Yesterday we said goodbye to the last of our family visitors and another magical holiday season. It was so good & special, and I hope yours was too! After saying adieu I probably should have dove right into the decoration removal duties & New Year's cleaning, but instead I felt called to the sewing room. Finally, my chance to sew!
I had shared my hopeful post several weeks back to attempt, again this year, to make a holiday themed quilt for my family. I pulled my fabrics, sketched out my idea, began cutting, but just never found the time. Then I humbled my plan to a pillow sized project and still, all I had to show days before Christmas was a stack of red HST's.
At first I considered creating a quick & simple zigzag pillow, thinking ahead to Valentine's Day, but after a little shuffling and rearranging I decided on a classic but scrappy Bear Paw block!
Made with my very first cuts from my own rolls of Wild & Free, combined with shades of reds & pinks paired with creamy low volume fabrics, and a little pop of my Folk Plaid blue. I do love this first block!
It finishes at a large 25" square and is made up of 4" squares and half square triangle units, in case you're interested in making your own. My plan is to make a large quilt, I'm thinking three rows of three blocks with sashing!
Photographing my finished red block this morning to share here felt a little symbolic. It's not a color I ever wear or often use, but it's such a happy color, so joyful. A perfect first project for the New Year!
xo Maureen
I had shared my hopeful post several weeks back to attempt, again this year, to make a holiday themed quilt for my family. I pulled my fabrics, sketched out my idea, began cutting, but just never found the time. Then I humbled my plan to a pillow sized project and still, all I had to show days before Christmas was a stack of red HST's.
At first I considered creating a quick & simple zigzag pillow, thinking ahead to Valentine's Day, but after a little shuffling and rearranging I decided on a classic but scrappy Bear Paw block!
Made with my very first cuts from my own rolls of Wild & Free, combined with shades of reds & pinks paired with creamy low volume fabrics, and a little pop of my Folk Plaid blue. I do love this first block!
It finishes at a large 25" square and is made up of 4" squares and half square triangle units, in case you're interested in making your own. My plan is to make a large quilt, I'm thinking three rows of three blocks with sashing!
Photographing my finished red block this morning to share here felt a little symbolic. It's not a color I ever wear or often use, but it's such a happy color, so joyful. A perfect first project for the New Year!
xo Maureen
