Clever name! Like it!

Love it; great fabrics and colors in there too! Nice job!

It's beautiful! Nice job!

What a wonderful idea and your version looks great. I love that you can see the outline of the elephants on the postage stamp side too...couldn't see that on the quilt that inspired yours and I think...

lol, i also hadn't noticed that the red flags were blowing in the wrong direction until you mentioned. Just blame it on a sudden change of wind. ;-) great looking quilt either way!

Gorgeous and classic! Wonderful job!

Wow, what a difference quilting makes! The hand-embroidered blocks looked great before, but they're spectacular...brought to life even, wafter you quilted them. Nice job and thanks for sharing!

Very cool quilt and welcome to the board!

Love it (and the quilt!) And you're right, they go together perfectly!

this is wonderful! love the little santa ornaments hanging by buttons too...and the quilting...gasp!

woah! nice job!

beautiful! and i love your border too; really brings it all together!

I agree with these combined suggestions! Looks great so far; keep us posted!

These are adorable! Can't wait to see January's placemats!

Ha! Thanks Geri...I have to admit I'm a very sporadic blogger, but once or twice a year I write stuff or post pics for friends and family abroad to look at. Thanks for browsing!

I had help from Jane Hardy Miller's book "French Braid Quilts" to learn about the technique and fabric/color choices. It's a great book and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone interested in French...

haha! yeah, even though we're vegan the ingredients weren't ones we usually have in the pantry either. but for the holidays we decided to splurge and try them out...we often substituted and didn't...

Nice! Was going to say it looks like a lot of paper piecing but then I went to Fat Quarter Shop's instructions and saw that they're pieced! Turned out great!! You could embroider little faces on your...

Aww...isn't she a cutie! Nice job Nana!

The large one has a lot of movement to it when you look at it. It's really pretty interesting to look at! Thanks for sharing!

Made this simple, no-bake recipe from Organic Sisters (with a few slight modifications) and they turned out great!

Here's a link to the recipe: http://organicsisters.com.au/recipe/festive-slice/
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Another quilt I recently finished and haven't yet had time to photograph until now. This one was made from a charm pack ("Snowman Gatherings") I got in the Christmas stocking I received in our...

I've been meaning to photograph this since our guild's retreat over Halloween, but I just didn't get around to it until now over the Christmas holidays. This was my first french braid and it was...

Very pretty; they remind me of snowflakes! Perfect for this time of year but also easily a year-round quilt. Nice job quilting this treasure!

Beautifully quilted; nice job! And I too love the back...reversible quilts are great!