Sunday, November 23, 2014

Hexi's

I am putting together a kit of fabrics so that I can make hexi's while recovering from hip surgery.
I am going through my fabric stash and pulling smaller pieces.  The ones below were made from a strip that was a little larger than 2 1/2 inches.  My hexi's are 1 inch along each side.


These are good because I won't need to be at a cutting table or ironing board.  I also won't have to sit up to a sewing machine since I make them by hand.  The above ones are basted but not sewn together yet as I am not sure how I want to put it together.  If I make enough I will do a Grandmother's flower garden quilt.  If not, I will use them as applique flowers on another quilt.

I used plastic reusable forms to get the shape.


Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Christmas Table Runner


A fast and easy Christmas table runner made several years ago from just 2 fabrics plus a backing.
I donated it to a fundraising auction for the Intermediate School I worked at.





Friday, November 7, 2014

Random Roses

Took two classes on Thursday from Karen Eckmeier.  
She taught us how to make random roses:

This is my first rose.


Here are two roses auditioning on a green fabric for leaf background.


4 roses completed