Christmas Quilts

Our weekly Sewing Group makes quilts for those in need.  Our leaders decided to begin making quilt tops using Christmas fabrics and make Row by Row tops.  As we were cutting the fabrics into different size strips (2", 4", 6" and 8"), Linda came across this cute fabric with little bears, surrounded by candy canes.  We also had several yards of joyous fabric in red and green.  Then, I realized I still had a couple of pieces of fabric with (4) bears.  Two were St.Patrick's Day bears on green fabric and two were Christmas bears on red fabric.  There was not enough red fabric to make seam allowances, so those were machine embroidered onto white 8" fabric squares.   It was a wonderful way to practice my machine embroidery.  The red border fabric has squiggles of gold throughout.  The plan is to use fleece on the back, so the quilts will be cozy and not need batting.  Most of our quilts are tied.

Christmas Quilt top with Teddy Bears