 |
| Remembering Naomi |
I
made this special quilt for a friend, from fabric that his sweet mom
gave to me when she moved to assisted living. Sadly, she passed this
year, and I thought he would like a remembrance quilt.
The
design of squares and rectangles is simple but the colors of navy,
hunter green, and dark red coordinate well. I added a few squares of
my own fabric as a personal touch.
Quilting
was done with green thread, using both straight and serpentine
stitches. Remembering Naomi is 56” square. I used my restored
Singer 127 (Mary Margaret, a machine gifted to me by another friend)
to piece the blocks.
One
of the best parts of Christmas is giving. Over the past few years
I've been given lots of fabric. I believe in paying it forward, so
I've used yards of that material to sew quilts which I've donated to
local assisted living and senior living homes.
I
got a lovely thank you note from one little lady who said, “It was like the heavens opened up and rained down pretty quilts for us.”
So,
to everyone who has provided the materials that made this possible:
You are appreciated!
Merry
Christmas to you all, and I hope that you can experience the magic and joy of
giving all year long.
 |
| Blue Quarters |
Simple
and classic, this blue, tan, and cream quilt is made up of remnants from
other projects.
I've
been working on it for a while, piecing hourglass blocks when I had a
few minutes to spare. Some of the fabrics have been in my collection
for years; others are recent acquisitions. I mixed plaid, stripes,
floral, and geometric prints with some solids.
The
backing is a blue sheet that I picked up at a thrift store. I quilted
diagonal rows with blue thread in the bobbin and tan on top,
alternating straight and serpentine stitches.
Blue
Quarters finished at 48” square, and will make a lovely donation
quilt.
Accuquilt
dies used:
55047
Quarter Square Triangles 4” finished
55017
Strips 2½”
 |
| Puzzle For Santa |
Here's
another quickie Christmas table mat, made up with red, green, and
gray prints.
After
arranging and sewing the blocks, I added a 2” border. I quilted a
straight stitch with red thread down the center of each ribbon. The backing is a modern coordinating print. Final size is 21" square.
This
4” Washington's Puzzle die has little pieces, but I really like it.
I want to use them in a border, then try a scrappy version lap quilt.
It should be fun.
Oh,
and I must confess: I took advantage of the Black Friday sale and
bought a few new dies. They are meant to be part of my Christmas, but I had to
open and test them out, right? Just to make sure they cut properly
and all. I guess I got carried away and cut a few extra sets of this one.
Does that count as naughty?
Accuquilt
dies used:
55602
Washington's Puzzle 4” finished
55017
Strips 2½”
 |
| Merry & Bright |
I
love decorating with quilts for Christmas, only I don't start until
after Thanksgiving is over. Pulling out all my holiday quilts and
deciding where to display them really gets me in the Christmas
spirit.
Of
course, I always make one or two new ones to add into the mix. This
happy little wall hanging is my latest. One of my friends gave me
this fabric, including the colorful Christmas tree print used for the borders and backing.
Red,
green, aqua, lime, and pink dots make lovely Chinese Lantern blocks
that look a lot like ornaments. Quilting was done using white thread
in serpentine and straight stitches. Merry & Bright is 32”
square.
Accuquilt
dies used:
55599
Chinese Lanterns 8” block
55054
Strips 4½”
55017
Strips 2½”
