Xmas quilt update.

The class sample that grew and grew!

Here I was auditioning many different fabrics, to see where I wanted it to go...

I made this small sample above, thinking it would only be, a sample... Nothing to fancy...Usually those are famous last words, right?  

Well, good for that! Because now it's a totally adorable, and my THIRD Christmas quilt I've made this summer.  Yes, yes, I know... I have a Double wedding ring quilt problem, and a Christmas quilt problem. I easily accept that...

I had purchased a group of Christmas fabrics all in one go, from my friend Maureen's Quilt Shop back in the spring...None of them actually were meant to go together, but I challenged myself that they all SHOULD live together...

By adding a few of my own red, green, and brown reproduction fabrics, and an army green Kona solid, was able to make a not-terribly-interesting quilt into a fun-more interesting-project, that I am now quite pleased with it!

I had a panel fabric with Santa, reindeer, and snowmen... ( I pulled out the "let it snow"  concave piece above, because I can do without the snow!) ...And decided I would need a 9 ring quilt to make it all work...

Chain piecing helps whip the DWR's in to shape quickly. Don' you just love the conifer fabric? Sorry, I don't know whose it is... no selvage...

To fill the now, four empty concave squares in a 9 ring quilt, I decided on making some easy blocks that would give direction and shape to the quilt...

I also can't make a quilt without adding in SOME Made Fabric somewhere, So I used my Full Melon template, that works with my Double wedding ring acrylic set.

I decided they would make fun accent corners, of holly leaves...

Using the leaves in opposite corners some made fabric and the others of a brighter green to match the center for a bit of brightness... 

Once I had the background fabric pieces, and prints lined up to look like a continuous pattern, I decided it would need some Holly Berries around the quilt, as well!

Of Course,  if your having Holly leaves, then they better look like Holly Leaves, so I made a scalloped edge out of pattern pieces...

Traced them on, and cut them out leaving room for turning under the edges....

That's it for today!  I want to add a dark brown crocheted lace edge around the quilt, before I appliqué it down...

( I do know the background fabric is by Riley Blake lost & Found Christmas...)  It's bit of an odd choice for me as background, but I'm determined to use it... Once I have the dark edge down around the quilt, I think it will sing it's merry tune!  And besides, how can it not be, all that Christmas novelty fabric goodness!

It's quirky, and fun, and will be fabulous to cuddle up next to the fire, this winter!

It's a family quilt, that will get used!  YAY!