Holiday Sparkle

For the past week, these words have been reverberating in my head.
Holiday Sparkle.

Mainly because of this fabric.......

Holiday Sparkle by Nina Seven for Wilmington Prints

All the while, I was working on what was formerly known as the oblongagon quilt.

This gorgeous fabric was used in the quilt top to compliment the main focus fabrics - Holiday Frost by Jan Shade Beach for Henry Glass & Co.  I was quite taken by this Holiday Sparkle fabric - the dark gray background, the colourful text phrases, and the circular dots reminding me of snow flakes!

And then, once I had made up my mind to use this fabric both to name and to bind the oblongagon quilt, I mulled over the idea of how to make this into a truly fabulous finish.

 

Another first for me concerning binding - the 60 degree corners.  Not a problem!

Backing fabrics from left to right are...

• large text print telling the history of the Christmas tree (love it!)
                  is called "Tidings of Great Joy" by J. Wecker Fisch for Quilting Treasures
  
• dark gray stripe is "Animal Alphabet Flash Cards" by Lisa DeJohn for Red Rooster Fabrics
• and the dots are by Andover Fabrics

This close up also reveals the quilting.

Using a walking foot and 4.0 stitch length, I quilted 4 parallel lines along the outside of each vertical seam.  Very time consuming, but I love how it enhances the overall design.

I successfully resisted the urge to make a full bed sized quilt this time.

The Holiday Sparkle quilt measures 52" x 65", a nice throw quilt size.

Perfect for snuggling on the sofa!

Listing this one in my Etsy shop.

In case you were interested in an alternate way to baste a quilt besides on the floor or table, I included this picture of the backing, thumb tacked to my adjustable quilting frame.
(Otherwise known as four sticks and some screws.)

Countdown to Christmas...  76 days to go!

Keep On Quilting On