Let it Snow Quilt

I finished my Let it Snow quilt, which was a mystery Block-of-the-Month from Buttermilk Basin last year. I had started out using white background fabric that had silver glitter in it, but in the end there was too much white with the background and snowmen. I wanted it to look like a snowy scene, but with so much white, you couldn't see some things from a distance. So I painted the background a blue sky color so that the snowmen would pop more and that made it look better. I had posted the first few blocks on this blog as I finished them with the white background. You can do a search for them to compare, if you are interested, by using my search feature on the right side of this blog.

This was the last block which is larger than the rest.

I used faux wool (flannel) for the applique and the border and  binding too. I added a few snowflake buttons and I left off the bottom row of the quilt that called for pieced trees as I didn't care for that. I  really enjoyed appliqueing these blocks by hand with a blanket stitch. Even with my poor choice of white for a background color, the painted background saved this quilt and I am satisfied with the result.

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Let it Snow Block #2

I made the second block in the Let it Snow Mystery Block of the Month series.
I am using flannel for the applique pieces and blanket stitching the appliques by hand.

I am really liking this BOM. 

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Let it Snow Block #1

I made this first Let it Snow Block #1 in about one day. I embroidered it all by hand and used flannel that looks like wool for the applique. I really like this one and it was fun to make. Block #2 should be up next Friday. I love how she gives you the applique blocks and the reversed applique pieces too, so not as much work for me to do. Since this is a mystery BOM, I won't know what the other blocks will look like for sure, but this first block is a good indication that I know I will like them all.

I made my moon a bit wider and changed the colors too. I added lots of French knots as well.

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A Fun New Mystery BOM for 2016: Let it Snow!!!

Hello friends. I just found out about this new 2016 Block-of-the-Month that's also a mystery. It looks like fun and it's free too. It's Buttermilk Basin's Let it Snow Mystery BOM.  It is wool applique and the first block is really cute! Of course you could use quilting cotton or even flannel that looks like wool if you want to. This first block is ready to download. Then every month a new block will be revealed. So pop on over and join in the fun!

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