Sew & Tell Friday: Christmas

*I've had this post loaded for a while. 

I finished the top for my parents' Christmas present quilt in March.  Yes, March of 2010.  I had my friend Pam do the quilting.  Pam does amazing work.  Very slow work, though, and I didn't get the finished quilt (except for the binding) until the Friday after Thanksgiving.  Also 2010.  It's gorgeous, though!  I think Pam kept it all that time to show it off to the ladies who attended retreats at her home.  I'm all about showing off, so that's fine with me.

It's a pumpkin seed!  Surprise.  I used French General Rouenneries fabric - a layer cake for the "seeds" and the pearl solid for the background.

Pam used a dark red thread on the background fabric.  Isn't that gorgeous?!  I gave her free reign on the design and I love what she came up with.

The stripe is only one inch wide, but Pam managed to get a different stitch into it.

I wanted a different fabric for the back, but those are the breaks.  It's supposed to be a wall hanging anyway.

We had Jen and Ben for Christmas this year and I knew I wanted to make a quilt, but didn't know what kind.  Back in September or October, my Dad's aunt offered to let me take home two lone star tops (unfinished) that my great great grandmother had made.  She and my great grandmother made lone stars for all of their children and grandchildren.  It was their "thing."  So now it's my thing.  Here is the lone star I made for Jen and Ben.

I used American Jane fabric and I've forgotten the name of that line...  the one with the school stuff...  Dangit.

I used the awesome illustrated alphabet fabric on the back.  This one cracks me up.  That kid is watching the radio.  Blind stitch binding since it was official and all.

I'm so glad to finally be able to show off these Christmas gifts!  Go to Amy's today to see what everyone else did. :)