Christmas Cactus

Several people emailed me to ask about the pattern I used for my Christmas Cactus quilt.  I bought the pattern in Wisconsin about ten years ago!  The good news is, even though that quilt shop has gone out of business, you can still get the pattern from the designer, Elisa Wilson of Elisa's Backporch.  I hope you will check out the website, as it is full of patterns, instructional videos and other tips.  Elisa designs a lot with curves, and several of the videos are on the subject of piecing curved blocks.  Very interesting!  Here is the link:  http://www.backporchdesign.com/patterns.htm

The pattern is actually  named Color Bridge, not Christmas Cactus.  I named it that because the block reminded me of a cheerful Christmas cactus plant, like we used to get for Grandma during the holidays.

This is the yardage information shown on the back of the pattern.  I don't think it is a copyright violation to show it, as it is what you would see if you looked at the pattern without taking it out of it's envelope.  I hope you will consider picking up the pattern, as it is cleverly designed, using two simple blocks, a bear's paw and a log cabin variation, and makes up into a very pretty quilt.  Something else?  The price of the pattern has not gone up in ten years time!

So order your pattern and start planning your colors and buying your fabric!

Comments

[taria]

Nicole, are you familiar with Lyn Mann? She does a lot of classes in So Cal and a couple of your quilts look like some of her older patterns. Kind of makes me wonder who created some of these patterns first. You would enjoy Lyn's many designs, I think.

[Julie in WA]

Oh, Thank you for finding the info on the pattern and sharing it with us! Ingenious of you to make it up in Christmas colors! I'm off to check out the link to the pattern!

[sillysally]

Wow, what a flashback! In looking at the back of the pattern, the designer's address is in Corrales, NM. I used to live there! (back in the dark ages when I was in 8th grade). It is a little suburb of Albuquerque. What are the chances of that??

More to the point, thanks for showing the pattern. The quilt is lovely, even with your humility block.

[Barbara Anne]

Nice quilt!! Imagine the price of the pattern not going up in 10 years. That must be a miracle!

Hope you're over the moon happy and having lots of fun with the kids!

Am just starting the nerve-fraying attempt to machine quilt this first 36" wall quilt, just corner to corner and continuing on the diagonal for a diamond grid. If the quilting fairy is at anyone's house, please, pretty please, send her my way quickly. Thank you!

Hugs!