A Christmas Treasure…

As promised, I’d like to share Carol’s ‘little’ advent calendar in more detail, after all, it took her over FIVE years to make…but what a labour of love it was!!

 

Each of the advent pictures on this quilt are really separate little mini quilts.  Today, because it is December First, this little advent calendar will be bare- each little mini picture quilt will be removed and placed inside this bag. 

Each day someone will reach inside the bag…

..and select a mini quilt and fit it under the little triangular corners until the Quilt is full and Christmas is here.  See how each square is a little wee quilt…so sweet!!

Besides the typical Christmas theme quilts like candy cane, reindeer…

and Santa…

a sweet little gingerbread man…

Carol has also personalize her little quilt by adding..

…a kangaroo to represent a family trip to Australia,

..a trip to Arizona..   …a mini quilt of the family dog…

..a stocking with her son’s name on it…so sweet!

..a picture of her son as a toddler (he’s in his twenties now!)

There is also a little pink ribboned quilt… Carol was diagnosed with breast Cancer on Dec. 3 (a few years ago) so the square with the pink ribbons is a reminder of how sweet life is!

This is truly a little quilt that will be cherished for many, many years to come!! 

Well done, Carol!  Thanks for letting me share your Christmas Treasure!

JUST A REMINDER~

..THAT the Henry Glass Designers Holiday Project Parade starts today!!  Wahoooo!!

Day 1:

Heather Mulder Peterson of Anka’s Treasures at http://ankastreasures.wordpress.com/

Linda Lum DeBono at http://www.lindalumdebono.blogspot.com/

Little Quilts at  http://www.littlequilts.blogspot.com/

Day 2:

Amy Hamberlin of Kati Cupcake at http://www.katicupcakequiltingco.blogspot.com/

Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie’s Quilt co at http://www.lavieenrosie.typepad.com/

Kari Ramsay of Fresh Cut Quilt Patterns at http://www.freshcutquilts.blogspot.com/

Day 3:

Jacquelynne Steves of the Noble Wife at http://www.thenoblewife.blogspot.com/

Jill Finlay of  Jillily Studio at http://www.jillilystudio.blogspot.com/

Day 4:

Laurie Bird of Rose Cottage at http://www.rosecottagequilts.blogspot.com/

Barbara Jones of Quilt Soup at http://www.quiltsoupblog.com/

Beth and Liz Hawkins of Lizzie B Creative at http://www.dreamlaughcreate.blogspot.com/

Day 5:

Chelsea Anderson of Pink Fig Patterns at http://www.pinkfig.typepad.com/

Brenda Pinnick of Brenda Pinnick Designs at www.brendapinnick.com/blog/

Day 6:

Leanne Anderson of The Country Caboodle at http://www.thewholecountrycaboodle.blogspot.com/

Dana Brooks of Lazy Daisy Cottage at http://www.lazydaisycottage.blogspot.com/

Day 7:

Kim Diehl atwww.henryglassfabrics.blogspot.com

Janet Nesbitt and Pam Soliday of Buggy Barn at http://www.buggybarnquilts.blogspot.com/

So let the parade begin!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday and Happy Quilting!~P