How's your clean-up procedure going? It took us all morning, but nosotros finally had everything position away merely about luncheon time. Even the tablecloth as well as napkins are laundered as well as folded, although I'll acknowledge they aren't position away yet. Thanksgiving came belatedly inwards the calendar month this year, as well as thence I spent some fourth dimension putting out all the Christmas quilts yesterday. You tin encounter them on this Handmade Christmas postal service from in conclusion year. The alone novel i non included at that topographic point is this whole cloth Poinsettia, made equally a complimentary displace quilting challenge from Lori Kennedy. I actually similar this piffling tabular array topper.
The centre as well as the border merely about the exterior were quilted using a white metallic element thread. For the interior, I used a variegated red. My favorite poinsettia batik was used on the dorsum as well as for the binding. Here's how that looks.
We don't convey a tree upward yet, as well as we'll belike merely larn a tiny tree at the grocery store. Since we're heading S pretty shortly afterward Christmas, I actually don't desire to drag all that materials out as well as brand to a greater extent than function correct earlier our departure.
So then, it seemed similar a skillful fourth dimension to larn dorsum to the Hearts A-Plenty quilt. Smitty was excited to encounter this finished quilt top.
Sadie too. Sadie loves all the quilts, but she peculiarly likes quilts most hearts as well as love.
There were iv to a greater extent than paper-pieced hearts to complete (11 pieces each) inwards lodge to complete the sashing for the concluding row of embroidered hearts. And at that topographic point is the finished quilt top. It measures 24 x 34 inches.
There was plenty of the pump textile to brand a quilt back, as well as thence this quilt is covered front end as well as dorsum alongside hearts of i form or another.
There's merely i housekeeping work on the agenda today. I idea I mightiness last sandwiching quilts today, but Mike needs to create some function inwards the garage. I'll concord off until tomorrow on that. That leaves today's sewing upward for grabs. Probably I'll pick out grip of upward on some of the quilt blocks for other projects I've been neglecting. The side past times side span of weeks volition last spent quilting Semper Fi, as well as thence I don't desire to root on anything that can't last finished inwards an hr or two.
How are your Christmas preparations going? Any handmade Christmas projects on your list?