When my 3 kids were small we started a tradition where we placed elves around the house the 1st of December and told the kids "Be Good, Santa's Elves are Watching". Now that my oldest son has 2 children of his own, he asked me to design a quilt depicting our family tradition. It was a lot of fun to design.
I just looked around the house for hiding places to put the elves and then turned them into quilt blocks. I used a curved piecing border and added red buttons for the holly berries and red bells on the ends of the elves hats. I have the 3 quilts done for the kids and am now working on mine. This way each family will be able to remember and carry on our fun tradition.

Totally adorable!!! Great job :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

I love it!

i love the elves watching.. I've heard this before and do it with the grand kids now....

Makes you feel good when the kids want to pass on the family traditions from when they were little. Beautiful work with lovely memories.

We always had Elfie in the tree to watch the kids one year he left a note with a small box of candy for them. To this day an elf goes in my tree. Cute tradition and adorable quilt.

Love your quilt!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

We started something like this last year with an Elf On The Self. The kids love it. They are already wondering when "Fred" (our elf) is going to show up this year :-o

that is just too, too cute! i wish i had time to make it for my DGKs this year. too many other projects on my list.

WOW. :) Great pattern and awesome quilt. Lovely way to remember your family tradition.

How incredibly creative is this!! I wish I was in your family (smile). This is just awesome and what a thoughtful gift for your family members. Thank you for sharing.

WOW, thats an awesome quilt.

how great to give them a reminder of growing up, and you did a great job of it

That is absolutely wonderful :)...There's nothing like tradition in a family :)

If that isn’t the most adorable story! What a CUTE quilt! What a special way to preserve family tradition. :-D

that is aborable great job

What a cute idea!!!

awesome little quilt

You are so cleaver! What a great family memory for your kids.
It's lovely!

I really like the border that you put on this quilt.
What pattern did you use for it?

Beautiful quilt.

That is simply adorable, nice work!!

OH That is a wonderful tradition and a wonderful quilt! That is just so AWESOME! Beautiful job!

Love the quilt and the tradition!!!

Love your quilt!!! That is just the sweetest thing!

When I saw this I though of you right away. MOM :lol:

Love it!!

We have an Elf at my folks house that each of us has claimed for our own when my parents are gone. It's this little bitty thing on a swing that has a small package setting next to him. A little mouse peeks out the corner of the box. As long as I can remember that thing has hung in the corner of the kitchen archway every year at the holiday season. The gold on the package no longer shines, the strings of the swing are frayed, if you aren't careful the mouse head falls out of the package. But you know, that thing MUST hang in that archway for it to be Christmas

Totally Adorable :thumbup:

So cute!

What a special idea & what a special quilt design!

Fabulous. Love how your son remembers and is passing this on to his own kids

Cute

How adorable :!: :D I'm in awe.

Love that border.

Ohhh I love it....we have several elves here....they are so fun ...the kids know when they have been naughty the elves don't move lol

wow what wonderful memory's. So cool he wanted to keep them going. Great Quilt, very pretty.

What a wonderful idea! Beautiful quilt as well.

Deb

Awesome

My family has the same type of must-have for Christmas. My best friend and maid of honor at my wedding gave us a stuffed Santa about 10" high. He has been out every Christmas since. I've discussed with my daughters who wants what when I die. The ONLY thing they both want is Santa. He's in my will--the girls (they're in their 40s) are to share & switch off every year. Older daughter gets him the 1st year, younger the next.

What a wonderful tradition your family has. And what a beautiful quilt to honor this tradition. I love it. :thumbup:

Welcome to the board first off. And secondly, I love this quilt, so unique. And a fmily tradition. I need to do one in ornaments because I give ornaments to everyone agt Thanksgiving every year. Great idea. Thanks for sharing.