I live in rural Michigan. At my local quilt show, Seven Sisters Quilt Shop they have a Deer Hunter’s widow sale at the beginning of firearm deer season. Since I’m a hunter, I don’t get to the store first thing in the morning. But it’s a sale I don’t want to miss. They always have tasty food, interesting demos and good sales. This year I saw the flannel Christmas panel on display, asked where they were in the store only to find out it was the last one. Needless to say I didn’t put it down. I thought it would be a quick to make Christmas quilt. But I was wrong.

When I cut it apart I quickly realized that each block was now going to be a different size. I was going to have to come up with lots of different blocks to fit together.

I started it Thanksgiving weekend while we were at the lake house. I hung up a few of the blocks on the idea wall and made a few different blocks to fill in beside the blocks from the panel. Friendship star and flying geese were the first two blocks I pieced.

Top complete and ready to make the quilt sandwich. I got cuddle fabrics wide enough for the backing at Delphines Quilt Shop in Gaylord.

On the Simply Sixteen, I’m free motion quilting. No pattern, just fun quilting

Putting on the binding, just a couple of inches short. But isn’t the backing beautiful?

Perfect place to take photos, in the Christmas tree field.

This girl plans on taking it home. Flannel, batting and cuddle. Sounds like the perfect quilt to snuggle up in and watch Hallmark channel.