Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Machine Quilting for Christmas

What a busy month!
On top of everything else going on this month, I did some machine quilting for a friend so she could finish up a quilt for Christmas. Such beautiful fabrics!
I quilted a holly leaf kind of pattern on the diagonal of the quilt and it will make the quilt nice and light for snuggling up in. I don't like dense quilting for a lap quilt since all that quilting makes the quilt feel too stiff.
For a change, I am not madly finishing up any quilts to give this year. I have been busy with the mystery quilt, my December UFO, and two wedding quilts that should have been finished in the summer and that I would like to finish up before 2014 arrives. That's unlikely! 
But I will enjoy every quilting moment that I can find over
the holidays, and I hope you do too. If you are visiting family and friends, take along your hand stitching and double your fun! 
My blog posting may be sporadic over the holidays, so I will wish all of you my wonderful blog readers a Merry Christmas! 

18 comments:

Sally Ann said...

Merry Christmas Kathy All the Best in the New Year 2014. Thanks for sharing your quilting adventures on your blog. I look forward to reading them each day!

Deb A said...

Merry Christmas Kathy! I hope you have a wonderful holiday.

Debbie said...

Merry Christmas to you too! I always enjoy seeing your lovely projects and love your slow stitching Sundays!

Carla A Few Of My Favorite Things said...

Merry Christmas Kathy, I don't know how you do everything you do.

scraphappy said...

Merry Christmas! So nice of you to quilt for a friend, especially this time of year.

Terry said...

Merry Christmas! :0)

Janet O. said...

That is a pretty quilt. I would like to see the holly design up close. I want to try that on a top or two.
I'm with you on the dense quilting for a lap quilt--not cuddleable! (I'm sure that is a word)
Merry Christmas, Kathy!

LuAnn said...

Merry Christmas, and I hope you get to stitch a little over the holidays.

Created by Kathi said...

Merry Christmas! Thanks for all you do in blog world and in the quilting world too! :) Kathi

Carol Swift said...

You are so sweet to quilt that for your friend...lucky her! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Vroomans' Quilts said...

Merry Christmas and Season's Blessings

Ivani said...

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Hugs from Brazil.

Linda said...

Merry Christmas to you and yours. You are so sweet to quilt that for your friend...enjoy the holidays.

Terri said...

Merry Christmas to you, too, Kathy!
Hugs

Marei said...

Merry Christmas to you, Kathy. I'm looking forward to reading all about your quilt endeavors in the New Year.

Kathy ... aka Nana said...

Merry Christmas to you! I'm so glad to have found your blog!

Sheila said...

What a beautiful quilt!
Merry Christmas : )

Kate said...

Hope you had a very happy holiday.