What I did around Christmas Time

Looking at the huge plastic container holding my Christmas stuff, I came across tree blocks I made ages ago.  they were intended to be the border for my daughter's "Santa" quilt but looked way too big, so I went smaller.  I pieced and quilter a similar lap quilt for myself but had many more trees leftover just sitting in that plastic box.  So..... I pieced and quilted up another similar quilt.  I intend on gifting it to my son and his fiance for their first Christmas married!  Through this whole ordeal, I was consistently reminder why I happily turned to creating art quilts.  But it's done and I'm happy with it!

This next image is the back.  I'm in the process of using up all that commerically printed fabric in the closet as you can see!

 This is what started my Christmas quiltmaking - my annual tree ornaments.  Again, I'm using my many scraps.



Til next time.... be happy, create!

Christmas doings

I've unearthed a couple of Christmas quilt tops that I have had around forever. I somehow got the bug to finished them up this year. I had originally planned on making this one a full sized quilt but decided to quilt it up as a lap sized one instead. It fits beautifully on the guest queen size bed. I'm working on another which I will upload an image as soon as I finish quilting.

Here's my current set up for leaf printing using a foam rubber brayer, fabric paints. I ink up both sides of the leaf, lay it on the fabric (a cotton with script), lay a book page on top and rub with my finger pads. Two prints for the price of one.And this is what I did with the fabric prints: postcards and note cards!