Hello everyone!
I've been overwhelmed by the wonderful response to my new venture! It's been so lovely to be 'cheered on' from all my friends here, on FB and Instagram. Thank you, it means a lot!
I've barely had time to think about other projects lately, but I can show you a Christmas quilt I made back in the summer!
This is called 'Starry Christmas Night' using the evocative 'Countryside Christmas' collection from Lewis & Irene.
When Popular Patchwork sent me the fabrics, I immediately thought of cosy winter evenings snuggled up by the fire!
The night before Christmas in the Hollies Household involves a carol service at my church, followed by a Baileys on ice, warm mince pies and wrapping presents!
I don't have an open fire yet in my new house (I'm saving up for a rustic cast iron stove!) but I can just visualise me one Christmas eve sitting next to the stove, drinking my Baileys and snuggling under this lap quilt watching a cheesy Christmas movie!
The Countryside Christmas fabrics have beautiful motifs of cute robins, night owls, foxes, deer and winter scenes.
And of course, when there's a stripe, there will be stripey binding!
The astute among you will notice an imposter in this quilt! I didn't quite have enough of Countryside Christmas for the design I was after, so I added some Tilda Candy Bloom (skinny border and backing). It goes quite well with Lewis and Irene, don't you think!
This quilt came together really quickly. So if you like a little bit of piecing, and a little bit of applique, then why not pick up the November issue of Popular Patchwork.
It's really easy to spot because I'm cover girl!
Happy sewing!
