Christmas Block Exchange is coming up...ideas?
 

https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images...s/birthday.gif Our guild has a Christmas block exchange. The size has to be 12.5" square unfinished. The maker is asked to sign and date their block. A member will give out the wrapped blocks. The blocks are unwrapped one by one for all to see. Sew much fun! Here are a few blocks I have made in the past.

If you have an idea for a 12.5" block for Christmas, please show me your block and/or link to your pattern! Thank you!

Ps. I forgot to add that the block can be made of Christmas fabric but not a Christmas theme..like a pinwheel.

Here is a site with 12 cute Christmas themed blocks, with instructions for all of them. I especially like the poinsettia one. https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/smile.png

Those lights are darling!!!
Taunja Kelvington just did a tutorial on her blog with blocks called economy blocks.
You fussy cut a center and they are adorable.

Here ya go- http://carriedawayquilting.blogspot....ay+Quilting%29


http://carriedawayquilting.blogspot....tutorial.html- that's the tutorial on making them.

neat idea! will file that away for our program chair next year. Although not sure what you mean it can't be Christmas theme??

All sew cute...hard to pick 1 !
 

Thanks for the 12 cute block ideas.....I am going to have a hard time choosing one. I agree the poinsettia one is striking.

Economy blocks are great for using prints!
 

These blocks do look addictive. I have many prints that would work well with these blocks. I have to have a 12.5" size, so I would have to combine a few. hmmm. I can try a few and see what I come up with. Many thanks!

Cute scrappy string tree block!
 

I like the green string pieced tree block shown in Bonnie Hunter's pattern. So many choices to think about. Thank you!

Sorry for the confusion..
 

You are right..I didn't explain this correctly. I will try again.

We can make any quilt block using Christmas fabrics. For example: a pinwheel or square in a square block using Christmas fabrics. The other option is to make a Christmas theme (Snowman, Christmas tree, Reindeer etc.) using any fabrics you wish.

Those are nice blocks and I think you could make any block with Christmas fabric and then you could just make it the size you need. Even a Churn Dash quilt block with a fussy cut snowman or Christmas tree in the center would be cute.
Platyhiker-thank you for the site of the cute blocks. I especially like the reindeer block.