The Merry Christmas Coverlet is from the late 1950s/early 1960s. It is tied and doesn't have batting. One doesn't see many Christmas quilts so I bought it locally. d
I like the large panel that shares the names of the family on the stockings:
At the time, I thought the images might have come from a coloring book. It was only a few years ago that I found that I actually owned the embroidery transfer packet that held the motifs. A "duh" moment but then I have a lot of transfers. So do you think I could find the envelope for this post? No! I might have given it to a friend along the way. The colors and the motifs are very indicative of the time.
This is exactly what Christmas trees looked like when I was a kid. Chubby and full of bright ornaments.
Santa doesn't show up well because he has so much white embroidered on his beard and coat.
Personally I prefer the two animal motifs:
My neighbor has two kittens under a year old and yesterday we chatted on the phone. "Are the kittens after your tree?" I asked her. She said they have not been climbing the tree like her late cat George did when he was a kitten. Probably the tree was less fun to play with than the kittens have together. I mean who didn't like torturing playing with their siblings as a child?
This is my favorite image from the quilt because I love dogs. Unfortunately this is also how my dog looks today. She injured her leg earlier in the week. The leg is doing better but the vet suggested x-raying her hip and leg while she was under anesthesia yesterday.
Scout had a cracked tooth (never had that problem with our dogs before) and it was already scheduled to be extracted yesterday. To make a long story short, the tooth was a bugger to get out and she had to have extra anesthesia which has left her groggy even today.
Today I am fussing over her and binding a quilt. I don't like that she's so under the weather but on the other hand, it's good to have a day to just breathe instead of the Christmas stuff I've been doing.
What are you doing today? If you want to share ANYTHING for Friendship Friday, email me at allentownquilter@gmail.com!
Have a safe and happy day!
