Stumble It!
I know I shouldn't celebrate just yet because it's not quilted and probably won't be until next Christmas but the top is done and I'm so happy with how it turned out I can't help myself! The house blocks were from a Christmas block exchange hosted by Freda's Hive, maker of wonderful quilts and all 'round wonderful person. This exchange was LAST year...so really, to have them sewn together within a 12 month span is pretty remarkable!
Sorry for the blurry picture - it's hard to stay steady when you're jumping up and down with glee! The center block is a total rip-off from a picture a quilting friend sent me - and if she'll tell me where she saw it I'll gladly give them credit! It's super easy and fast because the circles are machine-stitched, raw-edged applique! There is a row of houses across the bottom, too, but they got cut off in all my excitement!
The Christmas cottages are all different and so cute...of course, there is one that was pieced together incorrectly...bottom right...and it's the one I did...some people learn from their mistakes but I prefer to keep making the same ones over and over...maybe in my next life I'll be able to read directions! Now really, isn't this just stinkin' cute? Makes you smile, no? Happy Christmas to me!
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Sooooo cute, Nan! Love it!!!
Posted by: Michelle | December 05, 2009 at 01:44 PM
That is STINKIN cute :) LOVE it!!!!
Posted by: Stefanie Tanner | December 05, 2009 at 04:14 PM
Very cute Christmas quilt. The houses around the outside make me think of Nanette of Freda's Hive quilt blocks. I still hope to make her blocks someday, and this gives me an idea for a setting.
Posted by: Nedra | December 05, 2009 at 07:33 PM
NAN! Your RSS Feed is fixed! I totally found new posts in my reader just now. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Congrats.
Posted by: Jen | December 05, 2009 at 08:22 PM
Oh my gosh it is so so cute! I love it. Ohhhh you've done such a fabulous job on it. It is unique too. I'd never thought of staging the blocks like that. Good for you. yayy
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Posted by: nanette | December 07, 2009 at 03:55 PM
Your quilt is lovely and I will happily take the credit for the centre of it as it is from my Audrey and Maude pattern 'Baubles'. I have to say it looks wonderful against the red wall!
Posted by: Louise | January 01, 2010 at 09:00 PM