holiday – Amanda’s blog

Hi guys! I’m sorry to say this is a quick recap of a post I wrote a couple of weeks ago. We had some major tech issues here and had to do a blog restore and I lost all the data for the past couple months. Tears. Just trying to recap here so you don’t miss anything!

Well, Fall Quilt Quilt Market came and went in a blink of an eye once again and I’m just now getting to sharing my new things on the blog. So without further ado here is Nordic Holiday, my new line for Benartex…

nordicholidaybooth_02 — Some “Nordic Holiday” prints

nordicholidaybooth_03 — And more Nordic Holiday prints…

Our Contempo booth won second place! You can see it below. Cherry Guidry’s Mulberry Lane is on the left of the tree and my Nordic Holiday line is on the right.)

nordicholidaybooth_01 — The Contempo booth at Quilt Market

And here are close-ups of the prints in the collection – my favorite thing about them is that they are more of winter focus, so can be kept out all winter long. I’m so excited to see what you guys sew with them! (And please don’t forget to tag me on so that I can see them @amandamurphydesign on Instagram!)

The quilt that inspired the collection was my Nordic Row Sampler. The Nordic Row Sampler is shown hanging is in red and aqua. There is a red and green version too. This quilt pieced entirely from strip sets!

nordicholidaybooth_04 — “Nordic Row Sampler”

I wanted my other large quilt to be quite different. Here is a softer Starry Night Starry Night in blues and greens. Matching runner and placemat directions are included in the pattern.

Next up is Northern Lights… a set of minis similar to my pattern that can also be finished as pillows.

And Starstruck is back, making an encore appearance because the graphic stars make this 2-1/2” strip quilt just perfect for this collection.

nordicholidaybooth_09 — “Starstruck”, surrounded by pillows made from Nordic Row Sampler blocks.

We made Christmas ornaments in our hotel room the night before. These were super easy! Just take an embroidery hoop and remove the screw, spray the outer hoop white, put the screw back in and insert batting and fabric. Then trim the fabric flush with the back of the hoop.

Patterns will come as soon as yardage is here so everything can be proofed. Northern Lights and Starstruck are already at the printer and the larger project directions will ship in first quarter of next year. The Nordic Holiday fabric line ships in April and the embroidery collection is already here and can be ordered at your local shop.