Santa Quilt Continues

I like to heavily quilt the background when applique is involved. This makes the applique stand out. I'm not planning how I will quilt each block. This block by Jean Cloyd was particularly fun to do. I'm having fun with the beards too. Jerrianne Corbin's pieces block provided a great opportunity.  The quilting is more than one-third completed so I might even have this done before Christmas!