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Glorious Weekend

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What a glorious long weekend the Thanksgiving Holiday was!  I had plenty of time to enjoy all my favorite pastimes–visiting with my family, puttering in the kitchen, reading a good book, going shopping, and spending some time in my sewing room.

We usually decorate our house for Christmas the weekend after Thanksgiving, but never completely got around to it.  I was in the mood for a little red and green and found it in my sewing room.  I started this project over a year ago, using a gorgeous group of fabrics from Fig Tree (I know, it isn't at all their typical palatte).  Does anyone recall the name of this fabric group?  For the life of me, the name escapes me.

I felt like sewing, but on something simple, and these half forgotten blocks were the answer.  I played all day Saturday with various combinations of prints, some with light surrounds and some with dark.  Here is a better look at one of the blocks:

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For the quilt top, I need to construct 61 blocks and I am more than half way there.  The pattern I am using is from Evelyn Sloppy's great book 40 Fabulous Quilts.  I think the quilt needs a border, so if anyone remembers the name of the fabric group for me, I can begin my search!

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38 responses to “Glorious Weekend”

  1. Nicole, the quilt blocks are wonderful, I love the pattern. These beautiful Fig Tree fabrics look to me like they are from the “Yuletide Blessing” collection, but I couldn’t guarantee that.
    Nancy

  2. Nicole, the quilt blocks are wonderful, I love the pattern. These beautiful Fig Tree fabrics look to me like they are from the “Yuletide Blessing” collection, but I couldn’t guarantee that.
    Nancy

  5. I agree with Nancy – they look like they are from the “Yuletide Blessing” group. Good luck finding some border fabric!
    Amy

  6. I agree with Nancy – they look like they are from the “Yuletide Blessing” group. Good luck finding some border fabric!
    Amy

  9. Love your quilt! I agree that it is “Yuletide Blessings”. I bet other Fig Tree lines would work too. The book is one of my absolute favorite quilt books. Can’t wait to see the completed quilt.

  10. Love your quilt! I agree that it is “Yuletide Blessings”. I bet other Fig Tree lines would work too. The book is one of my absolute favorite quilt books. Can’t wait to see the completed quilt.

  13. Hi Nicole,
    I’m with the others, the floral print is from ‘A Yuletide Blessing’…to get the SKU numbers you could go to Joanna’s website and download the swatch pages….here’s the url:
    http://figtreequilts.com/fabric.html
    Good luck for your search! The quilt is going to be beautiful…
    Cheers, Julia

  14. Hi Nicole,
    I’m with the others, the floral print is from ‘A Yuletide Blessing’…to get the SKU numbers you could go to Joanna’s website and download the swatch pages….here’s the url:
    http://figtreequilts.com/fabric.html
    Good luck for your search! The quilt is going to be beautiful…
    Cheers, Julia

  15. Your quilt is going to be beautiful! Inspired by you (again!), I just ordered a used copy of the book online. Can’t wait to get it.

  16. Your quilt is going to be beautiful! Inspired by you (again!), I just ordered a used copy of the book online. Can’t wait to get it.

  21. Very pretty! I’ve not seen that fabric before. But I love this book and her Strips and Strings book too…. among my favorites!

  22. Very pretty! I’ve not seen that fabric before. But I love this book and her Strips and Strings book too…. among my favorites!

  23. “Yuletide Blessings” is a lovely range – I bought myself a stack of f/q’s last year and then the gorgeous Peg gave me another stack for my birthday! Your quilt is going to be so lovely.

  24. “Yuletide Blessings” is a lovely range – I bought myself a stack of f/q’s last year and then the gorgeous Peg gave me another stack for my birthday! Your quilt is going to be so lovely.

  35. I can’t remember that line but everyone else seems to know so I hope you have found it! I love all the Fig Tree fabrics, and just discovered them last year. No matter what you do with it, it is always so pretty!!! Let us see when it is finished!

  36. I can’t remember that line but everyone else seems to know so I hope you have found it! I love all the Fig Tree fabrics, and just discovered them last year. No matter what you do with it, it is always so pretty!!! Let us see when it is finished!