Friday, September 7, 2012

One More.....

One More Hexagon!

This is the latest hexagon I've made. If you look closely, each hexagon represents a Mother Goose rhyme. This fabric is left over from a baby quilt I made a fellow worker a few years ago. I love being able to use up my scraps!!

One More Finished Quilt!
My Christmas Wreath Twister quilt is finished! It was so fast to machine quilt. I outlined the actual wreath but not the individual twisters. I wanted the wreath to look as one object and not a bunch of twister blocks put together. I meandered in the background. I didn't quilt the border at all. I love the border fabric and didn't want to take away from it. It's only 2 1/2 inches wide so I thought it would be all right. I did outline the seam where the border is attached to the wreath. So far, so good!




Here's a close up of the quilting, border and binding.

One More Quilted Block!

This is the tenth block I've quilted. Two more blocks to go! This one was a continuous line design. I sewed around each point and sewed a leaf in all of the green fabric areas. I think I've made progress in machine quilting since this block took me about 30 minutes at most! I'm a little more confident and I don't feel quite as scared as I prepare to quilt.


I'm hand sewing the binding on my mystery quilt but it's not quite finished yet. I'll be showing you that some time next week, hopefully!! Have a wonderful weekend and keep sewing!


14 comments:

  1. You've been very productive, girlfriend! Love the little hexagon. It's great when you look closely at a quilt and discover little secrets like your Mother Goose characters.

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    1. Thanks, Auntie Em! It's a great way of using up scraps and remembering quilts we made.

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  2. Your hexagon is so cute! I love using scraps. I've got quite a pile now and need to start doing some hexies. You are doing so good with the FMQ! I think your twister wreath is just perfect!

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    1. Thanks so much, Sharon! Hate not using my scraps. I'm always looking for some project to use them up!

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  3. Love the hexagon and your twister wreath looks fabulous!! Well done on the FMQ, Rosemary.

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  4. Is that a "toile" fabric I spy on that hexie? I am addicted to toiles...so pretty. I have neglected my hexies lately...this one inspires me to pick them up again...have a super weekend! Julierose

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    1. Yes, Julierose, that is a toile! I love them too! I think they're very elegant. Hexagons are fun to make but I also forget about them and then go back. It's a nice project to keep hanging around!

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  5. Hi Rosemary! Love your Christmas wreath!

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  6. Your christmas wreath twist is beautiful! I made the same wreath! I invite you to visit my blog!

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    1. Thanks, Silvana! I will definitely visit your blog. I have a cousin named Silvana! Very pretty name!

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  7. Love your Christmas Twister Wreath quilt. Very nice. Your FMQ is lovely - you are a natural.

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    1. Thank you for the kind words! Nice of you to visit my blog!!

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