Snow Fun to Meet You...Bundle Up!

November 29, 2015 my fellow Canadian blogger Paulette of Sweet P Quilting and Creations shared a link to this free pattern.

 As I was already working on two other snow related quilts I decided to print it off and make one also.  But I wanted to change it up a bit.  First I made my snowflake and mittens blocks a bit bigger.  I also changed the shape of the snowflakes a bit, angling the cuts for a bit of interest.

 I also felt it needed a few more words and no sashing.  So I used the exiting letters to make Winter's here and add it to the bottom.

 Then I decided to make it into a lap quilt rather than just a wall hanging so I designed this winsome guys.  Their mouths were stitched without any guides, I just stitched their quirky smiles.

 Next I decided on the final borders.  At first I was going to add some more snowflakes and perhaps a few trees.  In the end I decided less was more.

 Sew I sew it up as a top today.  But something was bugging me...my Winter's here wasn't as visible as I would like...

 So I unpicked the medium aqua thread and decided to use a very pale aqua/white thread instead.

 Liking the look of the finished W; I reverse stitched the n, e, and s.

 It stands out a bit more but I didn't want to change the wool letters.

I have a part of a wool batt and now need to find a backing to suit this seasonal lap quilt. Here is the link from All People Quilt if you want to make the pattern or play around with it as I did.