So after the jelly roll race quilt that went a bit wrong, I decided to make something Christmassy. This was about April time, which is apparently when the Christmas fabric comes out for serious quilters. It's July now and lines are starting to sell out. I will never criticise Tesco selling baubles in August again. But y'know, Christmas in April is still wrong and whilst I was thinking 'Christmas tree' I wanted something not red, gold, santa and holly. I had bought myself some lush batik-y fabric in fat quarters and some plain black which made a nice contrast, anyway, this was the result.
I didn't use a pre-existing pattern and I didn't have a fancy doodah that measures the right angle- I do now- so the whole thing was predrawn onto the back of a cereal packet and cobbled together with much swearing from me, and eyebrow raising from Mother. Oh my goodness, HOW many mistakes?? It is utterly riddled with them. Wonky seams, dodgy corners... well, even from the picture you can see them! Having said that I'm rather fond of it all the same... because it's all mine. I mean yes, I made it but also it's my idea, my design. So I don't care about the errors, and it will be used nearer the time. Not yet, because it's July and Christmas in July is still wrong, which is why Mother and I will be in full on gift production mode in a few weeks heehee!
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