I'm trying to get all caught up on my blogging before the end of the year (2 days from now) but I don't think it's going to happen! I know I have another quilt or two that I still need to photograph! But here's to trying! This is my last quilt finish of 2022 - my Christmas Plaidish quilt! I actually started it last Christmas. I was given a fat quarter bundle from Simply Love Fabrics of this darling fabric line, Warm Wishes by Simple Simon and Co. for Riley Blake Designs. Simply Love Fabrics hosted a giveaway for me last year and sent me the bundle afterward. Super generous of them, right!?! I bought some yardage from them for the back and then made a couple of blocks before it went into "project hibernation" for a year. Then, I went to a 2-day quilting retreat earlier this month and spontaneously decided to bring it along. I ended up working on it for a day and a half and got the quilt top done. I threw in several other fabrics from my stash to add more variety. I especially love the pink and gray buffalo check prints but I threw in several others that fit the color palette, as well. The dark green floral that I used for the back is from Warm Wishes, too. I think Minky would've been a nice choice for the back, as well, since it's a wintery quilt and Minky is so soft and cozy but I didn't think about that until the quilt top was made. I had already purchased the floral so I just stuck with that. I think it's a really pretty print though! I bound it with a red plaid woven fabric that has white and blue lines on it. Jen Ostler in Highland, UT quilted it with a panto called, Swirly Snowflake, which I think gives it some nice movement. The pattern is a free tutorial by Erica of Kitchen Table Quilting, called Plaidish. It's the perfect pattern for using up scraps! Click HERE for the tutorial. I've had several people on Instagram comment on how much they like this pattern in these fabrics. And while I am really happy with the way it turned out, I will say that this quilt is a little busier than I'm used to. I also feel like some of my color values got mixed up along the way. The pattern calls for dark, medium, and light fabrics and I feel like some of the medium fabrics read as lights and some of the lights read as mediums. It was a good learning experience though! I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out overall, though. I really like the fabrics, colors, and pattern! Warm Wishes is a darling fabric line! And I think when you stand back and look at the overall quilt, you can really see the "plaid" design. I would love to make another one someday! Happy quilting!