Vintage Hexagons

 

These embroidered hexagons come from my moms dresser scarves!  These beautifully done flowers have been sitting in the trunk since 2008 when my mom went to heaven.  Mom spent so many hours embroidering these beautiful items.   While watching YouTube one day, I saw Arnie and Carlos using vintage linens to make hexagons for a quilt.

I then remembered my moms amazing workmanship!  So I decided to use the templates I used for other projects and make an oversized table topper (don't have enough for a quilt).  I thought that 30's theme fabrics would be great as the borders,

I am so excited to be able to use the things my mom made and not let them sit in the trunk. Might even try to place several of my Grandmother's beautiful crocheted items in the topper.  I will post when the vintage memory hexagon topper is complete.

RicRack Quilt

 When your friend gives you a jelly roll of fabric you make a charity quilt. I often think of the book "When You Give A Mouse A Cookie" when someone gives me a fabric gift.

The pattern uses 2.5 inch strips cut to various dark and light fabric lengths to form this pattern, that has a dark side and a light side.  When the blocks are attached it makes a zigzag.  

The secondary design made by the joining of the blocks is my favorite.  Maybe I'll make another of this pattern but won't use the large scale prints and choose the light / dark to make the whole quilt define the zigzag.  

This quilt is a large lap top size and will be given to Council on Aging for one of the seniors they visit during this holiday season. 

Also finished knitting this Readers Shawl for my dear friend Audree.  Audree loves a good book and this shawl with pockets (for tissues when she reads the sad parts) will keep her warm and  snuggly.  

I made "lunch mats" as gifts for my quilting friends this year.  They are larger than a mug rug but smaller than a place mat.  These mats are just the correct size to take to quilting and spread out on the table to enjoy your sandwich at quilting!  Of course, they had hexagons!

I haven't forgotten my English Paper piecing but finishing my Christmas gift projects and charity quilt has stolen time from those projects.  So now I'm back to my EPP!  Yeh!

Merry Christmas 2023

Pumpkin Table Runner

 Just a quick project, a pumpkin table runner.  The pattern is for an entire quilt, but since it is already October, I made some of the blocks for a table runner to be used this year.

The pattern was a birthday present to me from me! Yah!

Perhaps if I start in January I could have a new pumpkin quilt.  Well we will see, no promises!

Ice Cream Soda English Paper Piecing

 Ice Cream Soda is a pattern by Tales of Cloth by Jodi Godfrey from England!  I fell in love with the block the first time I saw it online!

The blocks are made of three shapes, diamonds, kite shapes and crown border shape .  There are strong color combinations in each block.

When I looked at the quilt with all it's fussy cut pieces an idea popped into my head.  Make this quilt ALL ABOUT ME!   So all the block will contain items that I love and are an important part of my life!

Here are a few of the blocks I have completed and two that are a work in progress.

These are works in progress!

Linda's Birthday Quilt

 Happy Birthday Linda!  I didn't post the photos of my daughters birthday quilt, I wanted to surprise her and I knew she'd see it on my blog!

Linda loves pink and hearts!  This quilt pattern was perfect for her!

The medallion heart was a winner since it was made with pink fabric!  

Happy Birthday and enjoy your quilt!

Borders

 So excited that I completed the corners and border on the first section of my Lucy Boston.  Whew!  I am so pleased how this section appears!  The borders need numerous gray and white elongated hexagons.  These elongated hexagons are 1".

 Using the same gray fabric and the borders was a great choice.  Now to cut some more corner squares (using the same fabric as in the blocks) and more gray elongated hexagons.  

I already have a plan for my free motion quilting design.  

Work In Progress

 The Lucy Boston Patchwork of Crosses is being assembled!  One inch pearl gray blocks are the joining pieces for my completed blocks.  Stitching is a joy!

  

The joining squares will use fabric that is located in the blocks.  But, they will be not be located directly next to that block.  So pleased with how the blocks are going together!  Onward to the next row of blocks!

Twelve Blocks Completed

 The twelve blocks of my Lucy Boston Patchwork of Crosses are now complete!  Wahoo!  I am so pleased with the way they look. I began these blocks two years ago. I have not worked on this project continuously.  

I have chosen a pale gray, small floral print to use in the borders and connecting sashing.  The sashing pieces are 1" squares. That's a lot of 1" squares to make and sew.  I'll be back to share my progress later.

Grandma Maggie's Flower Garden

 So pleased with my Grandma Maggie's Flower Garden!  It is made with one inch hexagons using 30's fabric.  There are over 700 hexagons in the quilt. It's a lap sized quilt so it will be used frequently!

Some of the fabrics are vintage 30's fabrics and some are modern 30's.  I used the 30's fabrics since the pattern for Grandma's Flower Garden was issued in the 1930's.  

My favorites are the vintage fabrics using, bunnies, soldiers, cabbage flowers!  It was such a joy to select the fabrics.  Special friends donated the vintage 30's for my project.  I hand pieced the hexagons and used free motion quilting to complete this quilt.

The quilt is named to honor my maternal Grandmother Maggie Steinert!  She loved flowers, was an excellent baker, and her crocheted items were marvelous!  Love and miss you, grandma!  

Lucy Boston Patchwork of Pieces Block #10

 I used Tula Pink fabric for the center of Lucy Boston #10!  Tula Pink has such a talent for selecting and the placement of colors.  I'm so pleased with the center!  Only purchased a fourth of a yard and had plenty.  I will use the rest, which might be a chore with the Swiss cheese fabric that's left, for half inch hexagons.

The other block colors in the block came from my stash.  When I began the Lucy Boston I decided that using the fabrics from my stash would be a priority.   Next block will favor green,

I chose to make a lap size throw.  There are too many other EPP projects to make large quilts! 

Lucy Boston Block # 9

 Block number nine went together faster than ever.  I must be getting use to EPP. 

Fussy cutting is so much fun!  This fabric had so many opportunities for fussy cutting.

The green in the fabric so needed the elongated hexagons next door.  Now onto number 10!

It is already to go, well it needs to be hand stitched.  It's Purple!  I used Tula Pink fabric.  Stay tuned for the reveal!

Spring Hexagon Tablerunner

 Ready for Spring!  I free motioned machine stitched my cute little 3/4 inch hexagon table runner with the patterns I will use on my Grandma Maggie's Flower Garden Quilt.  The flower garden top is complete so now I need batting and a back.  Shopping!!  

Here are some of the quilting details.  All the hexagons are made with 1930 fabrics.  Some are modern 30's and then there are some antique prints, bunnies, kittens and more.  The antique fabrics were a gift from a friend.

I'm really pleased with how this one turned out!  So looking forward to quilting my Grandma Maggie's Flower Garden Quilt using some of these designs.

Happy Valentine's Day

  A Heart filled with small blocks was begun in January 2020 and completed in January 2023!  Wahoo, a UFO (unfinished object ) completed!  The blocks are 3 inches completed, love tiny blocks. The patterns for the blocks were posted on Temecula Quilt Company Facebook page. 

It's a small table topper made with small bits of red, pink and a cute pink and white background.

Lucy Boston Patchwork of Crosses #8

 

Block number eight with a few more to go.... 

 Lucy Boston Patchwork of Crosses block #8 is complete!  The tones of this block remind me of fall.  Fall is my very favorite season.  Love the colors and the all the leaves.  I feel that the fabrics I chose for this block remind me of the textures of leaves and the colors too.  Really like the swirls in the  center of the block.  Now onto block #9!