I’m happy to say that Taylor received her “real” birthday present less than a week after her big day. And thanks to Elizabeth for reminding me that I hadn’t posted any photos.

This was my first experience with a panel; the original pattern called for cutting off the burgundy and pink borders but I decided to leave them on. That meant that the measurements for attaching the snowflakes was “off” but I added extra strips in the borders to make up for it.

The first snowflakes for the quilt were done in 2015, shortly after I made the purchase. Each of the 22 snowflakes were appliquéd onto the background using a zig-zag stitch.

I didn’t know how to quilt the centre of the panel and the pattern gave me no clues. I decided to cross-hatch the centre panel and I was happy with my choice. I used one of the “fancy” stitches on my machine in the narrow borders. The snowflake blocks and wider borders were done in a free-motion meander.

I originally purchased Olaf fabric for the backing, but later decided I wanted flannel. When the quilt was washed the snowflakes really popped, which gave a very nice effect.