Scrap Christmas Quilt Part 2

The quilt top was finally finished last Saturday. I have been too busy to get the post together. So much is happening this last week. My DGD is with us at the moment. My DDIL and DGD arrived last Saturday evening and I have been enjoying their visit ever since.

Back to the tutorial: In Part 1 of the tutorial where I only finished the centre and the first border. The next step I joined more strips of Christmas fabrics randomly and cut them into five lengths the same size as the long side of the first border . Join up the five strips, you need two of these. Attach them on to both sides of the centre section. Now do the same for the top and bottom of the centre section. Check the photos for more details.

The above photo showing the first and second borders. I cut the second border 5.5" wide because I have more of this fabric. Unfortunately the first and second border are not the same fabrics, but as I said. The idea of this quilt is to use up my Christmas stash! Now join the second border and repeat the same procedure for the outer part of the quilt.

The outer part of this quilt is left without border. As far as I can see in the original quilt. The binding is attached directly onto the body of the quilt which I thought it was rather nice.

It's not easy to photograph a quilt lying on the floor. I hope you can make it out. I have not quilted it yet and my machine quilter Donna Ward told me she is swamped at the moment and cannot quilt for me in time for Christmas. I was a little disappointed not to get it done by this Christmas!