Christmas Then and Now Blog Hop

Welcome to day two of the Christmas in July - Then and Now - Blog Hop hosted by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt  This is a fun hop to show off some Christmas creations we made either in the past or something made recently or both!

Today I am going to show off a few of my favorite Christmas Quilts, and my newest finish.

Let's start with my newest finish!  My Christmas Dresden Quilt!  Quilted and bound!

Finally!!

This is an old UFO I started in 2012 and used lots of different greens and reds prints.  some were Christmasy, some were just red or green.

I started with strips  of alternating red and green and cut all my dresden fans from those.

I made 20 Desdens, but only ended up using 12 in the quilt.  

Once I added the sashing and Cornerstones the quilt was getting really big!  

So now I have 8 more Dresden blocks that I need to put into new projects.

I finished the top in January 2015 and then it sat patiently in his labeled box  while I worked other projects and deadlines.

This blog hop got me inspired to finally give this quilt a deadline so it would get finished!  

It has been on the UFO list for a long time and I am so happy to have it complete and just in time for Christmas in July!

Now lets check out some of my older projects, made way back when... 

First up is the very first Christmas quilt I made.  

It was created in 2007, using all sorts of holiday novelty prints and the Split Nine Patch Block.

I still pull this one out and drape it over the couch every Christmas.

This next one was finished in 2012.  It is a Schnibbles pattern by Miss Rosie's Quilt Company called Spot.  This was the first time I bought a pre-cut and have never turned back.  I used to think precuts were a waste of money because they cost more than yardage when you added it up, but I soon realized sometimes being able to get a whole fabric line was worth the little extra dollars.

Like buying grated cheese.  The block is cheaper, but pre-graded saves so much time.

I loved this fabric line so much I made another lager quilt out of it called Starry Eyed.  I copied the pattern right down to the fabric choice. This one was finished in 2013.

This next one is another one of my favorites.  I finished this one in 2014. It was my own design and I just love all the red and white pinwheels.  Reminds me of Christmas Candy.  I gifted it to my sister and have always thought in the back of my mind I will make one just like it for myself one day.

This round table topper was a small project that I love.  I made two of these, one for my good friend in Tennessee in 2011 and one for me in 2014. It fits perfect on my round side table.  I had fun playing with the 10 degree ruler from Phillips Fiber Arts to make these.

This next one was my second One Block Wonder Quilt and made in 2017.  I had fun making this one from start to finish.  Other than when I played along with Project Quilting, this was probably the fasted I have made a quilt without putting it aside to work on other projects.   I bought the fabric November 28th and had it ready to gift on Christmas Eve.  I gave this one to my Aunt, she absolutely loved it!

The last one I want to show off is the one I made last year for my other Sister.  She was long overdue for a Christmas quilt.  I finished these festive trees last year and shipped it out to her just in time for Christmas.

I hope you enjoyed seeing some of my favorite Christmas Quilts I made over the years.  Make sure to check out the other Blog Hoppers and see what they have made, then and now.

July 28

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Quilted Delights  (me)

Songbird Designs

Websterquilt

Karen's Korner

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