When Greg and I participated in Quilt Minnesota 2010, we had a blast traveling to various shops all over Minnesota, collecting Quilt Minnesota fabric and block patterns, and just seeing what we could see. We both work full time, and we didn't complete the whole state, but we completed the entire North East section, North West section, and South East section. Behind the Seams Quilt shop, located right off the shore of Lake Superior near Tettegouche State Park is one of our favorite places to stop by when we are on the north shore. Their block for Quilt MN 2010 was my favorite one we recieved, and it is the one I used to make this flannel Christmas Trees quilt for my mom last Christmas.
The block is pretty easy to piece, and once I got the hang of it I could whip one up pretty quickly. The only problem I had with this quilt is that some of the jewel-colored flannels I chose were difficult to line up perfectly once they were cut (the ones with lines). If I use this pattern again (and I do plan on it!) I will not use lined fabrics for the tree backgrounds. Otherwise, everything turned out well.
The quilt top (please ignore the Still Life of Swine condition of my living room).
I used a cozy, mottled brown for the sashing and bordered the quilt, but then I decided I also wanted the ring of jewel-colored fabrics around the outside to add more color, size, and interest. Then I had to add yet another brown border and by that time the quilt did get rather large. So, someone could stand to do her quilt math a little better, I guess.
The backing fabric is cream flannel, and we quilted in the ditch using red, green, and purple thread, so you can see the trees on the back of the quilt, too. We gave the quilt to my mom for Christmas last year. I kind of miss it!
the quilt back
No comments:
Post a Comment