I bought this cloth book in a kit to make the quilt several years ago. Finally, I was tired of waiting on myself to have it done at Christmas so I made it! I had the 2017 quilts finished for customers and the 2017 books caught up for The Farmer. Time to quilt for me!
Since it was first printed to be a child’s cloth book, I cut apart each page to use as a block in the quilt. The kit included fabric to make the pages all the same size. I quilted around the animals and the first line of story on each page.
The border quilting was a fast double scallop and loops (ornaments) and the small decorative blocks in the quilt design had a freehand loop and leaf depending on which way I was moving at the time so they go different directions.
The last page tells of the animals welcoming the baby Jesus, The Great “I AM”. Also the name of the fabric line. A quilt shop in SD put the kit together to create the quilt from the book. When I bought this at a quilt show, they said it was their last kit.
Since I had the binding on but not wrapped by Christmas I finished the hand-sewing the week following Christmas and plan to keep the quilt out all winter. Someday a little one might come visit me and we can read the story while keeping our laps warm.
My first time to use a corner and fast label!
and sew on... 