Christmas Tree Quilt

By emptybobbins

Christmas Quilt by you.

A baby simply can’t go without a Christmas quilt, can she? (More like- I can’t figure out what to do with some charm squares and there aren’t enough for a lap quilt!)

I found these Sandy Gervais charm squares over a year ago in a shop on a visit to San Diego. I picked up a couple of yards of three of the fabrics and two charm packs. Did I know what I wanted to make? Of course not. That would make too much sense.

 

Fast forward to this summer, when I was at work on our Christmas quilt. I decided Eleanor needed one and that I wasn’t about to spend more money on fabric. I used a pattern from a scrap quilt pattern book- the pattern is called Broken Dishes. I cut up each charm square into a triangle and made a matching amount in a cream Kona cotton solid.

Christmas Quilt by you.

My favorite is the candy cane stripe binding! Eleanor has been playing on this bad boy since September! I love how cheery it is.

It was quilted on a long arm machine in an all-over pattern of ornaments. Hard to see in the photos, though.

Christmas Quilt back by you.

10 Responses to “Christmas Tree Quilt”

  1. jacquie Says:

    pretty! love the binding!!

  2. Helen Says:

    Lovely! The candy cane binding is just the icing on the cake! Very nice!

  3. amandajean Says:

    it’s just gorgeous! I have some of those same charms sewn into a quilt and they are some of my favorites. I love the pattern you used.

  4. Michaela Says:

    I love it!

  5. edinadevine Says:

    So gorgeous! I love the pattern!

  6. S.P. Says:

    Gorgeous as usual! Love it!

  7. littlebluecottage Says:

    This is so cheerful and sweet. Lovely!

  8. Jackie Says:

    Cute quilt and fabrics! Love the candy cane striped binding!

  9. monica Says:

    simply charming!!

  10. Kama Says:

    That is so cute! I just got into quilting! I can’t wait to have my first one done.

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