Count Down to Christmas Quilt

I started this quilt some time late 2011 with the intention of having it done for Christmas that year and with the exception of quilting and binding it was.  I had it all pieced and basted but just couldn't get it done in time to enjoy.  I tried to quilt it after the holidays but got frustrated and ended up putting it away. 



As Christmas approached this year, I was determined not to let it go another Christmas without cuddling.  So I ripped out my first attempted at quilting and wrestled it through my little machine.  I spent a few days sewing on the binding and we have been enjoying it since.



The fabric is Count Down to Christmas by Sweetwater.  I used a layer cake for the top and 4 one yard cuts for the back.  I used the Posie Patch pattern is from Amy Ellis' first book Modern Basics, although I inadvertently set my squared the wrong way.  Oh well, I like the diagonals this setting created.  To create the snowflakes I starched the fabric and then folded it just like you would to make paper snowflakes.  I stitched them on to the circles before attaching them to the quilt.



Just a couple of pictures that show off how I quilted it.

Christmas Dress...completed!

Just wanted to pop in to share my daughter's Christmas dress for this year.



Just a simple peasant style dress.  I added a ribbon sash instead of the ties the pattern called for.  I think it dressed it up a bit.



It's just tacked on with an tiny stitch on either side.



I figured the white print would be better lined so for the for the first time ever I lined a dress bodice and concealed the stitching where the skirt is sewn on.

 

Now that it's done I can finish 3 quilts that have been basted but need quilting!  Hopefully I'll have one to share soon!