12 Days of Christmas, Day 11

Day 11

Welcome to the eleventh day of the Quilt Doodles 12 Days of Christmas. I've got another fun project for you!

A couple of fun snowman projects for you today. They are both mini quilts that can be hung on a split wire hanger from ackfeld or displayed on a tabletop. Living in Minnesota, I have my snowmen on display thru March, no kidding. We have snow for that long, in fact I remember a snowfall in May! (Back when I was in high school!) It was one of those wet, heavy snows. I went to school in a windbreaker and froze on the way home!  Crazy! Anyway, these sweet snowmen are fun to put out for the holidays because they are decorating a Christmas tree. Just like I did a couple of weeks ago. I love doing applique on my machine using heat n bond. I usually use a dark color thread for all of my machine stitching. It's also a great way to use up little bits and pieces from other projects that I have completed.

I've got all of my machine stitching done here in this picture. I just pulled fabric from my stash at home. I used a light blue polka dot for the background fabric. It reminded me of snow falling. A snowflake fabric would be cute too! 

None of my hand stitching is done yet, I wait until I have all of my machine applique and quilting done. It's just a personal preference. 

You can see my machine quilting well in this picture. I free motion quilted a holly design on the border for each mini quilt. The string of lights are made with an embroidered 'string' with mini buttons for the Christmas lights. I think these are so cute shown together as a set. I just love how all these snowmen are working together to get the Christmas tree decorated in time for the holidays.

~Snow Much Decorating!~

~Topping the Tree~

Both of these patterns can be found in my Etsy shop and also on the website. They are available either as PDF instant downloads or packaged patterns.

I hope you have a wonderful day and find some time to do some sewing! I've saved today to spend in my sewing room. I have so many projects to work on I'm not even sure where to begin! I've spent the last several days getting ready for my husband's family Christmas that I haven't had any down time to stitch. Now that is over, and my house is clean, I'm going to hibernate in my studio for the day. I am so looking forward to listening to an audio book and sewing. 

Happy Quilting,

Cindy and Belvedere