A Gift to you: Reindeer Games

As promised,

during Pat Sloan's Pod Cast,

I finished a little gift for all of you.

It will be free through the

end of November.

It is a super fast quilt to work up,

mine just took a bit longer because

I decided to hand quilt it with

12 wt. Aurifil in red. 

Love how it pops against the white. 

Enjoy all the holidays

that are on the way!

and

You can pick up

Reindeer Games, here.

Hugs,

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O'Kelley's Clovers: A New Pattern

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook,

You have seen the progress of my mini

quilt that I started just a few days shy

of St. Patty's day.

Well, I am proud to say

that I completed the quilt just in time

for it to be displayed on our table.

And I do believe that is one of

my favorites. 

A collection of my favorite soft greens,

that always draw my

attention.

I decided to hand quilt the entire piece.

I used Aurifil 12 wt. thread in a coordinating green and white.

I couldn't be more pleased with it.

 I have noticed since quilting and playing with

colors that greens and aquas,

seem to be my go to colors.

I look into my fabric stash,

and they are filling more than the

rest of the shelves.

They seem to make my heart happy.

I want to thank the lovely ladies

that tested this mini out for me. 

I really appreciate it tremendously.

If you are looking to get a head start on your St. Patty's Day décor. 

I do believe this would make a perfect addition.

You can find the pattern HERE  

in my Craftsy Store.

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Not Your Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt and Giveaways

When I use to think of Hexagons, I thought of the old timey quilts that might rest upon great grandma's rocker.

 Gorgeous hand-stitched masterpieces that covered the beds with wooden foot boards.  One of the things I wanted to accomplish in my life (as a quilter) was to make a quilt mostly by hand and with mostly solids. 


Well.....



After 8 weeks of working on one solitary sewing project this is what I finished.  A little less than 24 hours before the deadline. (Of course, I didn't mean to cut it so close.)

 WARNING: You have to expect a lot of pictures.  It did take 8 weeks  ;) 

I used large precut Hexies from the Happy -Go - Lucky line of fabric for the centers and the solids are all colors from Timeless Treasure. (Which were not precuts) The hexagon flowers measure at about 13" across.  There are almost 100 hexagons on my quilt.

For some added hexie fun, I added some to the corners.  All the hexagons, are hand pieced using

50 wt. Aurifil thread.  

The only parts of my quilt that were touched by a sewing machine is the pieced front that I hand appliqued the giant hexie flower to and

the back. (Which might have taken me 4 hours out of these weeks) Every other stitch was by my own hand.  (and Band-Aid fingers)

Can I say, I LOVE it.  It is unlike anything that I have designed and sewn.  I don't know that I will hand quilt another quilt this large (84 inches square), but you never know.  The only thing I regret is not keeping track of how many hours I spent working on my quilt.

And guess what in honor of my BIG finish.  There is a giveaway.  Well, actually Four.  Just head over HERE and HERE to check it out.

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