My fussy-cut EPP Hexie Dreams quilt is coming along. All the flowers were stitched into rows and the rows are being stitched together now for the final push. I also share some of my dear sewing supplies!
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Hexie Dreams 17
A quick update on my fussy-cut EPP hexie dreams quilt. A whopping 131 flowers are now complete, yay!
SewCanShe Wristlet Key Fob
I needed a lanyard so rather than buying one, I followed SewCanShe’s tutorial and made a DIY wristlet key fob.
Collaged Slow Stitch
I made a quirky and weird slow-stitched collage to try to push through a creative slump. It was much more about doing than the outcome.
Tea Cup study
I was inspired to stitch up a stack of tea cups which lead to starting a second project that I’m still thinking about.
Patchwork Coaster
I hand stitched and hand quilted a patchwork coaster for my tea cup.
Stamp + Embroidery Kettle
I used a tiny scrap of stamped fabric to make a tiny canvas showing a tea kettle on a table.
Chickadee Wall Hanging
I was inspired by Mandy Pattullo to make a chickadee wall hanging mixed media piece.
Stitch Club: Norbury
As part of TextileArtist.org’s Stitch Club, Ruth Norbury tasked us with making a textural mixed media peice and I chose Hubert Robert’s La Fontaine painting as my subject.
Stitch Club: Steel-Jessop
As part of TextileArtist.org’s Stitch Club, I made a map of Guy Gavriel Kay’s Sarantium (by Martin Springett) following Bridget Steel-Jessop’s workshop.
Hexie Dreams 16
I have a total of 107 flowers ready for my fussy-cut EPP Hexie Dreams quilt and am moving on to planning how to arrange them.
Stitch Club: Goodwin
As part of TextileArtist.org’s Stitch Club, I followed Valerie S. Goodwin’s workshop to create a map of one of my favorite places.
Hexie Dreams 15
For my fussy-cut EPP Hexie Dreams quilt, I’ve so far stitched together fifty seven flowers.
Ukrainian Whitework
In 2020, my embroidery guild offered a class on Ukrainian whitework: the Summer Lace pattern in all white by Terri Bay. Of course, this was well before the war occurring now. My friend, then, had recently gone to Ukraine to meet her father's side of the family for the...
Hexie Dreams 14
I’ve begun sewing the hexies together for my fussy-cut EPP Hexie Dreams quilt.
Hexie Dreams 13
All the hexies are prepped now for my Hexie Dreams fussy-cut English Paper Piecing quilt.
Soup Bowl Cozies
I used an acrylic template to make some soup bowl cozies.
Hexie Dreams 12
Thirty more hexies have been prepped for my Hexie Dreams fussy-cut English paper piecing quilt. I’m either ready to start piecing them together, or just a few more to go – time will tell what I decide!
Stitch Club: Pattullo 2
As part of TextileArtist.org’s Stitch Club, I followed Mandy Pattullo’s workshop to create a textile collage bird.
Hexie Dreams 11
I’ve added 141 more hexies to my Hexie Dreams fussy-cut English paper piecing quilt, putting me well over the original goal.