Snowflakes

I wasn't going to blog about this quilt because I can't find the pattern (I modified it from something in a magazine) But it's been cold here and I'm feeling all wintery... plus no one's blogged for a bit.

I like to change out the quilt in my entry way for each season. West Texas doesn't have much of a winter... so I need all the reminders of snow I can get! The blocks here were a bit of a pain with all the points, add in the fact that I am NOT a perfectionist and you get a recipe for a not-perfect quilt. But I still carry on.... I love star blocks!

Snowmen in the Woods

So I made this quilt this past summer for my sister-in-law who LOVES snowmen......

of course I am just now getting around to finishing one for me!

This is a very versatile pattern and can be done many different ways to suit your own taste. The pattern is a combination of rotary cutting and piecing, paper foundation blocks and applique. It can be found at http://www.quiltmaker.com/special/patterns

I'm glad I finally got it done now that it is the end of January and down here in Texas we are headed into spring! : )

Hand Warmers

A fun winter quilt! "Hand Warmers" is found in the book Holiday Wrappings: Quilts to Welcome the Season. As you can probably tell, the quilt needs to be quilted and bound -- and have decorative buttons added. But, I needed something on my wall for January, so it will remain there throughout the month! It will be so cute when done! It's a great pattern to pull from your black and white stash and the brightly colored applique mittens don't take much fabric at all. Now, the buttons may be another matter -- 96 white buttons (5/8") for around the snowflakes and 120 bright buttons (1/2" to 7/8") for on the mittens (3 buttons on each mitten). So, start collecting those buttons!