Christmas or Not?

January seems like such a long time ago.

"The list"
with the quilts that I wanted to make or finish

during the year

was filled with challenges

and high expectations.

One of the projects I was 

going to tackle was this lovely vintage

applique pattern .

I have looked online

for the pattern again, but haven't been able to find it.  Sorry.

My plan was to applique

two blocks each month.

 I decided to try the Aurifil 80 weight thread.

I loved it!

It was lovely to work with.

Very thin, but strong.

Slowly over the months

the pile grew and grew.

By August, the 12 blocks were complete.

Then came the scary part,

trimming the blocks to 18.5".

If you applique, you know 

the importance of cutting your base

bigger than the finished size.

That base can shrink and 

get distorted during the applique process.

Next the three borders were added 

after measuring carefully. (see last weeks blog)

Christmas or Not

 72" x 90"

The blocks are sewn side by side

creating nice open spaces

for some fun and interesting quilting designs.

This one seems to be calling to

be hand quilted.

So I have sent it off to my machine quilter

to baste it for me.

I think I'm done crawling around

on the floor with large quilts.

I'm still considering

what kind of designs to use.

 Red and green makes you immediately think

of Christmas, but not necessarily.

We'll have to see what happens.

Any thoughts?
Christmas or not?

Until Next Time-

Kyle