The heat is on!

This year for Christmas Eve,

I made Pumpkin Black Bean Chicken Chili

 for 15 people in my large slow cooker.

It was a hit with the family and chili is going to be

our new "tradition" for Christmas Eve.

I wanted to make a large "hot pad" to protect my table

from the heat of the slow cooker.

I had some red and green modern prints left over

from the Christmas Charm swap I was in

and I had planned on simply placing the 5" squares

next to each other and sashing around them....

boring...I know.

Then when I was on the flickr group

 looking at all the cool pictures you guys posted,

I came across the 12 Days of Christmas

made by  "Simonedk"

and she was kind enough to post the link to the pattern!

http://temeculaquiltco.blogspot.com/

It's such a cool idea!

Every block has the same number as the 12 days of Christmas

beginning with 1 piece and ending with a 12 piece block!

So here is my version of a very large hot pad!

I used Insul-brite for the batting

and simple muslin for the backing.

I like the way the stitching shows the details of the blocks.

Don't look too closely at the "wonky factor" of my little blocks.

It's far from a masterpiece, but that's good because

I won't feel bad if someone spills Chili on it next Christmas Eve :)

And you're probably thinking.....

that's great and all....

but who won this week's prize!!!!

The lucky lady is Homeheart!

Please email me with your name and address!

You can find the link to my email if you click on my name

on the upper left hand side of the page.

Congratulations!!!!

The flickr group for week #2 is open!!!