I would like to make a Christmas theme quilt for my cousin for Christmas 2011. I like applique and piecing (but not paper piecing). I am planning to make it lap size. I'd be pleased if you share your ideas and/or pattern sources with me.
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You are tooooooooooooooo good!! Christmas 2011??
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I am still working on Christmas 2009 :oops:
Anyways depending on what you want - for applique if you Google "coloring pages" and say "Christmas trees or Reindeer or whatever " you can use those for patterns |
I recently saw a pattern in recent Quilt Maker I believe, or Quilter's World. It was a wall hanging and had an applique Christmas tree on it composed of ornaments. Now, I think it would be easy to make it a lap size quilt of the pattern by adding more rows of the ornaments increasing by one or two ornaments as you go down to the bottom of the tree. I think it would be fun to find all sorts of scraps for the ornaments. The pattern used wool, but you don't have to do that.
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Have you seen the adorable Chicken's Secret? If not, search the board. I'm making one as soon as I get the pattern
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If you want a quick and easy lap quilt that can be done in a matter of hrs or few days...try the bargello on a larger scale...with Christmas fabric....I'll post some I've done just to give you ideas of what you can do....
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These are Table toppers but I've done lap quilts by building a scene with up to 6 diff fabrics at wider widths..sew simply and everyone loves them....
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It's because I'm slow and need a year.........
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That's a very appealing idea. Thank you!
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Piece O' Cake designs has some great Christmas themed designs in applique. They have a website. They also have several books on applique. Also try amazon.
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