My Christmas Quilt

Hello…
I’m excited about this one…it’s mine!!! My mom and her sister have an online shop, called Sisters and Quilters...and when they got the first Christmas fabric line Merrily from Stacie Bloomfield at Gingiber, I knew I wanted a Christmas quilt to go with my deer pillow I made with the same fabric. The deer panel is from the Merrily line, and then a couple or so years later she released a line that paired beautifully with Merrily called Merriment. I took fabrics from both lines, and made this beautiful quilt. Stacie has animal panels that go with Merriment line as well, and my mom has some available in her shop… Merriment Animal Panel.

I made the Moda Modern Building Blocks quilt years ago, and decided to use one of the quilt blocks for this quilt, with a little change. I used block 4 which is 24” square and I didn’t add the little blue flying geese. I searched for the pattern and didn’t see it available anymore. If you don’t have the pattern, you’ll have to contact Moda.

When I was grouping the fat quarters I had, I tried to not only pair ones that look great together but also make sure I had a red, green, and gray fabric in each. I love how it turned out!!

I used bamboo batting and Natural White Omni thread from Superior Threads.

I quilted this just before Christmas, so I didn’t quilt have it bound in time for Christmas. I’m excited to use it this year.

I quilted Patricia Ritter and my Birchwood©️ quilting design on the deer pillow I made, so I wanted the quilting to match. I initially chose this design because of the leaf fabric, I think it pairs nicely with it. Plus…that quilting texture is just amazing!! Birchwood is a cross between a leaf and wood grain…at least that was my intention when we designed it. Birchwood is available at Urban Elementz.

I also added a 2.5” (cut) sashing strip around the block. Which is why I didn’t add a border. I actually rarely add a border to my own quilts anymore.

I did add a pop of red for the binding…..which I LOVE!! Are you a machine binder or a hand binder? I love hand binding my own quilts. It’s so wonderful to see what I’ve been working on coming to an end!! Below is a little look of the backing fabric I chose…the gray leaf with a red berry. Also my fun quilt tag, which I love adding to my quilts. I actually added them to all of my older quilts during Christmas break, which actually went pretty fast. I got them from https://customlabels4u.com they are great to work with.

I used a Moda Bella solid for the background fabric, that matches the fabrics well.

Here is another look at the pop of red…binding!

I just love the texture of this quilting with bamboo batting…it’s so so good!!

I carry bamboo, Hobbs wool, and 8020 cotton poly batting in my studio. Thanks for coming on by and letting me share all the details. Have a great day!! • Leisha