Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Hexagon Ambitions

Ever since I saw my first English garden quilt, I have had the desire to make a hexi quilt. They are time consuming because they are done pretty much completely by hand and time isn’t always something I have a lot of. The other night, on a whim, I started cutting out a bunch of hexagons from all my scraps. I have done several baby quilts lately with similar color schemes and thought it would be a great way to start clearing them out.
A bunch of hexi's ready to go
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My very first ever hexi flower block
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And my second
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I set a goal of doing one block a day, but that is overly ambitious of me. Honestly, if I get the quilt done by the end of the year, I will be happy.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Angela’s baby gift

After having three boys, a very dear friend of mine will be having her first baby girl soon. I am so excited for her! I jumped on the opportunity to make some fun girly baby stuff.
Skirt, embellished onesie, headband, and burp cloth073
Dress, diaper cover and shoes

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I LOVE the shoes!
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Bib081

Hairclips
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Of course I had to make a quilt.
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Close-ups
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Back of the quilt


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The fabric is “The Simple Life” by Tasha Noel from Riley Blake. I hand quilted it with Size 8 Pearl Cotton Thread