Festive bear time

Merry Christmas everyone! I gifted the bear quilt to OH today!Here's some photos I took earlier.The original photo by Stefano Unterthiner...The plan drawing...And some finished pics on the living room wall!I've managed to disguise where the-idiot-pup bit a bloody hole in it whilst I was sewing on the sleeve (as you may have seen on Instagram) with a spot of bleach, three washes and creative quilting, but I'm not sure yet if I will need to add appliqué before it goes in the Quilt and Stitch Village show. Good job he's cute. The binding is my usual invisible binding since I rarely use anything else these days.STATSSize – approx. 46" wide x 38" tall from memory (today's not the day to get the tape measure out)- quite a bit smaller than I aimed for, not sure how that happened.Number of blocks – N/A Machine appliqué with freezer paper turned edgesTime to make– 14 hoursFabric – A mix of scraps plus Klona white off the bolt and dark greens donated to me by Ruth and Aimee.Backing Fabric – Half a single duvet cover from IkeaBinding Fabric – Same as aboveThreads – Gutermann for the greens and browns, plus a variegated brown Aurifil and white is Coats Moon.Batting – 80/20 Soft and ElegantQuilting- Realistic texture-y stuffLast finish for 2015? Probably, but who knows....

By the way don't forget to link up your top 5 sewing goals for next year by 31st December. Only one person has so far so the winner is currently guaranteed! Sorry, but comments don't count as a link up but if you can post a picture somewhere (if you don't have a blog- though blogs are still best for linking up) I think it takes links from anywhere social media-wise now.