HO HO HO

 I bought this kit in  2014, worked on most of the piecing at retreat in 2016,  

and finally finished it all for 2020 😄

It's 50 x 68

Each separate row was different and fun :

gifts across the top

Next is a row of gold stars:

The 4 Santa faces are my favorite.

The embroidery just adds to their expressions,

and the quilting in the beard and eyebrows makes them look fluffy

The snowmen took up 3 rows:

lots of buttons to sew on them.

Then there were pinwheel candies

and Christmas trees:

The border, backing and binding are all the same great Christmas print"

 Gloria lost her sister-in-law and had me make 2 memory quilts for her niece and nephew.  I used a medium grey thread and quilted an all-over floral pattern, as she loved flower arranging.  It's 62 x 70.

The other one can be found here.

I made 9-patches and separated them with black to set them off

I used a dark grey for the border, and black for the binding

sunflower pattern used for quilting

a black graphic print for the back

Gloria's Memories 1

 Gloria is a friend who lost her sister-in-law.  

She had me make 2 memorial quilts for her niece and nephew.  

  Here is the other one.

There were a few different shirts to use,

 so I added the black/white checkerboards to make it a little bigger.

She had been a lung replacement recipient and had this t-shirt

I used a medium grey thread and quilted a floral design as she loved flowers.

I used a grey print on the border and a similar color for the binding

This graphic print was used for the backing

QOV

 This is a Bonnie Hunter pattern that was designed for using up scraps of all different colors, but I chose to use it for a Quilt of Valor.  I alternated the directions of the red and blue knots that created a great secondary design.   I used a white thread and quilted a pantograph with stars.  It's 64 x 80  

blue knot

red knot

borders

I used this fabric to create the corner blocks a

s the border pattern wouldn't turn the corner nicely.

quilting pattern

I bound it using a flag print

I used 2 different fabrics for the backing