Memories of Christmas Past

Celebrate the holiday season with this festive sampler quilt dressed in the classic yuletide colors of red and green. Based on traditional designs, each of the 12 sampler blocks features a Nine-Patch twist. Quilt designers Betsey Langford and Carolyn Nixon also created a stunning central medallion of Poinsettia and Nine-Patch blocks.

As you make the feature quilt, travel back to a simpler time with Carolyn’s childhood memories of growing up in the Ozarks in the 1950s. Her 12 journal entries...