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DID I MAKE A CHRISTMAS QUILT?

November 16, 2011 by Teje

… I guess I did, even I had planned something else …

Many days I had a pillow in my mind. With a pocket. But where were my pockets? Finally I found them and started to puzzle with the fabics.

First I coloured my canvas and still didn’t know what else to ‘paint’ there …

Some stitching for sure … some raw edge applique which I love to do! You see I found my small coocie cutters, too (I had lost the smallest)! I tell you later where they were.

And in the middle … what … it needs something.

Nelli: No, not that stupid ribbon! You have to think something better!

… she was right and later I found the tree and we were both happy with that!

So now I guess you can see that this one just didn’t like to fit in the measurements of a pillow but to be a small wall quilt with free size! I gave up and let it be a Christmas wall quilt.

The truth is that I hadn’t planned to make any Christmas quilt, not big, not small. 28.11 – 2.12 there is a Christmas Quilt Show at Sewcalgal - so now I can join it!

This is quite small quilt – 19,5″ x 18,5″ (49 x 47 cm), but still looks fun folded like a big quilt!

And the pocket, you ask … the pocket is really important when waiting the Christmas …

There is hidden the small suprise, present, sweet … perhaps for each day in December till Santa Claus finally arrives!

Often my works find they way during the process and I don’t know in the beginning how they exactly will be … all the time new ideas … sometimes not enough and sometimes too many.

Could you believe that yesterday I had to take out my Christmas decorations?! I had lost the smallest coocie moulds and just couldn’t remember where I had used them last time. I missed them from the day I started those small Christmas quilts! And then one evening I knew where they are …

Last year I made these crochet decorations …

We have had many rainy and really cold days (for this time of the year) and also internet had now and then problems. Today it’s better and Nero and the girls were so happy to run and play outside!

Thank you for your visit and I hope you don’t feel too cold! I’m so happy to hear from you and always enjoy reading your sweet comments – thank you for taking the moment for writing!

TEJE

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Posted in Christmas, Crochet, Decoration, Patchwork, Quilting, Sewing | Tagged Christmas wall quilt, crochet decoration, patchwork | 29 Comments

29 Responses

on November 16, 2011 at 14:28 | Reply theodora

Hello Teje I have not visited for a while I love your little christmas quilt it is so nicely made and the treads you used look real nice quilted ,and the crocheted tree ornaments are so cute ,a nice idea to use cookie cutters to hang ,wish you many pleasant hours of crafting.xoxo theodora
on November 16, 2011 at 14:51 | Reply Vickie Angell

Cute quilt! Love your hand quilting!! I am definitely going to have to get some pearl cotton!!! Hugs!
- on November 16, 2011 at 23:30 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you Vickie! They are great threads for stitching and also so beautiful with so many lovely colours. x Teje
on November 16, 2011 at 15:12 | Reply AnneK

Hi!! Nice christmas quilt!! I like that you quilt with the pearl cotton yarn!! I think I will try it out too!! I`m in Florida and it`s HOT!! When you live in Norway all around the year, you realy forget how nice it is with this warm weather……. It smells like Athen!! Not downtown , but outside the town. We are going to visit friends that we spend a lot of time with when we lived in Athens. AnneKari:-)
- on November 16, 2011 at 23:31 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you Anne! Have fun and enjoy your journey and time with your friends! x Teje
on November 16, 2011 at 15:49 | Reply http://number19.wordpress.com/

love your christmas trees:-)
on November 16, 2011 at 15:50 | Reply 2browndawgs

I think the quilt turned out wonderful. We have been having warm (for this time of year) and sunny weather. The days are so short though that by the time we finish work it is too dark to enjoy the nice day.
- on November 16, 2011 at 23:42 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you! Enjoy your sunshine! Days are also here too short; it gets dark about 18:00 so evenings are for inside jobs.
  x Teje
on November 16, 2011 at 16:05 | Reply terriaw

It’s a lovely quilt! Nelli was right – that tree is much better for the center design. Great idea to do the hidden pocket!
- on November 16, 2011 at 23:44 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you Terri! I like always trees and I’m happy I was thinking to use it here, too! Have a lovely time! x Teje
on November 16, 2011 at 16:14 | Reply Donna

I love the idea of a pocket for surprises everyday! And I love how sometimes the projects take on a life of their own and we just have to follow where they lead. Yours turned out quite cute!
- on November 16, 2011 at 23:45 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you Donna! This was fun project even I didn’t know exactly where it leads. Hugs to you and your sweet dog! x Teje
on November 16, 2011 at 22:27 | Reply Helen Philipps

I love your little Christmas quilt, Teje. It is so festive and stylish, and the little pocket with a treat in is a delightful idea. It is very cold here today, and feels really wintry! Enjoy your sunny day and have a happy time with your furry friends.
Helen x
- on November 16, 2011 at 23:48 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you Helen! It’s cold also here and even today was a little bit more sunny it didn’t warm much. + 10 degrees is not much for this time and in day time! Nero tries to tell me something here but I don’t know what he wants – perhaps just a little bit company. x Teje
on November 17, 2011 at 00:17 | Reply Snoopydog

That’s a really sweet Christmas quilt, with it’s little gift pocket. What a great idea to use those little cookie cutters. I love it! Love to Nero and his friend s too. Rosx
- on November 17, 2011 at 19:55 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you Ros! Coocie cutter are great because with them it’s easy and quick to draw many same figures and they are also really cute. I got today some new! x Teje
on November 17, 2011 at 01:43 | Reply naturally carol

Hi Teje..your little pocket is an extra special surprise in your surprise Christmas quilt..very cute! Have a lovely day.
- on November 17, 2011 at 19:56 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you Carol! I like to try new ideas and this was one way to use the pockets I have collect from the shirts I have cut for my patchworks. Lovely day to you, too! x Teje
on November 17, 2011 at 05:19 | Reply Zooperson

What a fun idea to have a little surprise pocket–even the doggies would love that! Even in sunny Southern California the days are often gray and chilly and too short. Pets to Nero and his girls.
- on November 17, 2011 at 19:58 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you for your sweet words! It’s always so nice to hear from you! I pet Nero and his girls! x Teje
on November 17, 2011 at 09:23 | Reply Benta

Wow that little quilt has. Strong personality! It knew what it wanted ti be even when you thought it should be something else, and it had the better idea, LOL. It has become colder here in the last few days, nit too bad, but 5 to 8 degrees. I go Australia in 2 weeks, my brother texted me 38 degrees!!!!
- on November 17, 2011 at 20:01 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you Benta! I have learnt that often it’s better to make what I feel. If I try something else even I have planned it, usually it doesn’t work so well. Wow 38 degrees – I miss warm weather but not so hot. I wish you the best journey! x Teje
on November 17, 2011 at 11:44 | Reply Jane

Hi Teje, what a lovely Christmas quilt, it’s so interesting how our ideas develop…we start somewhere and end up in a very different but often better place. You little quilts are so festive. Enjoy the Quilt Challenge. We are still enjoying the sunshine here…very strange for mid November but such a bonus.
Jane x
- on November 17, 2011 at 20:02 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you Jane! I’m happy to hear that you have still so great weather! Here is colder than usually and I’m knitting! Have a lovely time! x Teje
on November 17, 2011 at 13:32 | Reply Eileen

Beautiful. I really love your designs.
- on November 17, 2011 at 20:04 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you Eileen, for your sweet words! I do appreciate! x Teje
on November 17, 2011 at 16:52 | Reply Mia

That is the sweetest little “advent calendar”, Teje, there could be a little surprise each morning of 1-24 December! What a lovely work! We had snow yesterday, but it’s almost gone already (yippee) so it’s not too bad I hope yours is full of sunshine!

Yours,
Mia
- on November 17, 2011 at 20:08 | Reply Teje
  
  Thank you Mia! I had an ‘advent calendar’ in my mind but then I was thinking that it could be a little bit different and perhaps for the children even for all the year. But that was the plan for the surprise pillow. Now when ‘this’ wanted to be a small Christmas theme wall quilt, it’s perfect for every day surprise during the December. Not too much sunshine here and cold (inside too). I hope you will have an ‘easy’ winter! x Teje
on November 19, 2011 at 16:37 | Reply kathyh

The pocket surprise is perfect. I am liking the quilting threads in various colors. It really makes the quilt stand out.
I also know how the project leads you (astray). It seems like we need to let our creativity run.
When this happens, I always love the results.

The flip-side: When I follow the ‘pattern’, I am not as satisfied.

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