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.
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.
December 10, 2008 at 7:42 am |
pretty! love the binding!!
December 10, 2008 at 8:02 am |
Lovely! The candy cane binding is just the icing on the cake! Very nice!
December 10, 2008 at 10:53 am |
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.
December 10, 2008 at 7:37 pm |
I love it!
December 10, 2008 at 8:02 pm |
So gorgeous! I love the pattern!
December 15, 2008 at 10:15 am |
Gorgeous as usual! Love it!
December 17, 2008 at 7:04 pm |
This is so cheerful and sweet. Lovely!
December 18, 2008 at 10:01 am |
Cute quilt and fabrics! Love the candy cane striped binding!
December 19, 2008 at 9:19 am |
simply charming!!
January 16, 2009 at 9:49 am |
That is so cute! I just got into quilting! I can’t wait to have my first one done.