Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Friday, 30 January 2015

A Christmas Quilt (in January)



This is the first of my catch up projects from last year.  Every December since I started quilting I would look at all the lovely Christmas quilts and wish I had the time to make one.  So this year I started in July!  I still didn't finish it until December but this year for the first time I snuggled up watching The Snowman (a lot - James became somewhat obsessed) under my very own Christmas quilt.


I didn't get around to taking any photos until now but I figured as there is a lot of snow in the UK and it is still January I can get away with it!  These are taken in the new garden which is somewhat sloped, step ridden and unsuitable for quilt photo taking - honestly a suitable quilt backdrop really should have featured higher in my house essential list.



Fabric: Moda Countdown to Christmas & Timeless Treasures in Cream Sketch, Binding - Kona Charcoal, Backing is Ikea Britten Numbers
Pattern: Made in Cherry by Sarah Fielke
Quilting: I followed Katie's fab guide here


I think I may be using this for another few months yet.

Linking up with Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts 

and 

which this week is at Devoted Quilter

Friday, 17 January 2014

A stocking & a quilt

I mentioned in my last post that I hadn't done a lot of sewing towards the end of last year.  But I was absolutely determined to make a stocking for James' first Christmas.


I used Camille's Merry pattern and finished it the night before we left to go to Ireland for Christmas.



It seems to have been a success!


I also used the leftover fabric from Ben's Quilt to make a similar pram sized one for James' Christmas present.



Linking up with Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts 

and 


which this week is at That's Sew Julie