I wasn’t going to … I really wasn’t going to be doing any last minute sewing/quilting. Nope … I was all organized and didn’t need to … until ….
I went to set up my nativity scene. It’s beautiful ceramic figures that a fellow nursing classmate made. When she passed away during Covid, I gratefully accepted the set! What memories accompany the figures. I know that she completed them in the mid 70’s when taking a year away from nursing school. I had placed them on a piece of gorgeous dark blue fabric (Ravine), fully intending to make it into a table mat … but of course I forgot until I went to set up the set!
I figured that I had time, so I pulled out backing, Hobbs fusible batting and did a very quick meander with Aurifil #2600 (Dove Grey). Binding it with the same fabric and called it ‘done.’

I love how the lights and the fabric really show off the figures!

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One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Hi Gail, that’s the perfect tabletop for your beautiful Nativity scene. Thanks for sharing with us on Free Motion Mavericks. Have a wonderful New Year!
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Thank you very much Andree! And thank you for hosting Free Motion Mavericks!
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How wonderful to compliment your friends nativity set with that mat! It goes perfectly. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/12/25/wednesday-wait-loss-412
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Thank you, Jennifer!
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Well done! It adds a little something to the navity. Thanks for linking up with Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday.
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Thank you!!
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I like how the lights repeat the swirls of the quilting! Nice job!
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Thank you!
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I love how well dove gray goes with just about anything! Nice that you had time to get this done this year!
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Thanks, Pamela!
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What a beautiful set! The blue really shows off the set.
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I thought so as well! 🙂
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Beautiful nativity and the little quilt sets it perfectly!
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Thanks, Brenda!
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