Vacation Album Impressed Quilts – The Blanket Assertion
My love for Christmas has at all times been boundless and overflowing! It’s the type of pleasure that simply can’t be contained. As a child, the joy would spill out of me in giggles and spontaneous dance strikes.
And as an grownup… truly who am I kidding? The vacation season nonetheless fills me with the identical childlike enthusiasm, and I wouldn’t have it every other method!
This yr, I polled my superb e-newsletter subscribers to search out out their all-time favorite Vacation albums (as a result of who doesn’t love a great festive tune?). I made a decision to show these musical picks into cloth bundles that’ll have you ever buzzing all the best way to your stitching machine.
And for those who hold scrolling, I am going to present you a spherical up of Christmas quilts I’ve made in years passed by!
Birds Hill Quilt – Boney M
This album by no means fails to get my mother-in-law out of her chair, singing alongside, and even busting out a little bit dance transfer! The Boney M Christmas Album has such a enjoyable, disco-inspired vibe—it’s festive, upbeat, and unimaginable to sit down nonetheless to.
I really like how the icy blues and snowflakes on the album cowl are a refreshing departure from the same old reds and greens you discover at Christmas. It pairs completely with the Birds Hill Quilt sample, the place the HSTs remind me of the fractals and ice crystals that make snow so mesmerizing and magical.
Churchill Quilt – Mariah Carey
You may’t speak about Christmas with out mentioning Mariah Carey’s “All I Need for Christmas Is You.” It’s mainly the anthem of the season—or is that only a millennial factor?
The Churchill Quilt, impressed by the winter solar rising over the snowy arctic in northern Manitoba, felt like the right match for an album with a lot of white, snowy adverse house. From the beginning, I knew this sample would seize the magical, frosty vibe of Mariah’s iconic vacation hit!
Crystal Creek Quilt – Kenny & Dolly
Neither this quilt nor this album have been on my authentic checklist to incorporate! Fortunately, I made a decision to ‘test it twice’ and realized how foolish it will be to not embody certainly one of my favorite TBS patterns, the Crystal Creek Quilt, particularly since its design even resembles Christmas baubles. It’s festive, enjoyable, and excellent for the season!
The Kenny & Dolly Christmas Album has such a heat, nostalgic vibe—it’s cozy, basic nation with simply the suitable contact of vacation attraction. The smooth, muted colours of the album cowl and the round motif with the wreath immediately felt like an ideal match for this quilt sample. Collectively, they seize that timeless, homespun vacation spirit that makes you need to snuggle up by the hearth.
Falcon Ridge Quilt – The Grinch
I do know this guide/film/album has been a longtime favourite for thus many individuals, however I’ve to confess, I’m a more moderen fan! It wasn’t till the 2018 model of the film (that includes Benedict Cumberbatch) that I used to be lastly received over.
That being mentioned, I’ve at all times cherished the marginally “edgier” colours of Dr. Seuss, and you’ll’t inform me that the mountain blocks within the Falcon Ridge Quilt don’t look a little bit like Mount Crumpit. Am I proper?!
Grand Seashore Quilt – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
This album may lean a little bit area of interest with its symphonic metallic vibe, nevertheless it’s truly one of many best-selling Christmas albums of all time within the U.S.! If electrical guitars, pyrotechnics, and lasers are your factor, then that is positively the vacation soundtrack for you—and actually, I’m right here for it!
I selected the Grand Seashore Quilt for this pairing as a result of it let me play with a wide range of daring pops of colour, harking back to the twinkling lights on the Christmas tree. One in all my favourite options of this sample is the transparency impact, the place the triangles appear to overlap. It provides off severe laser mild present vibes, with colors mixing and making a magical, festive vitality!
Residence Avenue Quilt – Residence Alone
The background cloth is Kona Spruce, which simply so occurs to be certainly one of my absolute favourite colours to make use of. It sneaks its method into nearly each quilt I make, and I really like that it will get its second to shine right here. Plus, the best way the opposite colors pop towards the darker background is simply chef’s kiss!
Outdated Market Sq. – Handel’s Messiah
First carried out in Dublin on April 13, 1742, Handel’s Messiah has been a cherished custom around the globe for hundreds of years. Sometimes called the “Christmas” portion, Half I is a favourite in the course of the Creation season, usually culminating with the long-lasting “Hallelujah” refrain from Half II.
Dwelling in Canada, I’m no stranger to December’s brief days and lengthy nights, so I cherished embracing a darker colour palette for this FREE Outdated Market Sq. Quilt. It nonetheless captures the nice and cozy twinkle of candlelight, bringing a comfortable, festive contact to the design!
Paint Lake Quilt – A Charlie Brown Christmas
In our home, the album from A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi is the official sign that the vacation season has begun. It’s type of a operating joke now—everybody wonders how lengthy it’ll take for my husband, Chris, to hit play for the primary time. The reply? Often about half-hour after we’re finished trick-or-treating on October thirty first! It’s like clockwork, and actually, I wouldn’t have it every other method.
Can I simply say, as soon as once more, the Paint Lake Quilt sample delivered! I’m beginning to suppose that it doesn’t matter what colors I throw at this design, it at all times seems a winner. It’s arms down certainly one of our best-selling patterns and bundles, and this one was no exception!
Pine Falls Quilt – Bing Crosby’s Christmas Gems
Bing Crosby’s Christmas Gems album is a timeless vacation basic, and naturally, his model of “White Christmas” is iconic. For those who requested 100 folks to sing it, I’m keen to guess most of them would find yourself imitating Bing’s clean, velvety rendition. His model is so iconic that it’s nearly unimaginable to listen to the music and never image him crooning it by the hearth, setting the right nostalgic tone for the vacations.
I hoped to search out an album cowl with snow-covered, frosty bushes that might pair completely with the Pine Falls Quilt sample, so thanks, Bing! With 14 Christmas albums to select from, there was actually no scarcity of choices!
Prairie Plaid Quilt – She & Him
I feel it’s fairly clear that Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward give off main “hipster” vibes. So I knew their She & Him Christmas albums have been the right selection for the Prairie Plaid Quilt that I designed in collaboration with Janome Canada.
This design is impressed by the basic buffalo test sample, however with a artistic twist. Can it get anymore 2011 than buffalo test? I feel not.
Prairie Rose Quilt – Motown Christmas
The Motown Christmas Album brings all of the festive vitality with a soulful twist. That includes legends like Stevie Marvel, The Jackson 5, and Marvin Gaye, it’s the right mixture of vacation cheer and Motown groove—very best for dancing across the kitchen whereas baking or wrapping items.
With its varied re-releases over time, there have been a number of album artwork choices to select from. I cherished the easy palette of purple, inexperienced, and golden yellow for the Prairie Rose Quilt however swapped the color placement, utilizing hunter inexperienced because the background for added depth.
Rockwood Quilt – Wham!
Final Christmas by Wham! is the last word bittersweet vacation anthem. With its catchy synth-pop sound, being equal elements nostalgic and upbeat, it’s a kind of songs that immediately will get caught in your head and one way or the other feels good for the season.
Let’s be sincere, I couldn’t resist the possibility to embrace the daring, vibrant colours of the Eighties, particularly after they pair so completely with the Rockwood Quilt Sample! The geometric design virtually begs for high-contrast palettes and saturated hues, and this period’s fearless strategy to color is an ideal match.
Star Lake Quilt – ★NSYNC
The NSYNC Christmas Album is pure late-90s vacation magic—stuffed with catchy, feel-good pop vibes. It’s the right mixture of festive cheer and boy-band attraction.
In fact, I needed to pair it with the Star Lake Quilt sample as a result of, properly, they’re pop stars! Get it?! The dynamic design simply felt like the right match for his or her glittery, over-the-top vacation vitality!
Steep Rock Quilt – The Seashore Boys
The Seashore Boys Christmas Album brings sunny, laid-back vibes to the vacation season, with enjoyable, shiny vitality that seems like Christmas on the seaside. The colourful colours are harking back to their signature surf-style, however with a festive spin.
Though the Steep Rock Quilt sample wasn’t initially designed with an evergreen tree form in thoughts, as soon as Christmas was on my mind, it hit me… DUH! The cascading form of a tree virtually jumped out at me. It’s the right mix of vacation spirit and California cool!
Final however not least, I promised you photos of Christmas quilts I’ve made over time… so right here you go!
Rockwood Quilt – try this magical reel!
Birch Level Quilt – Quilted by the beautiful Jenn G Quilt Co!
For a restricted time, our store is stocked with curated bundles impressed by every of those vacation albums! These unique bundles received’t be round for lengthy, so seize yours when you can!
For those who make one, or curate your individual cloth choice, I’d like to see it! It completely makes my day to take a look at your TBS quilts. You should definitely use the hashtags particular to the quilt sample or #blanketstatementpatterns if you share, and also you may even get featured on social media or in our e-newsletter!
Have questions on this sample or every other ones within the store? Please attain out to hiya@theblanketstatement.ca and we’ll provide help to out!
