Christmas 2020 (part 5)

As Christmas approaches, we wish you good health and peace of mind.  

Today we're sharing a photo of a beautiful stained glass nativity quilt that reminds us of the true meaning of the holiday.  And for Christmas inspiration, here is a quote by Helen Steiner Rice:

Peace on earth will come to stay, 

when we live Christmas every day.

O Holy Night, made and quilted by Samantha Wright (Arizona)

Samantha Wright says O Holy Night was inspired by a pattern she found on Etsy. (Scroll down for the pattern source.) "Having collected Nativity items most of my life, I was immediately challenged  to make it!"  The finished quilt includes over 700 applique pieces and quilting was hand guided by Samantha.  The nativity scene, highlighting Samantha's beautiful fabric choices and outstanding quilting, is shown below.

Many details can be seen here, including the jewel tone fabrics in the robes of Mary and Joseph; the woolen head scarves of the shepherds; and some very woolly sheep!

This lovely quilt was exhibited at the 2020 Road to California quilt show. Samantha says, "The first time I attended Road2CA in 2017 I purchased the fabrics used in the quilt.  I thought it was only appropriate to enter the quilt into Road2Ca so the fabrics could 'return' to the place of purchase as a piece of art."

Marbled fabrics in a range of hues were used to create the buildings in the town of Bethlehem.

*Note:  The quilt was based on a pattern that Elsie Montgomery sells on Etsy. Elsie designed the pattern from Cass Moore’s art on a Christmas card, leaving off the minarets for they were not ‘invented’ at that time. Then she was asked by many for the pattern so chased the copyright for a long time (years) before locating the company that manages Cass Moore’s work, and securing the rights to make the pattern. The pattern, titled When God Became a Man, is available at ElsieQuilts on Etsy.

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2020 Road to California quilt show.  A big thank you goes to Elsie Montgomery for the background and source of the pattern!