Little Bits.....: The Keepsake Quilting

catalogue came in the mail again. For a long, long time I’ve admired one quilt in particular. I said to Karl I would like it and then I read what it said…….55 x 65”. Yikes, I thought it was a wallhanging. I did some quick calculations and it was easy to reduce it to half.

I ordered it and it has arrived and well…….it’s well on its way to completion (as of Monday morning).

A gift for Karl for his birthday. I don’t know who loves the birds at the feeder more, Karl or Misty.

This is the packaging. I was so impressed when it arrived. Like a little gift.

I took the pattern sheet to my local blueprinting store and had them reduce it by 50%. Perfect. I chose the fabrics the day I ordered from Metropolitan Quilt Company. Be prepared…..it’s in French although the company is located in the USA.

The only thing I did differently was to make the Christmas ornaments an apple/cheery/berry. Call it what you will. I didn’t want this for only one month. Its our winter wallhanging for the dining/living-room.

I took away the ornament top and used a tiny piece of brown fabric for a stem and then added some markings with a pigma pen. I’ll do some creative stitching on the apple to finish it up.

I’m writing this up on Monday and its to be given away today. I hope its done, but I don’t think it will be unless I stay up all night.