Introducing Twinkle!
Twinkle represents many firsts for me: first Christmas quilt; first virtual bee quilt; first quilt I quilted on my longarm machine.
And Santa flying down the slopes.
It may surprise you that Twinkle is my first Christmas quilt. I’ve always liked the idea of Christmas quilts, but thought it was too much effort to make a quilt that I would only use for one month of the year. It’s funny how your perspective changes when free fabric is involved!
Quilt Dad and Moda were generous enough to share the Joy collection by Kate Spain with the Triangle Modern Quilt Guild, of which I am a member. How could I not make a Christmas quilt?!?
Then the lovely ladies of We Bee Modern Too helped me stitch up some of the Stargazing blocks from the Modern Blocks book. I added Parisian stars, also from the Modern Blocks book.
And then used Twinkle to play with Gammie using single and double loops.
I’m happy with Twinkle. I’m especially tickled by the back. I bought the panel from the Joy collection and added it to the back of the quilt. The panel was just too cute to leave in the store.
I especially like this little fellow.
And Santa flying down the slopes.
I added siggy blocks below the panel.
I’m still amazed to think about how my fabric traveled to all parts of the globe and came back to me in complete blocks. Thank you We Bee Modern Too!
Linking up to Finish It Up Friday and
39 comments
Such a fun Christmas quilt!
This is really fun! I never thought I'd make a Christmas quilt either, but after seeing all of the really cute ones (yours included) that have come out this year, maybe I'll have to do something for next Christmas! 🙂
Nicole, this is a beautiful and joyous quilt! Congrats to you, and happy holidays too.
Gorgeous!! I love anything with stars and done in reds and greens on crisp white is pectacular!!!
I have followed the making of this quilt and have loved every part of it . It is fantastic and you have done a wonderful job on the making and the quilting. Well done on your first quilt on the long arm too. You must be so pleased with the result, brilliant.
This ia wonderful quilt! The stars are fab and the back is lovely too 🙂
Very pretty! Lovely quilting and cute fabrics.
Fantastic. Being on the other side of the world to many of my cyber friends I really love the international 'working togetherness' that blogging enables. Your quilt is fantastic – working with white is very appealing to me. Thanks for linking up on my blog today. Cheers, Karen
Just gorgeous!
This is beautiful. Congrats on finishing well ahead of Christmas!
Oooh, I love the combination of star blocks, Nicole. It's beautiful! I also had the same reservations about a Christmas quilt, but I'm coming around. 🙂 Thanks for linking up to TGIFF!
It *is* a really cute panel. And what a cool Christmas quilt!
Those stars are beautiful!
Great job on the Christmas quilt Nicole.
Very pretty quilt! Merry Christmas!
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I love this… so cute and festive looking!
Very nice!! It's gorgeous!
Pretty! Love the back as well.
Love it!! Simple, elegant, and very modern! Well done! Thank you for sharing.
Have a super great sewing and stitching day!
Happy Holidays to all!
The festive stars are so pretty and I like the panel too! The quilting looks fabulous 🙂
Ha! When I first read the title of this post, I thought it said "Twinkie quilt." You can tell what's on my mind lately!! Beautiful quilt!
What a wonderful Christmas quilt! I've never done a bee – it sounds like a lot of fun!
How wonderful! I'm normally not one for holiday quilts, but I might have to reconsider after seeing this…
Oh I'm in love with your
Christmas quilt!
I have a weakness for Christmas quilts and yours is so very pretty. Love all the stars and the way you arranged them.
This is just wonderful! I love how you laid out the blocks–it gives the quilt a really modern feel. Lovely job!
Very nice:)
Very nice quilt!
Very cool, love all the collaboration on it!
Well done you – it looks great. Love the back!
What a fun quilt. I'm working on a Twinkle quilt as I type. Well, I'm supposed to be, anyway!
What a fun quilt. I'm working on a Twinkle quilt as I type. Well, I'm supposed to be, anyway!
I adore your quilt! It is simply beautiful, and so so cheerful! Well done! Have a Merry Christmas!
Good for you! Enjoy your Christmas ; )
It's beautiful! You did an amazing job…I love the front and back!
Beautiful!! You gave me an idea for the back of my Christmas quilt. I also have a panel that I don't know what to do with so will incorporate it into the back. Have a blessed Christmas!
Out of all the finishes I have seen this year…this is my favorite…beautiful…well done!
Beautiful! I, too, also used to think that a Christmas quilt wasn't a good idea… but have made a few now, including a lovely wool applique project I finished today (see my blog). Merry Christmas!
Nicole,
Such beautiful work. I love your creativity! Your vision for quilts are to be admired.
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