I needed to make some items for our guilds boutique table. I found a set of 6 half yard cuts which was perfect for making table napkins. That left about 9 inches of yardage in the center of each of the fabrics.

As all the cuts weren’t cut exactly true, I measured all of them and found I could cut 8 1/2 inch squares. There was enough to make a small quilt! I wasn’t planning on making a Christmas quilt this year, but there it was, almost already done!

Once the squares were on the design wall, I found the dark blocks really looked out of place. So I replaced them with other fabrics. And I cut a few more blocks from my stash to make it a bit bigger.

One of my fall quilts has random brightly colored half square triangles that are so completely different from the browns and yellows of the quilt blocks. Click here to see the post about creating my “Diamond in the Forest” quilt. I call them surprise blocks! I was enjoying that quilt so much that I decided to add surprise blocks to this gnome quilt too!

Table linens and a gnome Christmas quilt from a set of half yard cuts. Who knew?