Friday, December 16, 2011

5 by 12 days


This is my 12 Days of Christmas quilt, all done, on my bed....



I started this quilt on Monday, in a ill advised rush of inspiration... I was packing up extra Christmas fabric and thought 'self --- if you don't use this fabric you might as well get rid of it"... and thus the madness began....



The fabric was all what I consider 'outsiders' from my stash, those that I bought cheap and didn't love and had no plan for... That included the focus print and backing... I still have no idea what I was thinking when I bought the 12 day panel. The exception is the black kona cotton I purchased for the binding.... it had to be black...



I may have rushed it a little, and I may have run over my thumb in the process, but all is well that ends well...



This is the largest quilt I have completed myself with FMQ to date. It went through the Jukki super easy (as did the thumb) and I am now ready to try the other two queen sized that I have been procrastinating on... but not until I get the remaining Christmas presents completed.


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16 comments:

  1. EileenDecember 16, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Some of my favorite quilts are done by what I call my uglies or what was I thinking......Your's turned out beautiful. love the colors

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  2. PattilouDecember 16, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    I love the simplicity of that quilt. We've all got or used up those "what was I thinking" fabrics! Yours looks super!

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  3. Sarah CraigDecember 16, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    That's so pretty, Diane! Amazing how well those "what was I thinking" fabrics work when we use them!! Whoop whoop!!

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  4. AnonymousDecember 16, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Love this quilt & am amazed at the time you could whip it up! Whoop Whoop!

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  5. Amanda JeanDecember 16, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    it's FANTASTIC! looks great on your bed! and what a great way to use up fabric. sorry to hear about your thumb, though. be careful!

    thanks for linking up!

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  6. ShawnDecember 16, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    Wow you're fast and what a great quilt!!

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  7. SuzanneDecember 16, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    This is a fantastic quilt. I love the clean lines. I can not believe you started this quilt on Monday and it is already finished. It took me 6 months to do a king size (not that much bigger). Your amazing.

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  8. Go-Go KimDecember 16, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    The THUMB!!!!! Oh NO!!!!! LOVE the quilt!!!!!!

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  9. KimDecember 16, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Gorgeous quilt! I can't believe you got it done in a week! Definitely many whoop whoops!

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  10. CarlaDecember 17, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    I'm glad it all worked out for you and you have a beautiful surprise.

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  11. PauletteDecember 17, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    What a great quilt! Way to use those fabrics, and I am floored by how fast you got it together and done!

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  12. KarenDecember 17, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    It turned out excellent! You are on a roll.

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  13. HeatherDecember 17, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Awesome!! Isn't it amazing how a bunch of random fabrics can come together so beautifully? Great job! :o)

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  14. AnonymousDecember 18, 2011 at 3:27 AM

    you are amazing!
    ~Casey

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  15. felicityDecember 19, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    Glad you followed your creative bliss on this one! Enjoy it!!

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  16. DebDecember 19, 2011 at 2:31 AM

    After reading your blog for awhile now....all I can say is YOU ARE AMAZING!! How you get it all done is a miracle! Sorry your finger was hurt in the process though. :)

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