Tamara Bretz and her family have had a very unique Christmas tradition since 2003.
Every year each member of their large family completes a quilt block to be added to the annual family Christmas quilt.
This one-of-a-kind functional piece of art becomes a treasured family heirloom.
Every year, each person in the family receives a quilt block to decorate however they choose.
âYou can look at each yearâs quilt and tell what that personâs focus was,â said Bretz.
Once all the blocks have been decorated, Bretz has a quilt completed with each of the colorful squares.
Each Christmas, the next family member in line gets that yearâs quilt. Bretz kept the first yearâs quilt from 2003. The quilt recipients then started with the oldest child and has now reached the line of grandchildren.