Christmas Quilts All Around

 I have been itching to post about these quilts for a few months now. I made four of them. One for each of my children's families. I bought the kits a couple of years ago and got the centers done. Then they sat around until I had time to put on the five (!!) borders. Part of the problem is that my children are in and out of my house a lot, and I had to keep these hidden. Nothing gets past my girls in the quilt room.

I gave them on Thanksgiving, so they can enjoy them during the Christmas season this year.  The quilt fabric tells a nativity story The Great I Am. That's what is in the squares between the tree squares.  One option for the panel is to make it into a book. I chose to make the quilt. Like I said, four of them.

I've made a decision not to make four identical quilts again. It's too hard to stay excited about the quilt through that many versions. (Although I like them all now that they've been done for a while). Of course, that resolution will probably last as long as my resolution not to make another Christmas quilt because I already have so many. Hopefully no one will notice the new Christmas Quilt kit sitting in my sewing room that I bought a couple of weeks ago, nor the seven Christmas quilt patterns in my stash. Plus, really, all you have to do to make a quilt Christmassy is to choose Christmas fabrics to make it with.

Pattern: The Great "I Am" by Henry Glass & Co.
Size: 60 X 60
Fabric designed by Leanne Anderson of The Whole Country Caboodle for Henry Glass & Co.