I started a hexie/hexagon quilt in my mid teens that I never got around to finishing. My mum took over and told me the other day that it’s now lap sized. She’s going to keep working on it. I told myself that I will not attempt another hexie quilt again but I just could not resist the temptation of hand sewing at least some hexagon flowers :). I bought 100 hexagon templates from eBay which finally arrived this week. Now to start basting some fabric on :)....
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Today I attempted a rotary cut star block today using these two tutorials: Berrima Patchwork’s Friendship Star Block and Delaware Quilts’ Spinning Star Block The star block is my contribution to a quilt being made to be raffled with money raised going to a family with a daughter who suffers from Cystinosis. The blocks had to be in blue or yellow with a hint of green. Here is my star block...
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For my mug rug swap friend, I made something extra to go with the mug rugs i.e. a hexagon needle book using My Three Sons’ Hexagon Needle book tutorial. I used the same fabric as the Hexagon Log Cabin Mug Rug so they match. Only problem was that I forgot to take a photo before sending it. Doh! So I made another one today. Luckily I just received a gorgeous Charm Pack in the mail this week :). The tutorial was easy to follow and the needle book was quick to sew up. I had to use the walking foot for the last step as 4 layers of wool felt was too thick to go under my sewing foot. Love making these and will definitely be making more :). The fabric used for the front and back of the Hexagon needle book is Scrumptious by Bonnie and Camille. Love their fabric range/designs....
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A group of Aussie quilting ladies on Facebook decided to do a Mug Rug swap. I quickly googled “mug rug” and had to participate in the swap :). We had to make 2 to send to a special friend and will be receiving 2 from a different special friend. The mug rugs were quick & fun to make. It allowed me to practice piecing, basting, quilting and binding in a much smaller scale. My first mug rug is a Reversible Mug Rug made using this tutorial by Stitching by Starlight. I was aiming for a mug rug size of approximately 6″ x 8″ so I modified the pattern slightly. For my mug rug, I cut the following: 4 strips of 2.5″ x 6.5″ 3 strips 2.5″ x 9.5″ For the binding, I used the single fold binding tutorial by Samelia’s Mum. The fabric range I used for this mug rug is Fandango by Kate Spain. Instead of using the word “java”, I appliquéd the letter “F’ for my swap person’s name :). For my second mug rug, I made a Log Cabin Hexagon Block using Sewing Chick’s tutorial but with a much smaller starting hexagon piece. I then added white fabric to make the block a rectangle. For the binding, I used this easiest cheat binding tutorial by Pretty Prudent. I have no details for the fabric I used for this block as it was purchased for me by my sister in Japan. I have really enjoyed making these mug rugs and hope my special friend likes them :). I plan to make many more. I also made something extra to send but forgot to take a photo of it. Looks like I now have to make one for myself :)....
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The Star Surround QAL is nearing the end. To see the other gorgeous Star Surround quilt tops, please visit Happy Quilting’s blog post. You will need to scroll down towards the end of the blog post :). I am still learning to quilt so only did straight line quilting using a walking foot to quilt my Star Surround dolly quilt. I went around the star and the star surround. I also quilted the square outline of the block. For the binding, I used this easiest cheat binding tutorial by Pretty Prudent. My 4yo DD loves her dolly quilt and insisted Belle use it that night :). Here is the dolly bed my husband made for our 4yo DD. It was supposed to be for her 3rd birthday. LOL 15 months late is better than not finishing it at all :). The dolly bed was made using Ana White Homemaker’s Doll Farmhouse Bed tutorial found here. DH initially painted it white but DD insisted the bed be purple so he spray painted it purple. The Star Surround dolly quilt on the dolly bed. Now to make a mattress with matching sheets and pillow :). Two of the chosen fabric used in the dolly quilt is from the fabric range Veranda Screen Print by Amanda Murphy for Robert Kaufman. The purple print is D#11500 and the yellow print is D#...
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I am doing a Mug Rug swap with some lovely Aussie ladies in a Facebook group. The son of one of the ladies passed away recently so the rest of us in the group decided to make a quilt for her. The quilt will be made up of healing heart blocks contributed by members in the Facebook group and other quilters who know her. Here are my healing heart blocks using cream fabric and country coloured fabric. Heart Block 3 was made using a method I just discovered i.e. paperless foundation paper piecing. This method involves making the block the same way as foundation paper piecing but you don’t actually sew on the paper. This allow you to reuse the pattern paper again and again. I am happy with the way the block turned out and will be trying this method again for other quilting blocks :)....
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