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Showing posts with label English Paper Piecing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English Paper Piecing. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Hexipop Swirl, My day in the "Be a Hexie Queen Blog Hop"

Today is my day to participate in "Be a Hexie Queen Blog Hop."  There has been great anticipation for this day.  Not only to show what I've completed, but to complete it.  It  has been a non-stop hexifest here at the cabin.

Welcome to my blog and thank you to Madame Samm and Debby for making this blog hop happen. You are both incredible cheerleaders.  Thank you to our sponsor Connecting Threads.

With out further ado, I present Hexipop Swirl.  

Hexipop Swirl hanging out at the castle.

This 70 inches of wonderful hexiness is made of 331 English Paper Pieces.  I hand pieced every one and have the scars to prove it.  (See previous post)  lol.

 
I foundation paper pieced the center and worked out from there.


This is how the pattern came about - colored pencils and hexie graph paper from Printable Paper.  I decided to make the quilt hexigon shaped for some fun, but I was thinking of those great big lollipops when I was creating the pattern.


We have a little park here in Dodge City with fairy tale play things which include Cinderella's coach and a castle.  Since we are princesses and queens  in the hop I thought I'd do a photo shoot there.

I pieced the back to make it as colorful as the front.  Those 60 degree triangles almost threw me for a loop, but with help from hubby and his calculator, it worked out perfectly.  My binding is pieced to match each side.

I quilted using one of the decorative stitches from my machine.  It really worked well with the walking foot.  I swirled from the center to the outer edges.  (That's not real clear, is it?) If you click on the pictures, you will see a larger picture which shows the details.



Wait, that's not all, believe it or not.  I managed one more hexie project, but this one is ALL by machine.  giggle, giggle.  This picture shows the vibrancy of the colors on the quilt.


This quilt is a gift to my niece, Maylie, so I made her a 12 x 22 inch pillow to match.    The flower petals are two sided and made to flap around. 

 
Maylie had her very first day of school this week and I bet she'll be ready to snuggle with her new quilt for a nap.  She will love the bright colors and she is so stylish that a Hexie quilt is perfect for her. (Yep, I'm a proud aunt)

Thank you for stopping by.  Please visit the other Hexie Princesses that are posting today.


Day 6: Tuesday, August 27
Creatin’ in the Sticks (you are here)
 
 
 

 
I love Hexies and plan on making many more hexilicious projects soon. 
Linking up with Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict and Norma Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts.
 
 
Happy Birthday to my sweet daughter.  I love you! 
 
 
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Monday, August 19, 2013

Sewing with Band Aids

I know I haven't posted much lately, but I HAVE been sewing.  See...


Tomorrow is the beginning of the "Be a Hexie Queen Blog Hop" and my day is August 27th. 


 
I'm pretty sure a Hexie Queen wouldn't have fingers that look like this, so maybe I'm not the queen.  I'm sure having fun, though.  I just love playing with cardboard and fabric. 
 


Here's the complete schedule for the hop:


Day 1: Tuesday, August 20

Debby Kratovil Quilts








Day 2: Wednesday, August 21





Why-Knot-Kwilt

Day 3: Thursday, August 22

Words and Stitches

Day 4: Friday, August 23

Sew Peace to Peace
Moneik Quilts

Day 5: Monday, August 26

Nunu’s Quilt World

Day 6: Tuesday, August 27

 
 
Thank you to Madame Samm and Debby for making this blog hop happen.  Be sure and come back on Tuesday, August 27th (my daughter's birthday) to see what I've been up to.  I wish I could show my quilt, but it has to be a surprise...
 

They say the weather is going to return to a heat wave, but we've been loving the cooler, RAINY weather.  Yes, I said rain.  It sure makes it easier to sew up a storm when the sky is nice and overcast.

Loving the green around here,

 
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Friday, May 3, 2013

Athena - Block of the Month Sampler Quilt

I told my hubby how much knowledge was gained from start to finish on this quilt and he suggested I name her Athena, the goddess of knowledge.  Pretty clever, I think.  So here she is.

 
 
This is my first sampler quilt and was started last year when I took the2012  Block of the Month class at Craftsy.com.  Amy Gibson was the instructor and she was so inspirational.  If you want to learn basic piecing, this is a great class to take and it is completely FREE.  The class has instructions to download as well as videos to take you from fabric selection to binding the quilt.  It is still available to use anytime.  I added lattice and cornerstones to make this a full size quilt.  I wanted more of the teal color and thought the stones brightened it.
 
I blogged about all the blocks: January; February; March; April, May and June; July, August, September, and October.
 
 
 
When it was time to begin quilting I decided to go ahead and purchase the class by Leah Day,  Free Motion Quilting a Sampler on Crafsty.com because this is the quilt that is used for the class and I really want to be better at FMQ.  Leah is a great instructor and I have followed her blog for over a year.  She gives lots of tips on everything from basting the quilt, tweaking your pressure foot, thread, to making free motion shapes your own.  I learned over 16 shapes and used them in over 30 ways.  This class isn't free, but is worth every penny.  She encourages you to quilt your blocks the way you want but you can follow her exactly if you please.  There are course materials for download and hours of fabulous, up close videos of Leah's quilting action.   Leah is very encouraging and after the class, I feel like we are great friends...lol
 


 
Athena Stats:
Size:  68" x 86"
Pattern:  2012 Craftsy BOM
Quilting:  FMQ on my Janome 6600 (with instruction by Leah Day class)
Started- February 2012 Finished- April 30, 2013
Made in Dodge City, USA

 
Look at all the bumpy goodness on the back.  That's a lot of quilting..

Athena through the trees
The sun is shining and maybe spring will stay,








 
Linked up with FMQ Friday, Crazy Mom Quilts, Can I get a WHOOP WHOOP?, Richard and Tanya Quilts.
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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Preparing the Nest



It has seems like the Project Quilting challenges have triggered snow around my house.  Pictures for the challenges have been so hard to come by when it snows and blows every time a project deadline is here.  Today was no exception.  (Maybe if I could have my project finished in the middle of the week, this wouldn't be a problem.) 

Preparing the Nest


If you haven't heard about Project Quilting at Persimon Dreams, you can check it out here.  This is the last challenge for Season 4 except for the bonus challenge which is due in May.  Maybe I'll get my house clean now....



English Paper Pieced Hexagons.


Preparing the Nest
Project QUILTING, Season 4, Challenge 6–Hurray For Spring!
Made by Carla in Dodge City, Kansas
http://www.createinthesticks.blogspot.com/
Size 37"x 51"
Baby Quilt

Time was not on my side this week and I had to design something I could sew on the go.  English Paper Piecing was perfect.  The hexagons are scrappy  spring fabrics.  Applique and machine embroidery were other techniques used.  Quilting is a large zig zag both horizontal and vertical which was inspired by Norma Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts.
The back shows all the wonderful bumpy goodness.

Fused Applique and Blanket Stitched Bird.  Machine Embroidered Vine.





This is now my favorite.  I just love the crisp white fabric with the bright colors.  The binding is so bright and fun and the ziggy quilting just makes me happy.  This will be the perfect gift for a baby.  If I can bear to part with it.




You can Vote for your favorite Hurray For Spring quilt in this challenge HERE.

You can vote for 3, but you can only vote once. I would appreciate one of your votes if it's not too much trouble.    Voting closes on Sunday, March 31st.



I have 2 more projects to finish before the end of the month, so off I go...











Linking up with:

 
 

 
 
 
 
 









 
 
Fresh Poppy Design

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