Sister's Choice Quilts

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Christmas Gift Quilts 1 & 2

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In the days leading up to Christmas, I thought it would be fun to share with you the quilts I am giving to my family members.  Not all of these quilt tops were pieced in 2016.  They were languishing in a box waiting to be quilted.  This was the year it happened.  Starting this past Spring, each month I sent a couple of quilt tops to my machine quilter to be finished.  It took over six months, but now all these quilt tops have been turned into usable quilts that I hope my family members will enjoy.  A couple of the quilts are bed sized, but most of them are more lap sized quilts, which I think is a good size for a gift quilt.  I tried to match up the quilts to the recipient's taste, and hope I got it right!  I suppose they can trade amongst each other if they don't like the one they got!

The first one shown above is called Memory, a pattern by Monique Dillard.

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Here is another red and blue quilt called Looking Glass, a pattern by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

The bindings have gone speedier than I had thought they would, which a lucky thing, because I sure have left it until the last minute!

Hope you all had a good weekend.  I spent part of mine in bed with a book, as I came down with a cold.  I am feeling better now, and need to get cracking on wrapping all my gifts.  I got a great deal at Joann's on gift bags for all these quilt.  The large size gift bags I  needed are 60% off, which made a $7 bag $2.80!  That made me happy.  If you need Christmas gift bags, the Joann's near me had a great selection yesterday, so yours may as well.

 

27 responses to “Christmas Gift Quilts 1 & 2”

  1. I’d love to be part of your family to get in on this! Very generous, Nicole. I am in the final few pages of After the Fall and it looks like I’ll have to go back to your book review posts and find some more books!! Have a great day!!

  2. I’d love to be part of your family to get in on this! Very generous, Nicole. I am in the final few pages of After the Fall and it looks like I’ll have to go back to your book review posts and find some more books!! Have a great day!!

  3. I’d love to be part of your family to get in on this! Very generous, Nicole. I am in the final few pages of After the Fall and it looks like I’ll have to go back to your book review posts and find some more books!! Have a great day!!

  4. I hope you are going to take and share pictures of all the gift quilts. It is wonderful to see them and so generous of you. Wish I was in your family.

  5. I hope you are going to take and share pictures of all the gift quilts. It is wonderful to see them and so generous of you. Wish I was in your family.

  6. I hope you are going to take and share pictures of all the gift quilts. It is wonderful to see them and so generous of you. Wish I was in your family.

  16. I would like to have my quilts done by a professional quilter. Can you give me any advice as to what they will accept and how to contact one. I thought I’d be a “purist” and hand quilt, or even machine quilt. Hasn’t worked out. Help.

  17. I would like to have my quilts done by a professional quilter. Can you give me any advice as to what they will accept and how to contact one. I thought I’d be a “purist” and hand quilt, or even machine quilt. Hasn’t worked out. Help.

  18. I would like to have my quilts done by a professional quilter. Can you give me any advice as to what they will accept and how to contact one. I thought I’d be a “purist” and hand quilt, or even machine quilt. Hasn’t worked out. Help.

  22. Your family members are so lucky this Christmas!
    I look forward to seeing more in the coming days!

  23. Your family members are so lucky this Christmas!
    I look forward to seeing more in the coming days!

  24. Your family members are so lucky this Christmas!
    I look forward to seeing more in the coming days!

  25. I’m looking forward to the pre-Christmas trunk show here! What a great idea! Congrats on finishing the bindings so far ahead of time!

  26. I’m looking forward to the pre-Christmas trunk show here! What a great idea! Congrats on finishing the bindings so far ahead of time!

  27. I’m looking forward to the pre-Christmas trunk show here! What a great idea! Congrats on finishing the bindings so far ahead of time!