Well, I did it. I finished the last Christmas quilt.
It started here, in 2017. I cut my Christmas print scraps into squares, triangles, and rectangles, and started piecing tops at a retreat. Turns out, there were four quilts in that box.
Here are two blocks for my Star Struck quilt, one of the four.
Star Struck was finished in December of 2017. That's my Little Buddy two years ago, posing. The time has gone by so quickly.
This rail fence quilt was the last top I made, and it has lived in the Christmas fabric box for nearly two years.
It was fun to make a star for the center with some of the remaining scraps.
Simple grid quilting with a serpentine stitch was my choice to finally
move this top out of the box. It's not fancy, but I like it. It's kind of cheerful.
Here's the back. When I cut the blocks for the Star Struck quilt, I did the math wrong. (This seems to be my month for confessing my math challenges!) I had planned to make 17 green stars and 18 red stars. But I got carried away cutting red pieces, and ended up with enough to make all 35 blocks!
The extra red pieces were in the box, and very handy for making this strip to enlarge the back. (Now what am I going to do with the rest of them?)
The binding is a new red print, and as usual I sewed it on completely by machine.
So there it is, the last Christmas quilt.
Back in the late 1980s, I made a Christmas quilt for each of my three children. I stopped for years, until I started making them again in 2017, just for the joy of using up those holiday-themed scraps.
I don't really need any more Christmas quilts for my family. I have enough now for the grandchildren, even the one who won't be born til spring. And this is kind of an usual theme for a donation quilt. So I might not be making any more twin-sized Yuletide quilts.
On the other hand, I do still have a few scraps.
For all who celebrate, Happy Holidays! May there be peace and joy on earth.
Linking up with:
Alycia at
Finished or Not Finished Friday
Sarah at
Can I Get A Whoop Whoop
Angela at
So Scrappy
Cynthia at
Oh Scrap
Congrats on completing this lovely Holiday quilt!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joyful! Have a joyful holiday season!
DeleteYour Christmas quilts are beautiful! Are the extra star blocks large enough to make pot holders?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ramona! Yes, potholders would work! Great idea. They could be gifts for next year!
DeletePretty Quilt! I have one that is finished and it was the first pieced quilt I made - that was in 2004 and it is still not quilted - Maybe 2020 I will catch up. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chopin. Merry Christmas to you! And no hurry on the UFO--there's always next year!
DeleteOh yay!!! I love Christmas quilts - and yours are so festive! Who knows , in a few years you might just want to make another set for everyone ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alycia! I keep quitting the Christmas quilts, and they keep drawing me back in! (It's all those cute fabrics.)
DeleteI love all your Christmas quilts. I notice why my 2 boxes of Christmas fabric looks dreary ….. not nearly enough prints on white background.
ReplyDeleteHi, Kat! There are some cute ones this year, with mittens and snowflakes. I was definitely tempted.
DeleteCongratulations on finishing this one before the end of the year. It's lovely and it deserves to be seen instead of stored up. The back is as lovely as the front, for someone who likes the minimalist look. ;^)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chantal! You are very kind.
DeleteThat's such a great way to use up the Christmas scraps! I love the star in the center, and the leftover stars used on the back, too. I really love Christmas quilts!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diann! I love them, too! How many is too many?
DeleteThis quilt is so classically Christmas, Sylvia! I love it! I have no need for more holiday quilts, either, but when the fall rolls around the call of Christmas fabric is strong. There's just something about the fun motifs like the tiny candy canes on your binding. So fun! Great finish and now that box is empty :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Louise! I just need to resist the 60% off sales on the cute Christmas prints!
DeleteYour Christmas quilt is lovely. So full of print variety.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Anne! Lots of the pieces came from scrap bags I bought second hand.
DeleteI absolutely love your Christmas quilts! I know for sure that I need to make some too! Love them!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susie H! Have fun!
DeleteYou really made some lovely quilts from those Christmas scraps. I am sure they will find the perfect home.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing them with Oh Scrap!
Thanks, Cynthia! I'm so glad you'll be continuing Oh Scrap in 2020!
DeleteLove all of your Christmas quilts. A holiday table runner or two would use up spare parts. I use my scraps like that through the year and put them in a gift box which is a rubbermaid tote. When I need a quick gift I look in there for potholders, tablerunners, bags etc that I have made. Very handy way to use those extras.
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