Welcome back! We’re on Day Six of the 12 Days of Best Christmas Quilts Blog Tour and we’re thrilled with how well the first week went! The comments poured in and prizes have been shipped. We have more fantastic prizes and, of course, fantastic Best Christmas Quilts 2012 designers to visit with this week.
Today’s stop features Susan Emory and Christine Van Buskirk of Swirly Girls Design. Known for their modern approach to quilting, the Swirly Girls have produced several popular quilt patterns, designed the Circle Savvy Ruler for Creative Grids, and have two fabric lines with Michael Miller Fabrics and The Clubhouse Quilt Club.
Christmas Pie, 60" x 72", by Swirly Girls Design in Best Christmas Quilts 2012
The Swirly Girls designed Christmas Pie using quick-piecing and quick-applique techniques, and these bold blocks practically jump off the crisp white background of the quilt. Their use of modern Christmas fabrics from Michael Miller are bright and cheery–guaranteed to put a smile on anyone’s face!
You’ll find more quilts and products by Swirly Girls Design on their blog and website (not to mention a pie recipe at the bottom of their blog post!). If you leave a comment on the Swirly Girls Design blog by midnight MDT tonight – Monday, August 27 – you’ll be entered for a chance to win a bundle of free Christmas fabric from Michael Miller Fabrics, some of the same ones they used for Christmas Pie. Comments left on this blog will not be entered in the prize drawing.
Don’t forget to pick up your copy of Best Christmas Quilts 2012, on sale now at the Quilt and Sew Shop, and also available at your local quilt shop, bookstore or newsstand.
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What a gorgeous piece to give as a present! Gotta love those happy colors!!
I will be making some christmas gifts and the fabric would be a wonderful addition to what I have already.
i love your christmas fabric would love to win some!!!!
I would make these fabrics up into a tree skirt for my dear daughter. She is a 24 year old newlywed who loves bright cheery colors. Thank you!
I love Michael Miller fabric and would love this collection!
Beautiful fabric. I hope I am the lucky winner.
Gorgeous fabric! I want to win!!!!!!!!!
What a gorgeous quilt. Love the fabrics! I’d enjoy the opportunity to create something using this beautiful combination!
My favorite things…….Christmas and PIE!!!!!!!
Beautiful
gorgeous fabric & quilt!
I just love too see all the new fabrics!!
perfect for stockings for my new twin great grandaughters
Thanks for a chance to win. Peggy
It’s never too soon to start sewing for the holidays and having a new grandbaby this year is making life a bit more chaotic. Even though he is a July baby, his brother and sister are holiday babies, as is his other cousin, and his dad and auntie and me.
But having pretty fabrics to coax the mind into designs, and watching those ideas come into fruition is worth all the stress of making it work!
Exciting and perfect for Christmas. Fun quilt!
You can depend on Michael Miller Fabrics to have rich color and wonderful material.
These would put a big smile on my face. Gorgeous.
Such a comfy looking throw. Would love to recreate it.
Gorgeous!!!!
I’d love to make this for someone’s Christmas gift.