Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Bloggers Quilt Festival entry - the Christmas Quilt!

YAY! I finished this quilt in time to enter into the Blogger's Quilt Festival!

So just a year later than I had intended - not so bad I guess.

Although the quilting wasn't as nice and smooth as I would have liked, the overall effect after washing the quilt is nice. I'm pretty happy with it and it won't be long before it'll be draped over the sofa for the holidays!


I used a layer cake of Kate Spain's 12 Days of Christmas plus an aqua solid for the front.  The pattern was called "Piece of Cake (2)" by Thimbleblossoms.  It was pretty much a piece of cake to put together.


I pieced the back to include the 12 Days of Christmas Panel and 2 of the prints (the top and bottom say Fa la  la la la...). The binding is from the red swirl print in the collection.  I think this is only the 2nd time I've made an entire quilt using only fabric from a single collection.  



And the final touch? The Wild Thing seal of approval!


So head over to the Blogger's Quilt Festival at Amy's Creative Side - yowza! There are more than 500 entries!

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11 comments:

  1. JanNovember 2, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    I love your Christmas Quilt. It's so bright and modern. I've yet to make a Christmas Quilt, you're inspiring me!

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  2. amyNovember 2, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    SO adorable!!! love it :)

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  3. Sarah CraigNovember 2, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    It's a beautiful quilt, Janet! Kate's fabrics are just fabulous, aren't they?

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  4. KateNovember 2, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Very pretty!

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  5. Lyanna L.November 2, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    i love that fabric - kate spain is the best! Your quilt does a nice job of showing it off. Thanks for sharing it and hope you enjoy the festival =)

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  6. Vicki @ DottyJaneNovember 3, 2011 at 5:08 AM

    I love the addition of blue to Christmas quilts. Beautiful!

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  7. trishNovember 3, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Oh what a fun quilt!! :o)

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  8. CHRISNovember 4, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    LOve those fabrics. I have just finished a top in the same ones. Hope I will have mine for Christmas too !!

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  9. AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    Wow, this is gorgeous...I usually shy away from the blue fabric in Christmas collections but you made it work beautifully!

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  10. Nancy ONovember 5, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Fabulous, Janet! Love the "seal of approval" photo, too.

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  11. stitchinpennyNovember 6, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    Absolutely one of the best Christmas quilts ever.

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