My Christmas quilts are like quilted hugs for myself. Sure, I have made several quilts as Christmas gifts but my holiday themed quilts, and particularly the Christmas ones, are my favorites. What is it about holiday fabric that makes me sew happy?!

Each are stitched full of special memories. Lora, Mom (Carolyn), and I were talking about our huge collection of Christmas quits. Lora won by the way. She had the most Christmas quilts. I came in second and Mom was definitely last because we wouldn’t let her count her unfinished Christmas quilts. We thought we’d share some of our special Christmas quilt memories with you.

Lora’s Memory

I am still getting the biggest chuckle out of this Christmas quilt. Ten years ago we had a movie filmed in our home.  It was during Christmas time and I had my house completely decorated. Six months later the set director called asking if she could buy a few of my Christmas quilts. It was summer and they were filming a Christmas movie and she desperately needed props. I sold her one quilt and rented a couple of others. I never knew what movie they were filming. No clue until last December (2021) Donna Merrill posted on Facebook in the Quilting Group a request for a pattern name.

THAT’S MY QUILT!!  I kept repeating over and over.  The quilt was actually laying next to me on the sofa and I spread it out on the floor and posted a photo for Donna. 

I’ve got a date with my Mom and sister to watch “Let It Snow” on the Hallmark channel.  Thank you Donna!  You certainly made my day!! ❤️  

Oh! and the pattern is in a book called 40 Fabulous Quick Cut Quilts by Evelyn Sloppy, page 64 called Fall Frolic.

Carolyn‘s Memory

I saw the sketch of this Christmas quilt right after Lisa had drawn it. We were in church. 😉 I loved it from the beginning. However, it took her about three years before it became a pattern. It seemed like a long wait for Christmas Morning Delight. It is still my favorite. I made mine using a silver, charcoal, and red Christmas line of fabrics.

When I saw this background, I knew it was perfect for the appliqué portion of my quilt. The light just seem to burst forth. Do you remember hanging tinsel on the tree? I love the sparkle and shine of Christmas. I chose fabric that had a silver thread, Christmas red, and the drama of the black. Then I added bling to the quilt that catches light as you move about my room. (Lisa: panel was Hoffman Fabrics Supernova Onyx Spectrum Print Panel 43″ x 43”, Red and Silver ornament fabric line was Robert Kaufman’s Holiday Flourish).

Lora and Lisa had made the Charming Christmas Runner on the table as a kit sample and when their kits sold out they gave me the runner!

Lisa’s Memory

One of my favorite Christmas quilt memories started in long ago January well before Material Girlfriends Patterns was even a twinkle in my eye. I sewed with a wonderful group of quilters. We called ourselves the Material Girls. One year, we decided to do a round robin. Each of us made a 12″ block for the center of our quilt and at the end of the month, we passed that block and a yard of the feature fabric off to the next Material Girl on the list. Each month we received a growing masterpiece from one of our quilting girlfriends to work on. We wouldn’t see our own quilt until 8 months later, after each quilter had a chance to add another row around the center. I LOVE this quilt – and I only sewed the small center square! Each of my quilting girlfriends worked very hard to create a wonderful unique Christmas quilt for me to cherish.

Do you have a favorite holiday quilt? It doesn’t have to be Christmas, of course! We’d love to see it. If you do the Facebook thing, we have a group called Material Girlfriends Quilting Gang. Please post and share your story with us. If you don’t have a favorite holiday quilt yet, it is time to get started my quilting friend! Begin your holiday quilt this season and stitch it full of special memories.

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We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving, (an enriching Black Friday, delightful Small Business Saturday, Super Cyber Monday for small business owners), a happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, bang-up Boxing Day, and a kicking good Kwanzaa. We will check in again before New Years. Until then, stitch some special memories together.

Lisa, Lora, and Carolyn