Holiday Mini Quilts – Day 3
Happy Thursday!
I hope you enjoy the last of my December mad sewing adventure …
I decorated a couple of kitchen towels to match the quilt-as-you-go potholders I blogged about here. We have new friends who are also from Maryland and I wanted to give them a welcome gift.
Before retiring I had an online embroidery business, monogramming bath hand towels was one of my best sellers. I still give them as gifts and I’m always so happy when I see them displayed in my family members home!
I made this set for one of my guest bathrooms. It’s a holly leaf laurel wreath with monogram. The wreath design was a bonus design with my machine purchase and I added the single letter. The “Joy to the World” and “Peace on Earth” mini quilt designs came from Embroidery Library.
Christmas 2018 Bath Hand Towels 
Christmas 2018 Bath Mini Quilts
Making star mug rugs using Missouri Star Quilt Company’s – periwinkle tool is super fast! Watch Jenny’s YouTube tutorial here.
Star Mug Rug 
Star Mug Rug 
Star Mug Rug
I made these fabric baskets to keep fruit and candy available for my guests. I used metallic threads for the quilting! I love the fabric!
Christmas 2018 Fabric Baskets 
Christmas fabric basket
I had three orphan quilt blocks from a couple years ago and turned them into gift bags. Two of the blocks I used as front and back for one bag and used scraps to piece together a back for the second bag.
Orphan Quilt Block gift bags 
Gift Bag Backs
I tend to gift wine or other alcoholic beverages as gifts and I always make wraps for the bottles. I start with a quilted 14 x 16 top with some type of embroidery or just a monogram. This piece is used for the front and back of the wrap.
Below are the four I made this year.
Christmas 2018 wine bottle front 
Christmas 2018 wine bottle backs
Gag mug rug gift for my good friend named Chardonnay!
Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stitching!
Hi Karla! So, so, SO many good finishes in this post. I just LOVE those wine bottle wraps. Where were you when I went on a binge of giving them out to friends a year or two ago. I had no cute, creative wraps like yours I’ll tell you. And that basket is also SO cute. I have a thing for fabric baskets – I like to make them but I’ve given away all the ones I’ve made. Maybe I need to make a few for myself. Last of all, those star shaped mug rugs are cool. It looks so pretty and cute with your little snowman and candle. I have enjoyed your last three posts immensely. You were sew busy!! Happy Thursday. ~smile~ Roseanne
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Thanks Roseanne –if you ever need any wine wraps just let me know — other than the embroidery it takes me less than 10 minutes to stitch one 🙂
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WOW, what fun looking projects. And so many. You are amazing with your embroidery machine.
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Thanks Cherie — embroidery is my passion!
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Such thoughtful and pretty gifts, and the colors are amazing. Anyone who received them from you was a very lucky person indeed. My favorites are your guest towels.
Happy New Year to you and yours.
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Thank you Sylvia!
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Karla, you are a sewing machine…pun intended! These are beautiful gifts and I’m still drooling over the electronic cases you made for your family members. I think the hand towels are superb gifts, you have many lucky friends!
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Thank you! I love making things for others!
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Hi Karla!
I’m thoroughly enjoying seeing all of your projects! Each one is lovely!
Happy Quilting! 🙂
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Thanks Gail — check out https://swpea.com/ She has great ideas for embroidery!
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Boy, the thread must’ve been flying over there with all those fun projects! Hope you have time to put your feet up and relax a bit now! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Wendy!
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