Gifts Made With Hexagons

 I am obsessed with Hexagons!  Hexagons are all hand sewn. It is so much fun, love doing these.  Both of these projects are made with quarter inch hexagons.   First attempt using this size, seems so small.

Began making these items for Christmas Gifts.  The most difficult part of the coin purse was adding the hardware.  Goodness so fussy!  But done and happy with the project.

Had to do one project for me!  These are quarter inch Hexagons too!  Could be a mug rug but right now it's a small Christmas decoration hanging on the wall.   I used fusible hexie shapes on this project.  Not happy with them and won't use them again.  I prefer the paper hexes. 

Been fun projects for November.  Now back to the Lucy Boston and Grandmother's Flower Garden.

Merry Christmas!🎄

Lucy Boston - Patchwork of Crosses Block # 3

 Finished block # 3 of my Lucy Boston Patchwork of Crosses Quilt.  This one has green with an accent of red and gold.

Really love the fussy cut center!  

I'm choosing the fabrics for block # 4, purple and lavender.  Love the jewel tones of those colors.

Working with these "honeycombs", elongated diamonds, are more difficult than the hexagon shape.

Quilts and Matching Bags

 When I make a quilt, I always have left over fabric.  So how about a matching bag.  What new mom does not need a bag or tote?

My church quilt group donates quilts to Casa Teresa,  A Loving Home for Pregnant Women in Crisis .    The "ducky quilt and bag" is my favorite.  I hope the young mom will enjoy the quilt and the matching bag.

Lucy Boston

 Block number two finished! Love using striped fabric.  I really think that I love the "fussy cutting" portion of this block best.  Beginning block # 3, thinking some green!

Halloween Topper

 My first completed English Paper Piecing project.  This topper will reside on the bookcase in my sewing room.   Halloween theme would be great and I'm way ahead of time.

It was so much fun selecting fabrics and making the hexagons!  Can't wait to begin my next project.

Paper Bag Quilt

This scrappy charity quilt uses 4" X 2.5" pieces.  The pattern used was "Paper Bag Method". Place all the pieces in a paper bag, reach in an pick two pieces.  Sew those two together.  You may only switch if the two pieces are identical.   

Only problem was that the pieces I placed in the bag should have been 4.5" not 4.0".  So this is the pattern I decided to use on this quilt.

The long white strip used to connect the blocks needed extra quilting.  This is "Swirls in Chaos", probably never seen in a quilting book or on a blog.  I had a great time swirling and free motion  quilting.

The gold back and striped binding make this quilt cheerful.  Hoping the person who receives this quilt will be wrapped in love and prayers.
 

Lucy Boston English Paper Piecing

 I received an English Paper Piecing Kit from my daughter Linda for Christmas.  The hexies are a joy to make and I made several bag projects. 

 When I saw Lucy Boston Crosses on Pinterest I fell in love.  The first block for my lap quilt is complete.  I am using 1" elongated hexies for the pieces, sometimes called "honeycombs".

I am so pleased with how the block appears!  English Paper Piecing, EPP, is a slow process!  My plans are to have 9 squares using different colors.  This will give an antique appearance. The white is the border for the quilt blocks and four 1" small squares will be added at the sides and squares in each of the corners. 

EPP is addictive! I've already have several projects in mind after this Lucy Boston Cross Quilt.

Love Scrappy Quilts

 I love scrappy quilts, always such fun to make and explore the colors, shapes and sizes of the blocks.  Digging through the stash of fabrics is always exciting.  Sometimes you find great fabrics other times it is "what made me buy this".

The exciting thing about blocks set on point is the large square for special treatment.  I am pleased with the free motion machine quilting I did in the plain white blocks.  It took some thought and planning but turned out good.

The quilting is not without glitches but I'm happy with the results!  This is a prayer quilt that will be given to someone who needs some love and support.

Special Doll Quilt

 I used the left over blocks to make a cute doll quilt. Was great fun to machine quilt.

Lots of colors and fabric prints.  Love scrappy quilts.

 I mailed the doll quilt to a little girl who is the daughter of a former student.

She just turned three and is such a darling little girl.

I'm so pleased witth her big smile and her joy!  Feels great to make someone happy!

Charm Box Quilt

This sweet quilt is made with two charm packs.  You will even have  some left over squares.  The tutorial is from Fat Quarter Shop, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOwRl2pdClA ). It is easily done and turns out so cute.

This happy quilt will make some little girl giggle with delight! 

The back has cute little pink, yellow and white flowers and the binding is pink polka dots!

Was a joy to quilt with wishbones, ribbon candy and a special swirl in the larger middle line.

The quilt will be donated as soon as the all clear is called for COVID!

 

 

Twinkle, Twinkle Scrappy Star

 Twinkle, Twinkle Scrappy Star Quilt was made using Lori Holt's Sew Your Stash Series! It was great using scrappy pieces to make this quilt as a Prayer Quilt for Friendship Quilters. 

Had so much fun free motion quilting this Prayer Quilt.

So hopeful Friendship Quilters will be able to meet again, really soon!  We have  so many quilt donations to share with those who need care.

The 365 Quilt

 The 365 Quilt got its name from the 365 two and one half inch squares it contains!    I dumped out the 2.5 inch fabric square bin and began sewing the squares together.

All those squares needed a quiet space to rest your eyes.  The pattern Cross Roads was the perfect pattern.  The beige I found in the cupboard was just perfect for this pattern.  The dark blue border and the more 2.5" squares completed the top.

Then the free motion machine quilting began.  My Baby Lock just returned from the shop.  Smooth sailing now!  Thought along time about the beige squares, feathers was the best choice.

Saw this pickup fabric at Hobby Lobby, what a great fit for this 365 Quilt.  Best part about this quilt is it being donated to Western Youth Services!