Two quick Christmas quilts!
margaret | November 1, 2009
There’s still time to make these two quick Christmas quilts. They go together very quickly and serve nicely as companion pieces. You could probably get both of them completed in about ten hours or less, so you still have time.
I wanted these quilts to reflect the true meaning of Christmas, so I opened my Bible to the second chapter of Matthew and designed Thee Guiding Light. The light shining on the stable and manger is the focal point of the quilt, so the Wise Men on camels are in shadow in the left block.
Thee Guiding Light is 35.5” x 17.5”.
I thought it would be fun to create a bookshelf or mantle quilt and followed a similar theme, but this time I went to the second chapter of Luke to design Good News (from above). The shepherds are watching over their flock…and you know the rest.
Good News (from above) has two sizes included in the pattern. For the bookshelf size you might use the three block version. The five block version has one blank block on either end and will fit nicely on a mantle. This quilt has an overhang area and a shelf piece.
Good News (from above) is 22.5” x 10” or 37.5” x 10”.
For a closer look, go to my website and click on applique patterns. Then, click on the pattern itself and a larger version will appear.
