Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Claire's Christmas Quilt....


Christmas-times-a-comin'.... so my friend, Claire, has been working diligently on completing her 'Christmas Quilt' by Heart to Hand.  As you can see she has revamped it and made it her own...Half of the blocks are from the Heart to Hand 'Christmas' Pattern, including the reindeer which is off H2H's stocking pattern, the birdhouse is one her son made her but the chickadees are from Norma Whaley's 'Pine and Holly' table runner, the corner bells are from Kathy Schmitz' new stitchery pattern and the angel, mitten block and stocking are ones that Claire made up.
Isn't it wonderful?!

It's wool applique, hand stitched to cotton ( Diamond Textiles).

Love the birdhouse and chickadees!...Oh and look at those corner bells...LOVE THEM!

So yesterday we had several emails going back and forth...Claire wanted input...what should she do with that open space on the borders?  She felt the loops on the pattern would make it look too busy (I agreed) and a vine of holly around the quilt just didn't look right... so this is what she came up with...PERFECT!  Simple little twigs of holly adding to the beauty of the quilt!

I love a happy ending...don't you?

Claire will have the holly stitched down in the blink of an eye and then it's onto quilting...I will keep you posted!
This is an heirloom quilt in the making...you can't rush perfection!

Have a terrific Tuesday and Happy Stitching!~P
Posted by paulette at 6:13 AM

15 comments:

  1. Janna and MikeOctober 27, 2015 at 6:34 AM

    Perfection is right--that quilt is gorgeous!!

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  2. http://thankfullga447October 27, 2015 at 6:58 AM

    I could look at this quilt all day, such wonderful to me a master. My favorite square (they all are) is the house with snow on the roof. I love the holly that she came up with. WOW.

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  3. Ann in PAOctober 27, 2015 at 7:11 AM

    What a gorgeous wooley quilt!

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  4. Val's Quilting StudioOctober 27, 2015 at 7:17 AM

    I think the holly turned out to be the perfect accent. I LOVE this pattern!!!

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  5. KarenOctober 27, 2015 at 7:43 AM

    That's one way to say you have used those patterns we keep adding to our stash. Take a bit here and a bit there and put them all together. Nicely done, Claire.

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  6. darlynnOctober 27, 2015 at 8:01 AM

    claire's quilt is grand! thank you for sharing. love the bells in the corners, the border addition of holly and berries and most of all, that she made it her own.

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  7. SandiOctober 27, 2015 at 9:44 AM

    Lovely adaptation and collaboration of designs and friendship.

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  8. KyleOctober 27, 2015 at 10:42 AM

    Christmas is a comin' and Claire is going to be ready with a wonderful family heirloom. Great idea with the holly.

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  9. Raymond HomesteadOctober 27, 2015 at 3:50 PM

    Very nice Christmas quilt, bet it was fun to do!

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  10. annieOctober 27, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    I love it!

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  11. margaretOctober 28, 2015 at 1:39 AM

    Claire as certainly created an heirloom here a wonderful Christmas quilt

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  12. AnnaOctober 28, 2015 at 7:04 AM

    oh I just love her rendition of the quilt pattern. It is on my list although I am probably not as creative or ambitious as Claire. I am beginning to think we need to pick less creative friends...they set the bar high, LOL

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  13. Vic in NHOctober 28, 2015 at 7:51 AM

    The small sprigs of holly seem to add to the quilt without overwhelming it with too much "busy-ness." There is still a place for the eye to rest on those borders. I love the jingle bells in the cornerstones!

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  14. Kathy SchmitzOctober 28, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    I just LOVE this quilt! What a talent Claire has.

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  15. AnonymousOctober 28, 2015 at 4:25 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous! Love what she did.

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