finished!

Let me start by saying how EXCITED I am for this project- about three years ago I found a fabric I fell in love with (namely the green and red paisly dead center in the 1st pic: Moda's Roman Holiday Collection) purchased it with the idea I'd make Christmas stockings for, at the time, Michael and myself. The fabric store I purchased it from didn't have all the fabrics I liked but I made it work. Saving the excess and scraps for later use. A year later I work in a fabric store across the country and find said fabric line. I buy more fabric so I'll have enough to supply stockings for however many children we end up with (which on a side note was higher before I'd experienced pregnancy) and a tree skirt.

When I found out I was pregnant, oddly enough, THIS is the project I was *most* excited to make. Remember how I didn't want to find out the gender of said baby? This was exactly what I wanted to be made whether it was a boy or girl (aside from the name on the front). Hence more time to let ideas churn.

Rantings over, on with the photos:

fully lined and everything

ours. which really are twice the size of hers. M used to stand for Michael, now it'll be Mom and I'll be swapping out the T for a D :)

I was going to wait until I quilted the back of the tree skirt before posting it, but since its been in this state for about 18months, and I'm on the subject, I thought I'd post it now anyway.

Isn't it pretty?? I love it. Can you tell I love the piecing and not so much the quilting? Maybe I'll finish it this year. . . . . but to be honest it wouldn't work for our current tree situation right now anyway. The Mr and I have very different opinions on the matter - he he he.

Since we're on the subject, let me be the first (hopefully) to wish you a Merry Christmas!! :)