Monday, December 2, 2013

A "little bite" of Christmas on Design Wall Monday

First off where did last week go? Heck, where did last month go? I can't believe it is already December. I had lots of plans for things I wanted to stitch up before Christmas but several of them are just going to be shelved till next year.

I did get this little bite put together - the pattern is Tickle from Miss Rosie's Little Bites series. You can see it here.


It finished about 23" square. The stars are a petite 6". I used the Kate Spain collection, In from the Cold. You can see it here. For the background I found a mottled white with silver metallic polka dots - you know how much I LOVE polka dots.

I thought the birds in this collection were sweet-


And this gingerbread guy is dapper with his tie -


And a cute kitty -


I want to do some simple quilting in a metallic silver thread to finish this off. I plan to display it in my living room under my creche. And speaking of decorating for Christmas, I got a start on things yesterday. I know last year I whined and moaned and complained about the pre-lit tree I had that wouldn't light. And I swore I wouldn't buy another one, but I don't listen well, even to myself. I ended up buying a new tree at Lowe's last week. The branches are quite realistic and it is really full of lights and for the moment I am quite smitten with it. It required no fluffing. Just put the 3 sections together and plug it in. Each branch is a separate metal rod and they are assembled so they just fall into place. I hope that it will last longer than the last one. I'll get the ornaments on later this week and take some pictures.

Happy stitching-
carol fun

11 comments:

  1. I love this! I love the touch of blue mixed in.

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  2. What a sweet little Christmas quilt! I've been meaning to make a quilted table runner to use under my own nativity figures, but so far it's just one lonely star block on the design wall. And my house is a shambles because I started decorating Christmas trees and then ran out of steam...

    I love how you fussy-cut that little bird in your star block. Great combination of fabrics for a fresh, fun Christmas vibe.

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  3. This is very, very cute, Carol.

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  4. my tree is old, the needles are long and fiber optic. comes all in one piece, you just set it in the stand and adjust the branches. I LOVE it and I haven't seen another tree like it in years. the colors change in undulating waves, the whole tree glows. no other lites needed.

    I like prelit trees, they have some lovely trees out there. I love Christmas decorations.

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  5. So pretty Carol! I love the fabrics.

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  6. So how are you decorating your new home for the holiday?

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  7. Cute quilt! Silver polka dots are cool! My fall decorations are all still up. As usual, I'm a week behind. Hope your tree behaves all season!

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  8. So cute! Can't wait to see this in person....

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  9. So cute! Can't wait to see this in person....

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