Red and Green

One of the categories
of quilts that I love are the
the classic red and green appliques.

They are beautiful any season of the year,but
speak of Christmas especially during the holiday season.

Many years ago,
a group of my Quilting Buddies
decided we each need to make a
red and green applique quilt.
We each found a pattern we loved
and started stitching.

I chose this one called Love Apples.

"Love Apples"

99" x 99"

The blocks are 26 inches.

I used only 3 different fabrics 

and Kona Snow as the background.

It's as basic as you can get.

I quilted it with a basic grid pattern as a filler,

around the appliques and a small amount on the appliques 

to add a little detail.

 I used both masking tape and a hera marker to create the grid,
so I didn't have to deal with pencil lines later.

A hera marker is not a marker like you might think.

It's a hard piece of plastic, in this case,
with a curve to allow you to apply pressure and
create a narrow indented line that
you can quilt over.
I love to mark a quilt without "a mark".

I had always wanted to do a swag border.

So I decided that this quilt was going to be the one.

There was math involved,

but it wasn't too hard to adjust the length of each

swag to make it fit perfectly

and to go around the corner.

It's one of my favorite quilts,
both during the holidays and
anytime of the year.
"Happy Holidays"

Until Next Time-