GOOD CHEER

 I wanted something new to use this upcoming Christmas season, so I went with red, green, and beige; and two simple paper-pieced blocks.  I didn't count how many different fabrics I used, but it was a bunch in my ongoing efforts to use up my scraps that I have accumulated over 40+ years.

THE STATS:  "Good Cheer", 2023, 33"x33", Paper pieced, Machine pieced, 

Machine quilted.

THE NAME:  "Good Cheer" comes from a poem I was supposed to say as a four-year old at the annual Sunday School Christmas pageant.  It goes like this:  "Christmas comes but once a year; and when it comes, it brings GOOD CHEER".  Well, Sally couldn't follow the rules even then.  Instead, I said, "I'm a cute little girl with a cute little figure; stand back boys until I get a little bigger."  My family and the Sunday school teacher were horrified; thus ending my acting career forever.

CHRISTMAS AND QUILTS

I have some older favorite quilts that I like to pull out for the Christmas season.

Tartan Quilt, 1986

Holly Wool Appliqued Pillow, 2012

 Betsey's Block #3, 2018

This Santa does get to rest his head on a new quilt.  He has had a hard life starting with a tantrum-throwing kid 47 years ago -- I'll leave it at that as it was not one of my best parental moments!

Wrapped around the Christmas tree ---

1904 Revisited, 1984

1904 Star quilt made to honor the year my grandparents were married.

                                      MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!