Do you know there are only 111 days until Christmas? With our weather turning a little cooler here and the days getting shorter, it's not hard for me to believe. Although I have lots and lots of Christmas themed quilts still planned for this year, I finished my first today. I'm calling this little quilt
Holly Jolly.
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Holly Jolly |
This one is intended as a gift for someone. I figure they can hang it on a wall or use it as a table topper. It's a good size for either at 31" square. The bright colors don't match my house, but I still find it very bright and cheerful. The fabric is
Ready Set Snow by Me and My Sisters Designs.
I did a lot of different quilting on this one. First, I spray basted it using
505 Temporary Spray Adhesive and quilted in the ditch around all of the octagons and in the borders. I then embroidered snowflakes in each of the octagons using my embroidery machine. What a quick way to fill in those blank spaces!
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Embroidered Snow Flakes |
I made loops in the outer border and filled in some of the other empty spaces with your basic stippling.
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Loop de loops and Stppling |
Finally, I did some straight line stitching in the inner border and through the middle of the bow ties. I used the blue painter's tape as a guideline for stitching.
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Painter's tape marks the stitching lines |
I find this tape is a must have in my sewing room. In fact, I'm almost out and need to put it on my grocery list. As with most of my quilts nowadays, I made a custom label for the back out of scraps of fabric...
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Label for Holly Jolly |
In case you're wondering, those are David's belly and feet in that picture. I just finished up the quilting tonight and he tried to help me as much as possible. In fact, he decided to take a bath on top of my sewing machine while I was sewing on the binding.
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David taking a bath on top of my sewing machine |
He also attempted to help me with the picture taking...
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David helping again |
So, the stats for this quilt are:
- Size: 31" square
- Fabrics: Ready Set Snow yardage and charm pack, Kona Cotton White for background
- Batting: Warm &White
- Thread: Aurifil 50 wt
- Pattern: Charlotte from 3 Times the Charm by Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson
- Quilting: Straight line, Free Motion and Embroidery
- Completed: September 4, 2011
- Recipient: My sister and her children
Three final notes on this quilt:
- I spray basted it before I got sick. I didn't get around to quilting it for about 3 weeks, but the spray held. I was pleasantly surprised and it didn't gum up my needle at all.
- I spent extra time on quilting this one and I'm so glad I did. I think the quilting really makes it pop and was definitely worth it. I need to keep that in mind for the next project.
- I highly recommend the book this pattern came from. 3 Times the Charm has 7 different patterns and shows each of them made up in 3 different fabric combinations. Also, each quilt only requires a single charm pack and a small amount of yardage to make!
Until later...
Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the Lord will be joyful.
Proverbs 16:20 (NLT)
Pretty! I love to use my Embroidery machine to quilt!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! Great job on the quilting! Thanks for the painter's tape tip!
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