12 Days of Christmas: Reach for the Stars

Merry Christmas to all our readers! To celebrate the season, we're posting 12 of our favorite Christmas  quilts from recent shows.  We hope you enjoy the beautiful details expressed in these masterpieces! 

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Reach for the Stars by Jodi Richards, quilted by Virginia Longarm & Jodi Richards.  

This quilt doesn't have a Christmas name, but the red and green colors - and the poinsettia center - speaks of the season. Starting with a Feathered Star pattern in Marsha McCloskey's book, this was an eight-month project from the design to the very last stitch. Jodi Richards says, "This quilt challenged me in every element of the process, and I loved every minute.  I am at least a fifth-generation quilter, and this quilt will be a part of my quilting legacy." The center block features a beautiful poinsettia and holly leaves.

The tiny half-square triangles are perfectly pieced, as shown below.

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 Houston International Quilt Festival.