A Nutcracker Christmas Quilt with Holly Quilting (Fat Quarter Pile Up)

Hello, my quilty friends!

I got my Fat Quarter Pile Up quilts back from Kaitlyn (@knotandthread) and realized I never shared this one!

The fabrics

I used some of the Rifle Paper Co. Nutcracker prints, some darling gnomes from Dear Stella, some of Amy Sinibaldi's Little Town prints, plus a few more. 😍

The quilting

When your name is Holly (which mine is), it's hard to pass up a quilting design with holly in it! ☺️ Kaitlyn quilted it with a pantograph called Holly Panto 3. Then I backed it with a coral pink minky.

Tip: Ask your longarm quilter if they have a pantograph that matches your quilt's theme. A little holly, a snowflake or a star makes a Christmas quilt even more fun.

Make your own

Fat Quarter Pile Up by Kaitlyn at Knot + Thread is such a quick and fun one to whip up, and it just takes 12 fat quarters. See all four of my Christmas Fat Quarter Pile Up quilts here.

Want another quick Christmas quilt? My Patchwork Plaid Christmas quilt tutorial is free, and it's a great way to use up your Christmas scraps. Or make a big scrappy Christmas tree with my Happy Christmas pattern.

If you make one, tag me @makervalley so I can see it!

Happy sewing, my quilty friends!
🩵 Holly