New Hexagon Project

I am at my Dad's quite often for a night or two at a time. It is nice to have some kind of handwork to do while I am visiting.  

I decided to start another hexagon project! 

This one is using 3/8" hexagons.

I am replicating the design of an antique quilt I saw on Pinterest. 

It is from a collection of quilts at the Wales National Museum  

Click on the name to see other pieces in their collection!

Isn't it fabulous!!! Definitely a long term project!

And my tuffet is in use. 

I love it so much that I am planning the second one. I might try it in leather or wool from old men's jackets. Time to start looking at the thrift stores to see what I can find. The foam I used in this one was very dense so I didn't make it as rounded as the pattern showed. This suits me wonderfully.

Happy Stitching!

Secret Projects

Where have I been for 2 months? 

Mostly I have been working on a couple projects I can't be showing...yet! 

But things I can show...

My applique quilt is back home from the quilt show and hanging on my sewing room wall where I can enjoy it while I sew.

At the show it won a first place in the hand applique category! I had also entered my scrappy log cabin quilt in the scrap quilt category and won a second place. As I was writing this I discovered I don't have a photo of that finished so I'll have to get one eventually

Now that one of my secret projects is done I got back to my 2-3/4" courthouse steps blocks!

They take time and I will need a lot of them but it will be worth the effort in the end.

And I have been making a tuffet. I have finally gathered the final supplies I need to get it finished. 

Here are the legs freshly painted. I should be able to show off my finished tuffet soon!

Happy Stitching!

Cute Little Bags!

I love little bags, zippered cases and just about anything that you can tuck away little sewing tools into.

 

I have a secret project I'm working on with a very far into the future deadline.

This is from the Lazy Girl pattern - Sweetpea Pods.

 

 

They are perfect for holding thread, small scissors, needles, binding clips and how about chocolate!

 

 

I've made 16 of them so far and once I got going they were fast!

 

 

Then I finished my little hexagon bag I was making.

 

 

I HAVE to make another one!!! Fun to make and super cute!

 

But mostly I am hand quilting as much as possible.

 

I'm quilting the sashing now and that is going so fast. Then I just have to fill in some of the baskets and it's done - I can see the end and I'm so excited!

 

 

It will be done with time to spare for the quilt show!

 

Happy Stitching!

 

 

 

 

Courthouse steps and a bit of hand quilting!

I've been steadily paper piecing my little courthouse steps blocks.

Another 20 are done!

 

 

That's now 42 done and a lot more to do. I was playing a bit in EQ7 with the sizes and I'll make at least 150 blocks (I think!) but it could be double that amount too. I am counting on just 'knowing' when I've done enough.

 

And more hexagons... but it's just a small project.

I am making the little project pouch from the booklet 'Tiny Obsessions' by Vicki Bellino.

 

 

The hexagons are all sewed together now so now I just have to quilt it and assemble it.

 

And I am on a deadline. The Moose Jaw quilt show is coming up and I really, really want to get this quilt finished for it. I've been quilting about a half hour most days. It should be enough.

 

 

I am taking a leap of faith and I'm sending in my entry form this week. I am on my last border and then I have to quilt the sashings. I have about 5 weeks to get it done.

Wish me luck that my hands co-operate!

 

Happy Stitching!

 

 

Something new and something finished!

The something finished... it's turned out wonderful! It's put me into a 'springy' mood, even though spring is still a long way from now!

 I even made the tassel!

 

And the new...it's a small courthouse steps quilt. The blocks are just 2-3/4" square. It's going to be a controlled scrappy quilt. I'm using mostly assorted aqua, brown, black, green and small amounts of other colors as well. My plan is to have chunks of the same color combinations. For now I'm just making blocks. I have no idea how large or small it will be. Right now I've completed 26 blocks.

 

I'm cutting strips from my assortment. Some are just small pieces and scraps so I am using them up and some are from larger pieces of fabric so I'm just cutting from then until I feel like it's enough. My inspiration came from an episode of The Quilt Show. Back in series 2, Alex and Ricky did a road trip and Alex showed an old antique courthouse steps quilt that captured my heart! It had 'chunks' of the same colors throughout the quilt. I loved the effect. Here is my next batch of strips to work from.

 

 

Happy Stitching!