Slow Sunday Stitching #11

Another week has gone by and I continue to improve on my hand stitching of 1" english paper pieces (EPP).  Here are 3 pastel flowers:

And here are another 3 in browns and browny purples:

Have you been slow stitching on Sunday?

Linking up with Kathy's Quilts Slow Sunday Stitching:

Slow Sunday Stitching #10

Another week has gone by. I've had some time watching tv to hand stitch more hexagons. These are all 1" hexagons. I'm trying to make a dent in the big bag of 1" hexagons I hand basted, turning them into some flowers, before I move on to some of the other sizes that I have many basted as well.

These 1" hexagons are all wonderful shades of purple.

I took a jelly roll and found I could get 6 - 1" hexagons, and 6 slightly larger hexagons from the jelly roll, and from the space between the larger hexagons, I was able to get 11 or 12  smaller hexagons, around the 1/2" size. More of those I will post once I get them sewn up into flowers.

I'm trying to see how it goes by making some larger flowers, darker centers, with the colors fading towards the outside of the flower. This is sitting on a 10" square in the Sunday morning sun, streaming through the window.

Have you been slow stitching on Sunday?

Linking up with Kathy's Quilts Slow Sunday Stitching:

Sunday Stash #8 - Text Prints

I just picked up the following 3 text prints, white and cream, to use for part of my neutrals in the En Provence,  A Quiltville Mystery :

On the left is "Winter Essentials II" by Studio e, Christmas text in white.

Right top is BasicGrey Juniper Berry in off-white,  Christmas handwriting - sayings and songs

Bottom right is BEE'Lieve in yourself! Bee Creative by Deb Strain.

What new fabrics have you added to your stash recently?

Linking up with Sunday Stash with Molli Sparkles:

Slow Sunday Stitching #9

These 1" hexagons are all wonderful pastel shades.

Here is a double blue batik flower in 1" hexagons.

Have you been slow stitching on Sunday?

Linking up with Kathy's Quilts Slow Sunday Stitching:

Slow Sunday Stitching #8

English Paper Piecing

It is true that practice, practice, practice is important. I'm starting to get the hang of sewing these english paper pieced hexagons together by hand. The more I do it, the faster I am getting at getting these hexagon flowers to come together.

These 1" hexagons are all wonderful shades of purple.

Have you been slow stitching on Sunday?

Linking up with Kathy's Quilts Slow Sunday Stitching:

And linking up to HeLP for Hexie-aholics - 11/17/16

Sunday Stash #7 - Big, Bright, Beautiful Florals

Another Sunday Stash

I was so excited to hear that as part of #SSwithMS, I won a subscription to Make Modern Magazine. My subscription starts with the December issue. I can't wait to look at the fabulous quilts in this Australian magazine.

Here are some floral prints that I am putting together a row by row quilt with. Let the fabrics do the work to create an impressive flower garden quilt.

Poppy Grove by Chong-Ahwang for Timeless Treasues Fabrics.

And Peonies by Chong-Ahwang for Timeless Treasues Fabrics.

These purple pansies are the Lovely line by Debbie Beaves for RJR Fabrics:

These red poppies are from Timeless Treasures - Poppy Grove.

And the red roses from Timeless Treasures Fabrics.

Northcott created "Lavender Market" that is a great purple flower.

Flora by Chong-Ahwang for Timeless Treasues.

These pink/red roses are "Rose - C8783" from Timeless Treasures Fabrics.

These large pink/red roses are "Rose - C8782" from Timeless Treasures Fabrics.

Looking at all these big, bold floral prints, I see a floral row-by-row quilt in my future. I just need something else to go with them, perhaps some green grass, grey pebbles, or something else to give space and contrast, just like in a formal garden.

Linking up with Sunday Stash with Molli Sparkes 

Slow Sunday Stiching #7

English Paper Piecing

Here are 3 English Paper Pieced flowers I recently hand-sewed. All 1" hexagons, sitting on a 10" square background.

There is something nice about the red batik fabrics against a black center, reminds me of red poppies.

Linking up with Kathy's Quilts Slow Sunday Stitching:

Sunday Stash #6 - Celebrate SSwithMS #200!

It's the time to celebrate 200 posts of Sunday Stash with Molli Sparkles.  What better way to celebrate than to shop for fabric!  And #SSwithMS is hosting a give away this week, for those of us in the USA.

A set of 10 half yards in pinks and purples of Artisan Spirit Sandscapes - 5 pinks and 5 purples. It's got streaks of gold metallic running through each color - who doesn't like a little bit of glitter here and there all over their quilt blocks.

And another  set of 10 half yards in oranges and reds of Artisan Spirit Sandscapes. Picked these 20 1/2 yards up from Web Fabrics as their weekly special this past week. If you haven't used Web Fabrics you should check them out, their customer service is fabulous.

And a set of Stof music fabrics from Denmark.  These I got from Quilt Fabric Closeouts.

But you can never have enough music fabrics, and these white and cream fabrics caught my eye. The instrument fabric has little lines of gold in the instruments - again you gotta sprinkle some glitter throughout your quilts.

This musical instrument fabric caught my eye, it is in shades of gray and black. I tried taking the photos outside, but even the afternoon sun wasn't even across the entire fabric with all the trees and the low angle of the sun.

And this jumble of musical notes is actually a jet black with grey notes.  A great contrast to the white musical note fabric above. Black & white really go well together, especially when you through in a sprinkling of those glittery gold fabrics.

So check out the other bloggers on Sunday Stash and see what great new fabrics everyone is sharing, and see the great give aways being offered to celebrate Sunday Stash #200.  Also check out #SSwithMS on Instagram.  Of course, no one can compete with the stash of Molli Sparkles!

Slow Sunday Stiching #6

English paper piecing.

I have started to piece the english paper piecing using silk thread, and I notice my stitches less.

This is made with 1" hexagons, sitting on a 10" square:

The greens go darker as the flower gets larger. Batik fabrics work very nicely for hand sewing these hexagons together.

More 1" hexagons, again on a 10" background square:

A comparison of the 1" hexagons with some smaller 5/8"  and 1/2" (4/8") hexagons which I just completed. The smaller hexagons are more difficult to piece together because of their size.

Again, this is on a 10" background square, so you get an idea of the size. The small yellow flower is 2 5/8" across it's widest point.

Linking up with Kathy's Quilts Slow Sunday Stitching:

Slow Sunday Stitching #5

It's been a while since I posted progress on my English Paper Piecing (EPP) hexagons.

These are all 1" hexagons that I have hand pieced over the past couple of months. From working on them on the airplane, to piecing while watching TV, it's a great stress reliever. Progress is slow, but I managed to piece a dozen flowers.

Linking up with Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathys Quilts

And also linking up with:

Let's Bee Social #145

It All Adds Up Quilt-A-Long #4

Here are my latest PLUS blocks for the APQ quilt along

Mostly pinks this time, with a few purples. Another 27 blocks, added to the 72 I have already made, putting me at 97 blocks made so far, out of a few minutes sewing here and there, all from my scrap bins.

Linking up with Blossom Heart Quilts Sew Cute Tuesday

Also linking up with Sew Fresh Quilts 

Let's Bee Social #121

Sunday Stash #5 - Placemats

I'm one for quick projects, and what could be faster than a placemat panel.  I picked up these two fabrics late December hoping to make some holiday gifts.  I just found the bag I had put away so I wouldn't lose it!

A set that would make a lovely fall place setting. A got 12 of these, thinking a set of 4 would make a nice gift.

And I just love these amaryllis plants that bloom in the December season. A set of 4 would be a lovely table setting for the winter months. Just batting, backing, some quilting, and then the binding, and voila, a quilted placemat.

Linking up with Sunday Stash at Molli Sparkles