I went to unpack my Christmas decorations this year, and I found this! I totally forgot I finished it this summer and packed it away.
This is the very popular Scrappy Trip Around the World block. I started these blocks almost three years ago (!) and I finally forced myself to finish this summer so I could enter it into my local county fair. It looks so much harder than it really is. I would highly recommend it. It's a fun way to change things up.
I ordered this Michael Miller fabric special for the back. I planned on the direction of the print running the opposite way, so I ended up having to line up the pattern and piecing it the best I could. I love it.
(You can see on the very edge of this picture that the little elf is pieced.)
I love this figure 8 quilting. Something new and fun.
The judges' best comment was on my binding: "Best binding we've seen all day!" That's a huge complement, especially remembering what a hot mess my binding used to be.
I love snuggling under it by the Christmas tree.
