TOMTE or GNOME?

A Tomte and Gnome are really one in the same.

The pattern I am talking about today is a Scandanavian TOMTE design.

I looked up TOMTE (pronounced tom-ta) and by definition

a Nordic mythological creature associated with winter solstice and Christmas season.

GNOME is also a mythological creature who is

an ageless and often deformed dwarf who is a good luck charm.

This is my finished TOMTE quilt.

I think of the little guy as my

OSU Gnome named BUCKY

As I was finishing this quilt....I also had a Modern Tree Quilt to bind.

I used the free tutorial by Amy Smart for the Trees.

Her YouTube version of the tutorial is amazing. 

I used BasicGrey 'Hustle and Bustle' for my trees.

Sew with this post enjoy pix them both. 

After all Tomte/Gnomes and Trees seem to go together

magically!

PAUSE for a moment and check out the quilting.

Tomte longarm quilting is by Kim Hensley of Happily Every Quilting

Trees with wind and snowflake design longarm quilted by Patty Estadt.

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So stinking cute!

The flower backing of Hustle and Bustle is perfect for the tree quilt.

The Tomte backing is a white tone on tone fabric.

I hope you are busy making magical Christmas quilts.

I am excited to have these finished!