Monday, November 15, 2010

Christmas Quilt Show 2010

Have y'all heard about the annual Christmas Quilt Show? It's being held at Sewcalgal's blog. Go check it out!

I have 2 Christmas quilts and since you can feature more than one, I am gonna go for it!


This quilt has been on my blog before but it is one made for my husband's grandma.  Her only child (my father-in-law) was born in the early 1950's so I thought she'd love these sweet little kids in Alexander Henry's Angelcakes fabric.  I mixed it up with some moda dots, some P&B plaid, some Alexander Henry Petit Fors, and some basics.  It's a disappearing 9 patch. 


And then we have a Christmas tree quilt.  I found this pattern at about.com and I loved it.  I threw in every bit of green I had.  You'll find wal-mart fabrics, Hobby Lobby stuff, Joann's stuff, LQS stuff, and even flea market fancy.  It's a smallish lap size.  I really really like this quilt!


And I backed this in a Peanuts fabric because my kids loooove some Peanuts. 
And I'll give you 2 guesses as to what side they prefer....

If you guess the side that took mama hours to piece, of course you would be wrong! :)

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29 comments:

  1. Karen - Quilts...etc.November 15, 2010 at 6:06 PM

    I like your Christmas tree, what a good idea for green patchworks.
    Karen
    http://karensquilting.com/blog/

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  2. ArianeNovember 15, 2010 at 8:25 PM

    Both quilts are beautiful! But I love the tree one! Gorgeous!

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  3. JanNovember 15, 2010 at 8:31 PM

    Mary, I love the Christmas Tree Quilt. I'm filing that idea in my mental filing cabinet.

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  4. Lisa at Sun NaturalsNovember 15, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    Love the whimsy in both quilts :-)

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  5. JoannaNovember 15, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    Both of them are great. I love your fabric choices on them, too.

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  6. CarolNovember 15, 2010 at 9:11 PM

    A lot of "love and stuff" has obviously gone into both quilts. I like the tree quilt idea.

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  7. DawnNovember 15, 2010 at 10:31 PM

    Very cute, and vintage looking :)

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  8. KarenNovember 15, 2010 at 11:05 PM

    Both your quilts are great but my favourite is the tree. It looks wonderful!

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  9. LoisNovember 16, 2010 at 2:22 PM

    Both of these are nice but I like the tree quilt best. It is just fun to look at and all the greens are cheerful colors. Love Lois

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  10. QuiltSueNovember 16, 2010 at 2:28 PM

    I specially love your Christmas Tree. Kids, eh? What do they know? Preferring Peanuts indeed!

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  11. Linda in Arkansas November 16, 2010 at 3:34 PM

    Well, I LOVE the side that took hours to piece! That Christmas tree is too adorable! All the greens go so well, I just love it! (but I think I've said that already! LOL!!)

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  12. AnonymousNovember 16, 2010 at 6:10 PM

    Two wonderful projects!
    And of course, we know which side the kids love. :-D
    I do love all the greens you used for the tree. It looks great with the crisp white background. Well done!

    ...Karen

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  13. andsewonNovember 16, 2010 at 7:07 PM

    Both are just charming so delightful! I bet Grandma and kids love them. Great mix of fabrics.

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  14. Nanbon44November 17, 2010 at 4:40 PM

    the quilt tree is great, thanks for sharing

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  15. SandyNovember 17, 2010 at 5:42 PM

    Very sweet quilts...thanks for sharing!

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  16. QuiltbenacoNovember 18, 2010 at 3:54 AM

    L'albero di Natale è stupendo ed è anche un ottimo spunto,
    non sembra difficile da realizzare....
    potrei provarci...un giorno
    intanto mi salvo la foto
    Grazie
    Ciao Domenica

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  17. Dana GaffneyNovember 18, 2010 at 4:56 AM

    Like them both, but that Christmas tree is wonderful. Of course the kids like the back, isn't that always the way?

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  18. TeresaNovember 18, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    Bright, cheery & Christmasy, very nice!

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  19. Nancy SueNovember 19, 2010 at 5:39 AM

    Thank you for sharing your two quilts!!!! The first is so sweet with the disappearing 9 patch, and the second just begs for a bowl of popcorn and a Rudolf marathon on TV :)

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  20. Nina MarieNovember 19, 2010 at 8:51 AM

    What lovely projects- I really like your color choices - they add a lot!!

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  21. RoslynNovember 19, 2010 at 5:56 PM

    Have you tried the D9P second generation, I did a mini tut on it & I love it, it's a step up from D9P & I had made a lot of those.

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  22. PatNovember 19, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    Love your Christmas Tree quilt. Great way to use small pieces of fabric.

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  23. Apple Avenue QuiltsNovember 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM

    Very cute quilts. So bright and cheery!

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  24. ElzaanNovember 21, 2010 at 7:53 AM

    I like your Christmas tree quilt. Love all the diferent greens in there!
    Elzaan

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  25. LindaNovember 21, 2010 at 8:15 AM

    Someday your kids will appreciate your side!! Nice job!

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  26. LindabeeNovember 21, 2010 at 7:06 PM

    Love the Christmas tree quilt. Have never seen one like it. Great use of fabrics.

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  27. SewCalGalNovember 21, 2010 at 10:09 PM

    Very cute Christmas Quilts. Of course, as I also love Peanuts, I really love your choice of backing. I truly don't remember ever seeing Peanuts fabric, but I'm sure it is something I've just overlooked. Just delightful.

    Thanks for sharing in the Christmas Quilt Show.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  28. KimNovember 21, 2010 at 11:34 PM

    I love both quilts. Kids will always gravitate towards the peanuts gang ;)

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  29. EbethDecember 14, 2010 at 5:57 PM

    I'm an adult and still love Snoopy (I think it's an illness, really) but I love the tree on the reverse side. I'm so putting this on my to-do list. :)

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