When I first saw the Sleigh Bells pattern from Fran Morgan of Fabric Cafe in their book Quick Christmas 3-Yard Quilts I knew I was going to make it. I had purchased the last of a bolt of Poppy Cotton's Warm Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses from their Snuggle Up Buttercup line and was waiting for just the right time to use it. There was less than 2 yards which was required for the twin size quilt but I took a chance! I had just enough of the focus fabric for this quilt. I had purchased the maroon colored fabric from Creative Notions with this quilt pattern in mind. I had the green fabric in my stash & a bolt of fabric from The Winter Twist Collection from Jason Yenter for In The Beginning Fabrics. I really like the way this pattern worked up.
I machine quilted it with Glide Thread in the color Jade using the Red Christmas Poinsettia pantograph from Quilting Pantographs. As there was space between the flowers I did free motion loops to fill the blank space. I machine bound this quilt after glue basting the binding. The glue does not hurt the fabric nor the sewing machine. I use Elmer's School Glue using a very light bead then press it in place. This process relieves some of the pressure on my hands when I machine bind.
Here's hoping you have a blessed New Year.
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