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.

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.

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

Student tiger attic window

My school's mascot was a tiger, so students in my homeroom made blocks to show tigers.

I put them in attic windows and filled in 8 squares with fussy cut tigers 

since I had only 27 students in my homeroom.

Of course if you quilt with cats, they always check out your work and give their opinion.

Tibetan Spaniel lap quilt.

Tibetan Spaniel lap quilt, that is still a UFO.  I have the top completed, just not quilted yet...

Love this fabric and in my mind it looks very Tibetan.

This is where a design wall would come in handy.

English Language Learners' Culture quilt

My colleagues and I would hold a week long orientation for students new to 

this country and new to our school the week before school would start.

We would stress that everyone was unique and had their own cultural background.

We handed them squares of muslin and asked them to draw something that was a part of their culture.

They picked the already cut strips the color that they wanted to frame 

their square and then they hand stitched it on!  The boys were a little unsure of this

activity, but all of them tried it to differing levels of success.

 I ended up machine stitching over several of their seams, 

but most did a good job and needed no reinforcement.

This quilt hung in my classroom for about 4 years.

Little Red Riding Hood and apron

 My granddaughter is going trick or treating as Little Red Riding Hood.
My daughter asked if I would sew a white apron and a red cape.  Here is the apron.

The cape:

Hanging with the dress underneath...

She will be carrying a basket with a red checked cloth inside.

Batman's arm got in the way, but this photo shows how the cape drapes.