 1 yard batting
• 1/8th yard red fabric
• 1/8th yard star fabric
• 1 – 10” square yellow fabric
• 1 – 10” square white fabric
• 1 yard black DMC embroidery thread
• 1 (eye)
• 1 – 10” square royal blue fabric

FINISHED PANEL DETAILS

Princess YellowBelly’s red white and blue patriotic quilted table topper:
• Measures exactly 34 ½ inches wide X 12 inches high
• Predominant colors are red, white, and blue
• Freedom Flight is a shaped table topper designed to represent an eagle and flag patriotic quilt
• Backed with red white and blue firework fabric
• Freedom Flight is tagged or named
• Weighs very little
• Folds into a surprisingly small and flat package
• Is a vividly realistic custom table topper and wall hanging
Freedom Flight was created using the finest materials available, including quilting batiks, thin warm and natural cotton batting, high-quality cotton thread, plastic amber eye, and DNC embroidery thread.

FINISHED PANEL DISPLAY OPTIONS

Freedom Flight can be used as a table topper or a wall hanging.
We use regular household thumbtacks to secure our fabric art panels for display. They hold the panel tight and fabric is self-healing, once the tacks are removed the holes will close up again.
If you would like to discuss customized display options, please contact us directly!

CARE & CLEANING

Freedom Flight is an easy-care piece.
• Recommended care and upkeep with a lint brush
• Machine wash (cool, delicate cycle with a gentle detergent) if needed
• Can be tumble-dried, although air-dry is recommended
• May be cool-ironed (cotton settings) to remove packing wrinkles. Safe to iron with water or spray-starch

CUSTOM ORDERS

Do you like this original patriotic table topper?
What are your feelings about the shaped design and realistic recreation? How about the “double exposure” effect that we borrowed from photography principles?
Would you like to see more animals done in this style or would you prefer to see a similar design on a standard table runner?
What’re your feelings about our attempt to honor true patriotism – did we capture the feeling accurately?
We’d love to hear all about it. You can contact us via the contact form at the bottom with comments, or request a custom order, or just suggest a new idea. We reply to all questions and contacts.

LAYAWAY

Sometimes the prices on our artwork can seem a little out-of-reach, which we understand! We try to charge very reasonable fees, but if you really want Autumn Rondelle, but don’t think you can afford it in one go, please contact us via the form at the bottom and request a custom layaway program.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our bald eagle quilt pattern and finished patriotic wall hanging or table topper as much as we’ve enjoyed making it. If you want to purchase it now, you can do so via our Etsy.com store – Lilies Of Grace @ Etsy.com.

Thank you!

Summer Ripe Strawberry – A Bargello Pattern Mini-Quilt

Strawberry place setting or table topper - bargello quilted fabric art

Experience Summer… Fresh From the Vine

Remember the moment when you first put a sun-warmed, summer-ripe strawberry in your mouth and bit down?

Wasn’t that a moment of perfect happiness?

A moment when the five senses came together to evoke the warmest emotions, the best memories, and the greatest sense of well-being that you’ve ever had?

Imagine, all of that because of a bite-sized piece of fruit.

That amazing sense of pure joy was the inspiration for Princess YellowBelly’s small quilt project – based on a Bargello design – the Summer Ripe Strawberry.

Year-Round Joy

The Summer Ripe Strawberry is one perfectly ripe strawberry that you can keep on your table, or hang on your wall, all year round.

Bargello pattern table topper, rich red fabrics with a green leaf

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It’s a small, thin, lightweight quilt that will help you to reclaim the unbridled joy of delicious memories all year round, even in the frozen winter months when actual strawberries aren’t readily available.

If you love summer ripened strawberries in your diet, in pictures, or in theory, then this is the quilt for you!

Take a Summer Ripe Strawberry to the Farmers Market

If you’re a strawberry farmer, or if you have a jam stand at your local farmers market, then the Summer Ripe Strawberry may be just the advertising gimmick you’ve been missing.

Imagine being able to tack this beautiful, layered Bargello mini-quilt to the front of your table.

All the rich, deep reds of a strawberry, combined with old-fashioned homey charm, in one perfect little quilt that can draw the eye to your items.

Your Own Interpretation

Those were our inspirations and motivations for making the Summer Ripe Strawberry mini-quilt.  Please let us know what you think about it!

Would you like to see more projects like this one?  What other ideas would you like to see the team at Princess YellowBelly create?  We love to hear from you!

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Product Details

Princess YellowBelly’s Summer Ripe Strawberry Mini-quilt:

  • Measures exactly 14 inches wide X 14 inches high (at the widest points)
  • Predominant colors are rich blends of ripe reds varying from dusky roses to brilliant crimsons to dark maroons
  • Secondary color is summer green on the leaves and little seed pips

Fabric art wall hanging, Summer Ripe Strawberry

  • Summer Ripe Strawberry is a single shaped table topper designed to represent a strawberry in full ripeness

  • Backed with black batik fabric
  • Summer Strawberry is tagged or named
  • Weighs very little
  • Folds into a surprisingly small and flat package
  • Is a vividly realistic custom table topper

Strawberry place setting or table topper - bargello quilted fabric art

Summer Strawberry was created using the finest materials available, including quilting batiks, thin warm and natural cotton batting, high-quality cotton thread, and satin hot-fix ribbon.

Care & Cleaning

Summer Strawberry is an easy-care piece.

  • Recommended care and upkeep with a lint brush
  • Machine wash (cool, delicate cycle with a gentle detergent) if needed
  • Can be tumble-dried, although air-dry is recommended

close-up of Bargello pattern and small green seed pips

  • May be cool-ironed (cotton settings) to remove packing wrinkles. Safe to iron with water or spray-starch

Display Options

Summer Strawberry was designed as a table topper for a small table or to complement a larger table’s centerpiece.

However it can also be used as a banner or as wall art.

We use regular household thumbtacks to secure our fabric art panels for display.  They hold the panel tight and fabric is self-healing, once the tacks are removed the holes will close up again.

If you would like to discuss customized options, please contact us directly!

Bargello pattern table topper, rich red fabrics with a green leaf

Custom Orders

Do you like this original fruity table topper?

What are your feelings about the shaped design and realistic recreation?

Would you like to see more fruit done in this style or would you prefer to see a similar design on a standard table runner?

Summer Ripe Strawberry Bargello mini-quilt with flowers

Did we properly capture the beauty and sweet spice of a ripe summer strawberry?

We’d love to hear all about it.  You can contact us via the contact form at the bottom with comments, or request a custom order, or just suggest a new idea.  We reply to all questions and contacts.

Layaway

Bright summer green fabric

Sometimes the prices on our artwork can seem a little out-of-reach, which we understand!  We try to charge very reasonable fees, but if you really would like to own Summer Ripe Strawberry, but don’t think you can afford it in one go, please contact us via the form at the bottom and request a custom layaway program.

Autumn Rondelle – A Naturally Elegant Candle Holder

A little fiddler boy in the middle of a elegant autumn leaf candle holder

Rustic & Elegant Autumn Leaf Candle Holder

Original fabric art is an easy way to add a touch of spice and beauty to any home, but this autumnal candle holder goes above and beyond the call of interior decorating duty!

Autumn Rondelle by Princess YellowBelly Designs is stylish enough for a mansion, and yet retains the whimsical appeal of a rustic mountain cabin.  A cool cream background is set on a thin edging of woodland brown and green.  Centering the piece are startling, 3D pop-up leaves in a deep swirl burgundy.

What really makes this piece, however, are the leaves.

Rich golden-brown and understated burgundy-red maple leaves are appliqued onto the top of each cream leaf sectional, giving the entire Autumn Rondelle ensemble its claim to elegance.

Perfect for centering with a candle, or with a treasured knickknack, PYB’s elegant autumn leaf candle holder is sure to impress any visitor.

A candle holder in the middle of autumn rondelle

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From Nature to Table

At just 20 inches across, this table topper will grace almost any bare looking surface, from side tables to dressers to your main dining table.  It is also perfectly flat on the back, so that it can be hung on the wall like a wreath – if so desired.

This elegant autumn leaf candle holder is a true Princess YellowBelly original, and was made using a variety of unique styles.

1.     Custom Pattern

Although based on another leaf table topper pattern, Princess YellowBelly’s custom table toppers are designed for convenience and simplicity.  They are also thicker and more endurable – with thick stitching that ensures that even if the fabric eventually wears away, the thread will still be there.

2.     Applique

Appliqueing is a key quilting style ingredient in this elegant autumn leaf candle holder.  Not only did we use this advanced technique on the maple leaves, we also used it on the cream centers – or, as we like to call them, sort-of aspen leaves.  (They do kind of make that shape, don’t they?)

The appliqueing allows for two layers of filling, a thin layer of batting in the dark brown and green faux binding leaf, and a thick layer of pop-up foam in the center cream leaves.

Rich golden brown maple leaf on a multi-cream background in our elegant autumn leaf candle holder

3.     Subtle Color Variation

Autumn Rondelle evokes a misty, cool, reserved autumn wood.  This result was achieved by mixing a variety of ivory and cream quilting fabrics.  These varying pieces are stitched together with cream thread, blending them almost into invisibility.

Likewise the maple leaves are subtly varied in color shades and sizes.

Burgundy red maple leaf on a multi-cream background in our elegant autumn leaf candle holder

4.     3-Dimensional Pop-Ups

The most eye-catching feature of this table topper’s rustic design are the 3-D leaves that pop up around the open circular center.  These leaves are in a strongly contrasting dark burgundy swirl fabric that both compliments and defines the more reserved colors in the rest of the elegant autumn leaf candle holder.

Dark burgundy swirl 3D pop up leaves

5.     A Center-Piece Anchor

Unlike many fabric art and quilting projects, Autumn Rondelle is designed not to dominate a room, or a table, but rather to provide a fitting background to a centerpiece of choice.

The open center circle is just large enough for a regular candle or candle holder, or for a bouquet of leaves, or for a treasured knickknack.

Kitten box in the middle of a elegantn autumn leaf candle holder

It’s Time to Add Effortless Elegance to Your Home

Autumn Rondelle is the perfect piece to add a touch of elegance to a rustic setting – for people who have mountain cabins or like to evoke that image, for instance.  This is also the perfect piece to compliment a room with a woodsy or naturalist theme.

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Bonus!

This is a fairly easy project, and we enjoy it so much that we want to share it with you.  We are creating a pattern and a kit for this item so that you can create your own elegant autumn leaf candle holder.  Keep a sharp eye – coming soon!

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PRODUCT DETAILS

Autumn Rondelle is a completely original design from Lilies of Grace.  It was based on a popular 3D pop up wreath pattern, but we have customized it to our own needs.

It is a six point star – or round – table topper with an irregular-circular hole through the middle.  Please note that each table topper will have a slightly different shaped hole due to quilting vagaries.

A little fiddler boy in the middle of a elegant autumn leaf candle holder

Autumn Rondelle:

  • Measures 19 ½ inches across at the widest point
  • Has four different colors of cream in the central leaves – all fabrics are high-quality quilting batiks
  • Is quilted with various colored cotton threads in straight and tight-satin stitches
  • Is very thick – each leaf of the table topper is made of four layers of fabric, a layer of batting, and a layer of quarter-inch thick memory foam.
  • Is very 3D. Each new layer of the piece rises slightly above the one below it.  The cream centers stand out from the border, the maple leaves stand out from the cream, and the burgundy pop-ups really are 3D

Autumn Rondelle is comprised of four distinctive layers:

  • The first is the dark brownish-green batik border, or faux-binding, around the outside edge of each leave.

This is actually the background fabric, and is a part of a separate bottom leaf.  This bottom leaf is composed of the faux-binding fabric, batting, interfacing, and the dark burgundy backing fabric.

  • The second layer is made of the cream centers.

These are made of four different cream batiks – each subtly patterned.  The design is that of a crazy quilt, with odd shapes meeting to create the smaller center leaf.  The cream leaves are laid over the thick memory foam and then appliqued with a tight satin stitch to the bottom leaf.  They have a very plush, thick feel when quilted.

  • The gold and brown silk maple leaves

These are actual silk leaves – taken from a fabric bouquet – and have a delicate textured finish that gives them a 3D appeal all their own.  The gold leaves have dark, antique coloring with a little green right at the bottom centers.  The russet brown leaves are dark, and vary slightly in shape from leaf to leaf.  They have a brown central color that is almost burgundy.

  • The dark burgundy pop-up leaves

The pop-up leaves at the center of the candle holder are actually the backs of each leaf.  Each finished leaf is joined to its neighbor by bending back the top edge to form one-half of the pop-up leaves. The dark burgundy fabric has an abstract black swirl pattern that vaguely resembles musical notes.

Care & Cleaning

Autumn Rondelle is fairly easy to keep in mint condition.  It is an applique piece – but it is finish-edge, so no fraying should occur.

  • For normal upkeep use a lint brush to remove eventual dust and lint build-up.
  • Candle wax shouldn’t hurt this piece as long as it is removed frequently and not allowed to grind into the material. Gentle application of detergent and scrubbing should also remove any residual effects.

Small trinket box centered in autumn rondelle

  • Machine washable – gentle, cool cycle
  • Tumble dry – cool, delicate spin
  • Steam Iron on cool cotton setting to remove packing creases – please note that water or liquid spray starch will really make this piece lay flat and smooth. However, be careful of holding the iron over colored sections like the pop-ups and maple leaves for too long, since bleeding may occur and will definitely show on the pale cream background

DISPLAY OPTIONS

Autumn Rondelle was designed to be the center of a table – as a candle or bouquet holder.

It would look very nice in the middle of a round table, or on a living room end-table.  Autumn Rondelle would serve as a centerpiece for a marble countertop, or the back of a large leather couch.

This table topper, however, looks really, really great against a wooden background – especially dark-brown or tawny golden-brown woods.

If desired Autumn Rondelle could also be displayed as a wall hanging – using thumb tacks.

Custom Orders

The Autumn Rondelle table topper can be made into a long table runner instead of a round topper.  We can very easily join up two tips of each separate topper to create a 2, 3, or 4 piece runner.

Kitten box in the middle of a elegantn autumn leaf candle holder

These table runners are actually very easy to make.  They have a 2-3 day turnaround, provided that we have the correct materials and fabrics in stock.  We’ve never made a number of the same color set at one time – but we assume that they might go even faster.  Four table toppers may not take 8-12 days but rather about a week, for example.

You can request any color scheme or seasonal theme that you want.  Appliques can be used, or not.  You decide.

Our custom order process is simple and easy.  Simply contact us with your custom needs for your quote, timeline, and line-item estimates.

Can you think of any other customizations that we could make?  Request one, or drop us a line to suggest it.

Layaway

Sometimes the prices on our artwork can seem a little out-of-reach, which we understand!  We try to charge very reasonable fees, but if you really want Autumn Rondelle, but don’t think you can afford it in one go, please contact us via the form at the bottom and request a custom layaway program.

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