I am either two months late, or ten months early...
I am working on a Christmas quilt!
I was inspired by Amanda Jean's Quiet Christmas Quilt. Even though her quilt was "quiet", it was screaming to me "Make me! Make me!". As soon as I saw it, I had the urge to go through my red, green and low volume fabrics and start cutting up 5" squares. So I cut, and cut, and cut some more. A little from scraps, a little from stash. I also used up some dots and stripes I got in a charm swap, so there are a few new-to-me fabrics that only show up once. Oh and I may have ordered a few half yards cuts to round up the selection...
There's a little bit of everything in there. Some moderns prints, some pretty generics fabrics, and some of my older stash I no longer like. Together, it works. It's a little brighter than Amanda Jean's version, not by design but because my low volume stash was a little depleted. I did not use one Christmas fabric in it so technically, it could be used all year round.
I finished piecing the top (and also made a backing) last Saturday at MMQG's Sew-In. I don't have any large piece of batting on hand, so it will be set aside until I get around to buying a new bolt of batting (if you have any batting recommendation, please tell me!). I am pretty pleased with this top... Now, off to working on my other Works-In-Progress.
Linking up to Let's Bee Social at Lorna's Sew Fresh Quilts.
Ho, ho, HO! This is just gorgeous! I love your version of Amanda Jean's Christmas quilt! And I think this is the perfect time of year to start a project for Christmas. No pressure! Nice job, Dominique!
ReplyDeleteI love your version!
ReplyDeleteLooks great.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely - and I would be happy to use all year round not just at Christmas.
ReplyDeleteVery lovely! And it gives you plenty of time to finish. :) Always a plus in my book.
ReplyDeleteI love a Christmas quilt that doesn't feature any actual Christmas prints! It'll be lovely to curl up under. I prefer to think you're ahead of the game on this one!
ReplyDeleteI love it!! A simple quilt with lots of impact. Can't wait to see it all quilted!
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