Christmas Quilt Show 2011

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it is time to decorate for Christmas.  And Christmas decorating means Christmas quilts in this house!  SewCalGal is having a Christmas Quilt Show so I decided to show off one of mine.

I call this quilt Christmas Ribbons.  I used a pattern called Ruby's Ribbon Box.  The pattern calls for a layer cake but I used scraps and leftovers for my version. 

It is all red and green Christmas prints, with a little black thrown in for good measure. 

Go visit SewCalGal; her links will take you to other quilts in the show.

Long Weekend Spent Sewing

I spent quite some time in my sewing room over the long weekend.  I made some pillowcases, using fabric from the recent Christmas line from Me And My Sister.  The line includes a turquoise-blue color that is perfect in Miss Main Street's bedroom. 

Reggie, our Pembroke Welsh Corgi, approves.  (Please disregard the demonic looking eyes.)

I also made another pair of boxers for Miss Main Street, using fabric printed with the Eiffel Tower. When I finished the sewing, I went to Target to get a white cami or tank top to go with them, figuring I would not be able to match the turquoise or red color.  Happily, I found this exact match red cami on sale for only $4 - what a bargain.   (So I got a white one too!)  This will be a little Christmas present for Miss, to go with the big present she already knows about (going on her school's trip to India).   

I cleaned and re-organized the sewing space and figured out some upcoming projects.  More real quilting later this week.

Cyber Deals For Quilters

Quilting book junkies, today is your day!  Martingale is having a sale at their website, with all books and other items 50% off, plus free shipping if you purchase three or more books.  The deals are here.

And if you need fabric (ha ha), the Fat Quarter Shop is having a Black Friday Blowout Sale, here.

Happy shopping!

Four Day Weekend! Yippee!

Best wishes for a happy Thanksgiving!

That's me in the apron! 

Ha, ha, I'd rather be sewing.

Next Up

I had big plans for this past weekend, plans that included lots of time in the sewing room.  It was not to be!  Nothing bad happened, just real life got in the way.  On a positive note, I did get some Christmas shopping done.

And I got my materials gathered for what will be my next project.  I'll be using the fabrics in this picture, all from stash.

More on this when I'm a little further along and have something interesting to show.

Patchwork Among Friends - The Winner

The winner of a copy of Patchwork Among Friends is commentor #7, Sue!

Your comments about the quilt patterns that you are smitten with right now are very interesting.  Clearly, the Swoon pattern is aptly named.  A number of bloggers have shown their own versions; it is defintely a design to fall in love with.  Among the other mentions were Dresden plates (which I'm also very attracted to right now), anything scrappy, redwork, and the work of Kim Diehl.    

Your comments came at a good time.  I've spent the past few evenings straightening up my sewing space, reviewing my stored patterns and quilting magazines, and basically lining up my next few projects.  I have some interesting projects (well, interesting to me) lined up.  But more about that in a later post. 

Ruby's Ribbon Box Quilt

My version of Ruby's Ribbon Box - I'm calling it Christmas Ribbons - is quilted, bound, labeled, and ready for Christmas decorating!

Here is Christmas Ribbons on the window seat in our living room.  I made it out of a few fatquarters and leftovers but the pattern is written for use with a layer cake (10" squares).  Karen Thompson did the machine quilting, using an all-over swirling design. 

I especially like the way the border echoes the block and I managed to retain all the points when attaching the binding.

I used this fabric from In The Beginning (from the Wintergraphix line)  for the backing.  It looks like swirling ribbons to me. 

There's still a few hours remaining to enter my giveaway for a copy of Patchwork Among Friends.  Go here to leave a comment and get your name in the drawing.