Kristin Victoria Creates

Christmas Mini Quilts Getting the Most From 5 Fat Quarters I've had a stack of five Christmas fat quarters for longer than I'd like to admit. Too many ideas filtered through my head until I finally decided on trying to get the most out of the fabric.  Since the pattern isn't specific to the holidays, this can be applied to any set of fabric. I cut all five fat quarters into four inch strips, and then into 4 inch squares, keeping all scraps to the side.  From this I separated them out first into the larger table runner using 36 squares, and arranging them into a rectangle of 4 by 9.  I decided to go with an angled pattern for the layout, but you could also place them randomly.  The finished size is 13 inches by 29 inches. This one fits well on the coffee table and the dining room table. I then layed out four rectangular place mats using 12 squares each.  I used a similar pattern layout as the table runner.  In fact, I keep this part the s

Norse November  I'm not going to lie, I've been thinking about this all year, right along side Non Fiction November. And honestly, I don't need an excuse to talk about Norse books, but here I am making one (mostly because I love alliteration).  I've made the joke several times now that 2018 for me is 20-Norse-teen as that has been the main subject matter for my reading and research this year.  Between all the books, articles, podcasts, and random things I've found and loved and laughed over, here are a few of my favorite Norse or Norse inspired books: The Poetic Edda A new translation by: Carolyne Larrington The Vikings: An Illustrated History by Ailbhe MacShamhrain  Norwegian Folktales Selected from the Collection of Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe translated by: Pat Shaw Iversen and carl Norman  Seven Viking Romances translated by: Hermann Palsson and Paul Edwards  Saga of the Volsungs tra