A few years ago I received the very sweet Merry and Bright mini quilt kit. This kit was from Pretty Fabrics and Trims who design the sweetest embroidery kits. Earlier this year you may remember I finished the Summer Sampler mini quilt, I started the ‘Cottage Garden Huswif’ kit (and put it away again) and then made a start on my Christmas crafting.

Merry and Bright mini quilt {Part 1}

This festive mini quilt, a little sampler of sorts, includes all my favourite things – Machine Piecing, Appliqué, Embroidery, English Paper Piecing (EPP) and Hand Quilting.

First of all I stitched the pre-printed panels. There was a bunch of mistletoe tied with a ribbon.

Then the words Merry & Bright.

And finally a wreath of green leaves with red berries.

Once I’d finished the three pre-printed pieces of fabrics I looked at the fabrics.

The kit contained the pattern with detailed instructions, plus all the fabrics, including pre-printed cotton/linen mix fabric for the embroidery elements, embroidery threads, English Paper Pieces, ribbon, trims, buttons, wadding, backing fabric and binding fabric.