Christmas Crafting
It seems that almost every year, I end up doing some sort of Christmas quilting, knitting, crocheting, or crafting. Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville.com suggested setting up a blog showing some of the Christmas items we have made, so here is mine!
My first quilt for Christmas was an Eleanor Burns "Quilt in a Day" quilt designed by Wendy Gilbert, called "Christmas Traditions." The stuffed Santa couple was made from a pre-printed panel, and the reindeer from a pattern.
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| My first Christmas Traditions quilt |
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| Homemade Santa, Mrs. Claus, and Rudolph |
After years of use every December, it began to be shabby. It didn't have enough quilting, and had only a single fold binding instead of a double one. Now it decorates my covered porch each December, and I made a new "Christmas Traditions" in deeper reds and greens. It is used on my bed each December. The new one has a double fold binding, and is much more heavily quilted.
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| Second Christmas quilt |
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| Quilting detail |
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| My Quilt Inspector |
This Christmas I made new stockings for family members who had established residences of their own. The cowboy boot stocking ended up winning the first-place prize in Nancy Zieman's Christmas Stocking challenge.
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| Oldest granddaughter's stocking |
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| Younger granddaughter's stocking |
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| Oldest granddaughter's new husband's stocking |
A few Christmas ago I crocheted "snake" draft stoppers as a Christmas gift for my daughter
who had moved into a drafty old house.
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| Crocheted "snake" draft stoppers |
Several years ago I made a table topper and a table runner from Carol Doak paper piecing designs.
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| Snowflake table topper |
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Table topper in place |
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| Snowflakes on teddy bear Christmas fabric |
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| 4 table runners from Christmas Tradition blocks |
I've made Christmas pillows with Carol Doak paper-piecing designs as well.
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| Paper-pieced Christmas pillows |
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| More paper-pieced Christmas pillows |
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| Paper-pieced Christmas candle pillow |
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| Paper-pieced Christmas themed pillow |
Many years ago I began sewing Christmas ornaments. Some are quilted, some are stuffed, some are flat. This photo shows only a few of them. Many more hang on my tree.
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Sewn ornaments
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