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Get this Christmas quilt pattern for beginners, make it fast, and add whimsy to your holiday decor. You may want to make extras as gifts!

Photo by Annie’s. Used with permission.

I designed Starry Night for Exclusively Annie’s with the Blizzard collection by Moda Fabrics. It measures 36″ x 36″ with 5″ and 6-3/4″ blocks. I just got it back, and I tell you, I am tempted to hang it up right now instead of waiting all the way until December!

The blocks are very easy to make, so this project is ideal for newcomers to the ...

It’s a jolly holiday with Fat Quarter Shop! The Jolly Holiday Quilt is brimming with Christmas spirit, and we’re excited to share a special quilt along! This beautiful pattern by Lella Boutique is perfect for the holiday season, and we’re excited to share a special quilt along to celebrate. This quilt has everything you need to make seasons bright with a jolly Santa, patchwork gifts, and festive holly.

The Jolly Holiday Quilt Along will start on Friday, June 30, and last for six months. We will sew this medallion quilt starting with the middle and working our ...

To borrow a phrase from Miracle on 34^th Street, “Quiltmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” Even though we’ve already shared all the blocks from the 2022 Quiltmas Spectacular, we’re celebrating Quiltmas all month long.

Haven’t heard of Quiltmas? Twelve pattern designers come together to create 12 free quilt blocks celebrating the holiday season! Every day between December 1^st and 12^th, the Quiltmas elves delivered a new, free block pattern. Stitch up every block for a holiday celebration quilt or choose your favorite to turn into pillows or wall ...

These designs have a very lacy look, which is why they got the title from Aunty Flo, as she did a lot of tatting.

Lovely!

Very formal, but also cheerful for Christmas

A little bit more colour and it is more cheerful!

Love the first design! The colours are great, the quilting is great … etc.

The border could perhaps be more ornate, but our bedroom is rather small and so the border is not really visible so a plain border would be fine in that room.

Love the second design too.

Very interesting, but very busy.

However, if this was turned into a real quilt I would use a quilting thread the same colour as the background to add texture, rather than teh lines seen in the illustration, so it wouldn’t look near as busy.

Love the second design. Very interesting, but nowhere near as busy as the first design

Love the different colour backgrounds. They add a whole new dimension to the designs.

From now until Christmas day you will get a double dose of virtual quilt designs. Hope you enjoy seeing them, and have a wonderful real life Christmas.

Love the second design too, but I think the first one id my favourite of these two.

Christmas is coming, so the decorations and lights are appearing in shops, homes, and blogs! Even this blog which features virtual quilts rather than real ones.

My reason for sharing virtual quilts is that I designs way too many quilts, just for fun, and real quilts over the Christmas period are very rarely required Down Under so the only excuse I have for to design them is to share them here, though I am going to print out a whole heap of them to create a real banner to hang across our bedroom window,. The plan is to laminate the ...

Are you ready to pick out your perfect tree for the holidays? Today we’re sharing how you can make one of your own with our Double Tumbler Mini Tree Quilt tutorial and FREE pattern! Mini quilts are perfect for beginners to make and are lovely gifts for the holidays. Read on for the free Double Tumbler Tree Mini Quilt pattern, PLUS a free video tutorial!

Using this double take on a classic shape you can choose from Skinny or Chunky Tumbler shapes and cut 1″ to 5″ tumblers. The Double Tumbler Mini Tree Quilt using the Double Tumbler Template ...

It is time to wrap up the Christmastime Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along and share with you all the finishing details! We hope you’ll read on and find them as full of cheer as we do.

Christmastime Mystery Quilt

We’re using Linen Eyelet from Christmas Stitched by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda Fabrics for the Christmastime Mystery Quilt background and borders to finish the quilt top.

We wrapped up our Christmastime Mystery Quilt by binding it with Pomegranate Chunky Gingham and using our remaining Layer Cakes from Christmas Stitched by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda Fabrics to make ...

This roundup is for sewing patterns for making your own Christmas tree skirts. All of the patterns in this roundup are for quilt-style Christmas tree skirts that use quilting techniques.  Tree skirts and tree collars are made for decorating the base of a Christmas tree.

So why do trees wear skirts? Early Christmas trees were decorated with flickering candles. The tree skirts were designed to catch the wax before it landed on the floor. They also cover the legs of a fake tree and give the cat something to claw at.

Free Christmas Tree Skirt Pattern: full templates & instructions – Gathered ...

Gosh ..... we are almost mid-August and here is another Xmas quilt ..... my "Chevron Legacy".    

My hubby wants to display this one now instead of waiting until December.  Patience, my dear, patience and he will enjoy it even more later.  Our old shed at the cottage is the perfect backdrop for taking quilt photos.

Pattern source:  McCall's Quilting magazine Nov./Dec. 2013   Designer: Sheri Bain Driver.  My quilt is slightly different than the original pattern.

Started:  April 2017

Top Finished:  June 2017

Quilt Finished:  July 2022

Quilt Size:  65-1/2" x 87 ...