12 Days of Christmas Quilts - Day 8

I made Wooly Wreath in 2011 (it was a prolific year for me).  The directions were in an American Patchwork & Quilting publication called Sew Scrappy.  This was my first attempt at wool applique and while I enjoyed it, piecing is my true love.  There is a good tutorial for wool applique here.

12 Days of Christmas Quilts - Day 7

Misty Pine, made in 2011 from a pattern of the same name that is now out of print.  I foundation pieced the tree than used fusible web followed by a narrow zig zag stitch to applique the top and bottom and the red swooshes.  This is a small wall hanging, perfect for a long, narrow space that needs a little something.  It is so lightweight, I can hang it with double faced tape on the back.

12 Days of Christmas Quilts - Day 6

This is Boughs of Holly, made in 2012 using a pattern called Crossroads by Red Crinoline Quilts.  I think the pattern is out of print.  This quilt is made special by the border fabric, an April Cornell border print design for Moda featuring holly leaves and berries on a red background and framed by green stripes.  I rarely use black but including it in this design really makes the red and green pop.  There is more information and more photos in my original post.

12 Days of Christmas Quilts - Day 5

This is Christmas Stars, started in 2011 and finished in 2012.  This quilt generates the most enquiries from blog readers, who usually want to know what the pattern is and where to get it.  But there isn't a pattern.  I came up with the block, a variation on Ohio Star.  I do have a tutorial for the block, here.  My original post on the finished quilt has more photos, including close-ups of the gorgeous custom quilting by Linda Hrcka of The Quilted Pineapple.

12 Days of Christmas Quilts - Day 4

This is Christmas Ribbons, made in 2011 from a pattern called Ruby's Ribbon Box.  The pattern is written for a layer cake/10" squares but I used fabric from my stash.  It's a great little stash buster with a modern look.  There's more information in my original post.

12 Days of Christmas Quilts - Day 3

This is Christmas Day, made in 2010 using the Miss Rosie pattern called Brand New Day.  The block is a variation on Ohio Star and the fabric is by Robyn Pandolph for Moda.  (BTW, she used to be a major fabric designer, what happened to her?  Maybe she just retired?)

There is more information in my original post.

12 Days of Christmas Quilts - Day 2

This is Evergreen, made in 2014 (2014 was a particularly good quilting year for me for some reason).  The pattern is Twilight Hopscotch, from the book Simple Comforts by Kim Diehl.  It is a simple to make design that uses two prints (tone on tone or simple prints) plus background.  More about it, including more photos, can be found in my original post.