Christmas Quilts and More Snow

I've only made a few Christmas quilts, but most of them have been made when I was at Daniels Summit during Quilts Etc. quilt retreats. They put 4 fabrics together in a packet, and you make a mystery quilt not knowing before hand what the pattern will look like.


I only bring these quilts out at Christmas time. A fun way to decorate the house.

I loved the how the quilting shows on the back of this quilt. Sometimes the back can be as interesting as the front.

This quilt is cleverly called "Toile A Good Night". Get it? "To All A Good Night". My girlfriend Judi and I saw this in a kit from a local quilt store called "Lazy Daisy Cottage". We loved the Christmas Toile fabric and had fun making this quilt together. Every time I look at it I remember my dear friend Judi.

I named this quilt "Reindeer Parts". This was another quilt from a Daniels Summit retreat. I ended up needing to cut the reindeer fabric in little tiny squares. It made most of the blocks only show parts of their bodies. Normally, anyone using that fabric should have used it for larger squares to really highlight the designs. Now I just think it's funny when I look at it.

We've had more snow here in what used to be sunny St. George. Paul came home from work last night at about 9 pm and decided to make a snow man on our front lawn.

Today school was cancelled because our community doesn't have any equipment to clear the roads. Paul's friends who have lived here all their lives say this is the first time they have ever experienced a day that school was cancelled because of snow.

Las Vegas is the nearest big community. They have closed the airport and cancelled school also. Bizarre.

Many of Paul's friends came over today to play. They first started with a snow ball fight in our backyard.

The pool was the safety zone with many of the snow balls ending up in the water.

Now everyone is back inside playing board games while sipping hot chocolate and eating popcorn. The fireplace is glowing, and everyone is quite happy to have a break from end of the semester studies.