Hexie Butterfly Runner

 

When I first saw this , I dropped my knitting needles and grabbed my 'Hexie Box'. In one night and many episodes of Grey's Anatomy later....

 

… I got a cute butterfly…

 

 

… and some imagination later….

 

 

… and a few strips later, I have a cute runner!

Kaleidoscope For Mom

I just love the stained glass window effect of the pieced kaleidoscope.





Love it!

Kaleidoscope

When I saw the  Kaleidoscope Quilt-Along  I really wanted to run~along and join Elizabeth . I downloaded the templates ….and then I got scared..all those pointy points…I’m no good at matching the points. Then I thought, hey, I can EPP the kaleidoscope! EPP is very forgiving….with a little nudge, you can make the points meet!

So, I headed off to my favourite free Graph Paper Generator to get my isoceles triangles and squares.

At this page, choose these settings to get the squares paper pieces.

 

At this page, choose these settings to get octagons. I used an octagon to get eight kaleidoscope triangles.

 

You will get two octagons.Join the points to get eight isoceles triangles with a 2” base.  ( Yeah, after a few attempts, I figured out the  right measurements.)

Make as many paper pieces as you like.I didn’t make too many because I removed and reused the paper pieces as I went  along.

 

Because I didn’t stitch through the paper, I had one step less when I removed the paper. I just leave the basting stitches on. I find that it holds the seams in place and not open out.

 

Can I call this Kaleidoscope Tessellation ?

 

Here, I quilted triangle shapes in the octagon….

 

and here, I quilted the octagon shape.

I did the backing using my cool method.

 

My Kaleidoscope Tessellation Table Runner .

Yes, I have made many many table runners! My daughter advises me to start giving some away!

More of Jack’s Chain

 

I seem to have misplaced my mojo somewhere amongst my WIPs and UFOs and fabric stash and scraps. All I did since my last post was hand stitching more Jack’s Chain.

 

 

I made another table runner, this time in blue….

 

 

and a red table topper. If you have not seen my earlier Jack’s Chain, please do. I have this cool method to finish the curves

 

 

 

When I saw Vreni’s tessellations blocks using EPP, it dawned on me that Jack’s Chain is a tessellation block too.

 

“A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps.”

 

Come back soon. I have a kaleidoscope tessellation to show you !

I Love Jack !

 

I’ve started chaining the Jack’s Chain blocks …..and I’m loving it! I’m making a table topper/runner. Then it dawned on me….it’s going to be a nightmare to finish it with bias binding the curves! But I want to keep the curves…so I came up with this method. If you have done needleturn applique and love hand stitching, this will work for you too .

 

First I lay the finished top on the batting, baste with long running stitches along the edges to hold them together. Then trim the batting 1/8 of an inch inside the curves.(That means the batting piece is smaller the the top piece.)  Next, I lay the finished Jack’s Chain top on the backing fabric, right sides together. Pin in place. Trim the backing fabric with a 1/2 inch allowance.

 

Then, using whip stitch, stitch the two layers together as you would applique.

 

 

This how it looks like on the back. Leave an opening to turn it right side out. Remember to trim and cut notches where necessary. Turn the whole piece right sides out and slip stitch the opening close.

 

Top stitch all around the curves and quilt . I wanted to finish fast, so I just stitch around each hexagon….not that I am any good at any other quilting designs except straight line quilting!

 

After a good press at the ironing board, it’s now sitting pretty on my coffee table .

 

And I am starting on the next one. This time it’s blue!

 

……did I mention to remove the paper pieces …

Easily Charmed Graceful Gifts Quilted Table Topper

 

Quite a mouthful! 

 

 

Waaay back in July, I won a giveaway from Khris (Sew Prim Khris) . I got this quilt pattern called  SEW EASILY CHARMED.

Then at about the same time, I started stitching GIFTS OF GRACE by Val Laird.

And because I always like to have my hands in many projects at the same time,

( that sure explain my many UFOs!)

Sew, I Easily Charmed the Graceful blocks of Gifts to make this….

 

 

 

Easily Charmed Graceful Gifts Quilted Table Topper!!!

 

These are my favourite blocks.

 

 

 

 

 

Another down …and many more to go !!!

 

 

 

 

Edit : The Gifts of Grace BOM  will be available only till December 2010. So hurry over to get all the BOMs !

Frosty Flakes…Done!!!

Well, just the quilt top anyway :)

I just had to show it off first.

Dawn has only nine  Frosty Flakes but I wanted to do a rectangle table topper. So I stitched the first BOW twice.

LOVE IT!!!

Thanks Dawn !

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