I worked really hard to get all of the points to be perfect. But the seams were bulky so the iron did something to the fabric. I don't know if the iron burned the fabric or just got the seams dirty. When I look closely, it makes me frustrated. After creating this quilt, someone mentioned that I should have been using finer thread - 60 weight rather than the 40 weight I was using. There is another quilt in the Ho Ho Ho Let It Snow book that Keegan picked. It has just one snowman and many snow flakes so I might try the snow flakes again with the thinner thread.
I also had to use buttons for the eyes and the belly of the snowman. I did not appreciate buttons at all. I do not think they added enough to this quilt to make them worth the trouble. I would have rather appliqued eyes and buttons on the snowman. Or I could have thread painted eyes and buttons on. But I was following the pattern since it was a store sample so I put buttons on like a good kid. Dillon, the 18 month old, really gave the buttons a tug when the quilt was on the floor and I was trying to take a picture of the quilt. Even though I did not appreciate putting the buttons on, I guess I must have secured them well because they did not come off when Dillon tugged on them.
I think this quilt is super cute. It did take longer to piece than I expected because there are 3 different types of blocks - snowmen, trees, and snow flakes.
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