Today, I am decorating the house with our collection of Christmas candles, figurines, Santas and snowmen. I have several red and green small quilts that I use as a base for my collections.
They add a bright “pop” of color…
and protect the wood from scratches…
Some of the quilts are “free form” doodles…like the red one on top (below)
while others start with a stencil:
I liked this stencil, but I wanted a square quilt…and the stencil was not detailed enough for me…
In the above quilt, I added feathers and a lot of filler to make the feathers stand out. I also added my favorite–spirals– and lots of other tiny quilting–(you’ll notice no stippling—my brain does not do stippling!)
The next time you use a stencil–(you can find some great stencils at The Stencil Company) make it your own and go beyond the stencil…(more on beyond the stencil in 2013)
Time to run. My house is a wreck of boxes, tissue paper and bubble wrap!
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