Decking the Halls.... and My Bed

Years ago I started collecting green, red, and tan fabrics to one day make a Christmas quilt for my bed.  I went round and around trying to decide on the 'perfect' pattern... and so the quilt had ever happened.

This year however, I decided to just cut it up and get it on the bed.  I cut my fat quarters in 9" squares... sewed them together and waalaaa!  

Now I have a quilt.  It is SO simple, but it's beautiful and warm and festive. 

None of the prints are specifically 'Christmasy' 

I had a poinsettia print for the backing in my stash for the past uhhhhh,,,,,, five years.  Booya! 

It makes me incredibly happy.

Frozen

I have a very sweet, nearly four year old niece back in Michigan who happens to be in love with Frozen.  When her birthday quilt planning began I knew I should hunt for something frozen for the quilt.  When I was looking there was only this flannel print.  I bought all that remained on the bolt and planned the quilt to fit the backing just right.  It's a good size for a four year old.  

I went with pink prints on the front checkerboard with a periwinkle blue solid.  I think it's pretty.  Simple, but pretty.

And now as the gift giving season is upon us I see LOADS of regular cotton prints for Frozen at Hancock and HoLo.  

Oh well. 

Speaking of frozen, my little part of the world has been pretty chilly for the past several weeks so I have been quilting a lot.  Thankfully we are supposed to be thawed out for a little while!  

Also I should tell you that I am one of the very few people on the planet that has not seen Frozen.  And I'm planning to hold out as long as possible.  

Christmas Projects

 

 

I've had a really great flow of progress lately! 

 

 

I have this secret gift ready to quilt when the hubs is not around.

 

 

I finished a little Frozen quilt for my niece's birthday in a couple of weeks.  I just need to get it packaged.  I'll share a little more about that soon. 

 

The IG quilt along I'm following has been so much fun.  We just started sewing blocks together and I am seriously excited to see how this will come together.   

 



A Weekend of Sewing

I enjoyed a lot of progress this weekend.  A Christmas quilt for my bed has been started.  I've has the fabric for this for a couple of years.  It seems possible that I might have this project done in time for the holiday season.

 



Today I whipped together the next block in the Quilty Christmas project.



 

Now I have four blocks done.  I love this project!

 

Now I have turned the sewing table back to homeschool mode.  I'm happy to have found this balance.... finally!!

Three in a Row

I have been able to carve out time to sew, three days in a row.  

Since the beginning of our homeschool year this has been impossible.  

I'm not sure if we have hit our stride or what, but finally I can make time for myself!

In a wonderful coincidence, Lori Holt from Bee in my Bonnet is running a sew-along on Instagram, and I am having a riot making these blocks.  

Daily, she posts a block from her book (the tree was a non-book bonus block) and these Christmas-y blocks are so much fun.  

If you are on IG you should cruise through the haveyourselfaquiltylittlechristmas hashtag.  

I should get this quilt done soon, especially since I have less than a month until my deadline.  

In my projects cabinet I have the Christmas gift for the hubs and my swoon hanging out.  

The swoon doesn't need to be done until March so I'm putting it on my back burner. 

 I do have a finished flannel blanket ready for Christmas, way to go me for being on top of it!  

The only other project in there is my strings quilt.  

Haven't touched it since July.  

I'm planning to pick it back up after the swoon.  

I have high hopes for lots of scrappy quilts in 2015.  

Emptying my scrap bin is a serious goal for next year.