My mom has been working on a Welcome to the North Pole quilt for a little more than a year. She finished the blocks about a week ago. I had promised to set them together for her, which I was able to do last weekend.
It's pretty great, don't you think!
When she started this quilt, I would do my 'applique teacher' thing and make suggestions about how to do one thing or another. Sometimes she took my suggestions and other times, not so much. She made a lot of stuff up on her own—and it works!
I had gone through my fabric and taken her a variety of choices that I thought would work in her quilt. Darned if she didn't make it work.
Mom thought about using felt for the reindeer and the antlers and that worked well. She went to JoAnn's and got some fuzzy stuff (minky?) for beards. It's cute! She'll do more embellishing after I get it quilted. That will be in the spring, after I get the color book finished. This year she's going to hang the top as it is now.
Now she's ready for a new project. I've drawn a pattern for her from an antique butterfly pattern. Eventually that will go up on the website because if mom likes it as much as she does, I'll bet some of you all will too :-).
Have a great weekend!
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This is adorable! And how many hours of pleasure and relaxation as your mom stitched along, that part can’t be measured!
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I love it!!! Your mom did a fantastic job, and I have to add that this has always been one of my favorite POC patterns. Thanks for sharing.
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Love it. — Need to start mine soon.
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What an awesome quilt , I love it, she made the most lovely choice of fabrics. I would be proud to get a quilt like hers …
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The quilt is “out of sight” and I love the borders. It really looks like it is cold outside.
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Perfect looking North Pole 🙂 Hope mine is finished for Christmas 2014 🙂
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What a treasure
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That’s a fabulous quilt!
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Fabulous job mom!! She is creating quite a family heirloom.
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Looks fantastic. – need to move this quilt up my list, Would like to see the butterfly pattern in due course.
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Awesome! Nice work…. maybe I should create a block or two for the upcoming season… a pillow?
Congratulations on a great job!
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Tell her that is a great job! I really like the blues – Christmas night but not gloomy and with a feel like snow.
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Mom did a great job. I’ve wanted do make this quilt since I first saw you and Linda on Simply Quilts. At that time I was just thinking about quilting. So, when I actually started, I refused to do any applique that wasn’t needleturn. I worked from some of Pat Sloan’s large patterns and eventually took a class with you (Syracuse, NY – I told you I was your stalker) and learned how to do smaller applique pieces. Now a ton of blues are in a box along with the book. I guess I should start. I should make that my first project for 2014.
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Yes, it is important to start—that way youll have the quilt for the next holiday season :-).
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such a darling top! Well done!
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