I have been craving some hand sewing lately and my latest cross stitch project was feeling particularly boring this past weekend. I decided to start a hexagon project using the 1.5" paper templates leftover from my Little Apples quilt. Deciding on fabrics took me forever because I wanted saturated colors without completely relying on Anna Maria Horner fabrics. Turns out my stash doesn't lend itself really well to mixing like-prints with her genious-ness. I finally gave in and let myself choose lots of her fabrics with one or two Amy Butler and Tula Pink pieces.
I am leaning towards making a giant pillow cover for that pesky 24" pillow form I have had for ages. I may have cut too much fabric though- which makes me wonder if I should attempt a quilt. I love Katy's flower garden (Hexy MF) and would love to have my own version..... I always feel so torn when it comes to choosing projects: like I've said before, I prefer more time consuming designs but I also know how limited my sewing time is - but isn't it that way for all of us?! When I participated in a quilt forum with Mary and Marianne Fons a few years ago. someone quoted Gerald Roy as saying, "'Quilt in a Day'? What's the point?" I think I will reevaluate after I have made the pillow cover.
Yesterday I started quilting my Feathers quilt. I am doing some straight line quilting as well as free-motion. I hope to be binding it by the end of the week.
Linking up with Quilt Story for Fabric Tuesday:
1 comment:
So, true! Complex designs are rewarding at the end.
But do love some simple projects once in a while.
Your hexies are looking great and love your inspiration quilt!
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