One Collection: Triplet Quilts

This fun collection of holiday mice dancing and gift giving and generally getting into some mischief has been with me for over 10 years. I made 2 kids' quilts and gave them away, but still had some block parts. 

One of 6 block/units featuring these mice

I had some stars left over from another quilt using the same yellow and red prints. I discovered about 1/2 yard of the yellow and jumped for joy - now I had enough for this last quilt.

Here is the first mouse quilt. I used my Hexagon Wreath and Stars pattern (first published with Creative Grids rulers).

Hexagon Wreath and Stars: 40" x 45"

https://www.etsy.com/listing/824780000/hexagon-wreath-and-stars-quilt-pattern

This is the blue and white quilt that was made first. Compare this with the red quilt above. Same everything, but the white borders made everything float after the stars!

Hexagon Wreath and Stars: 39" x 43"

I had enough of the mouse prints to make a second quilt. A little funky with those split stars, but the little kid I gave it to didn't mind, right? Same exact pattern parts!

Mouse quilt #2 using the wreath pattern

Now, can you believe it? I was able to squeeze another quilt center from the last of the last pieces. 2 of those large hexagons are pieced. Again, the little kid I will give this to won't even notice. Unless I point them out, you wouldn't notice either (especially after it was quilted).

Dancing Christmas Mice: 45" x 45"

I did a lot of rearranging and was so glad to have all that leftover yellow print. That bottom row of 3 red diamonds was an afterthought which is much better than the plain yellow border I put on (which I promptly ripped off!)

Here she is as I assembled the parts in order to have NO y-seams - just some diagonal ones. The top half splits the center star, with those large side 30 degree triangles "squaring" things up. The bottom half was simpler and then I added that last row with the 3 diamonds (not shown below)

I had to go to the store and buy that puzzle print border and backing, but she's done and I quilted this on Monday.

So, there are my triplet quilts and if you count the blue and white one, I've got a set of quadruplets!