As I write this blog post, the halls are decked (except for my
Christmas tree) and I am curled up under a new, large,
Minky-backed Christmas quilt. I wish I could say I had
some hot cocoa in hand but you're girl has got
to start laying off the treats!
Making this quilt was a necessity.
You see, I made one just like it a few years ago
and then one day my big sister was in town and started snooping
through my quilts. She's never asked me for a quilt before
but she said she loved it and had to have it! But I actually had just given her
another quilt as a gift so I told her she could have this one for $200.
It wasn't one I had intended on parting with as it was made to
go with my Christmas decor. But how can you say no
when someone gets excited about one of your quilts?
She tells me all the time that she uses it every day
(the Christmas prints are subtle) so that makes me
extremely happy.
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[This one was made in 2018.]
I started missing that quilt (probably because she kept talking about it :)).
So I collected some similar fabrics and recently finished this other one.
I used my old tutorial called A Simple Charm Quilt.
(You can see the original post HERE.)
This pattern is so simple but it's perfect when you
want a quick, easy project to show off some pretty fabrics.
I used parts of 2 French General Layer Cakes (Bonheur de Jour and
Fleur de Noel) plus a few fat quarters from the line
Old Fashioned Christmas by Riley Blake (the Santas,
Candy Canes, and the text print). They added the "Christmas"!
It's backed in beautiful cream Minky and quilted with one of my
favorite wintery pantographs, Even Simpler Cable.
My quilter, Jen Ostler in Highland, UT did her signature move and
quilted a hidden object into the quilting. Do you see it?
I have updated my original pattern to include 4
more size options plus info for using different cuts of fabric
besides 5" squares. Click HERE for the free PDF.
This pattern is so simple but now all the math is done for you!
I hope you find this useful and if you decide to make
A Simple Charm Quilt please tag me on
Instagram @gigis_thimble and use the hashtags
#gigisthimblepattern and #asimplecharmquilt
so I can see your version!
Oh, and in case you're wondering this is the twin-size quilt
finishing at 77" x 86". I can't wait to snuggle up with it this holiday season!
Feel free to pin this photo so you can come back to it anytime!
Happy quilting friends!