Hey quilters....hope your having a great week. I've been play "project catch-up." I was waiting for my accent fabric to arrive to finish my "Fun-ctional Table Decor" using Ingrids Wildflowers Heirloom embroidery kit by Missouri Star Quilt Co. This kit is super fun plus having a special tribute to Jenny Doans grandmother makes it extra special. My grandmother taught me to embroider as a child so embroidering the squares brought back a lot of memories for me. I "dabbled" in embroidery thoughout my adult life...initialed "hankies" for my dad for Christmas every year but not serious until this kit came about. I wanted to challenge myself in 2024...try new tips & techniques so this design is very special for me to share. The kit comes with a beautful quilt that is a tribute to "Ingrid" but I knew with my projects that a quilt would be a bit difficult to finish. I wanted to make sure that I did a special tribute to this awesome kit as well. I love "fun-ctional decor"...I love entertaining & especially when I can have a "centerpiece" that is fun-ctional. I used the Missouri Star Quilt Town white to really show the embroidery detail and the uncorked by Windham Fabrics for my accent & backing. I'm very casual when entertaining so this design highlights that but you could use any fabric to accomodate your decor. My design can be easily enlarged just by adding more blocks. If you haven't tried embroidery this would be a fun kit to start with...it's very therapeutic & you will feel the love with every stitch you make. If you're thinking you don't have 'Hexagon Templates."...no worries...I used the instruction cards & the tin for the template designs :-) Remember less-stress-quilting! I do have more designs coming soon using the other flower design so you have plenty of time to catch up if you don't have the kit already. As always...I thank y'all so much for following and if you need supplies my link to Missouri Star Quilt Co. will save you 20% off $50. or more for the month of May. I love how they exteneded this discount for us to share. We have so many fun Holiday's approaching and if you're like me...well lets just say "I take my time." :-) Enjoy!
Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,
Cat
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Here's all you do...
* Press your hexagon block making sure all seams are flat on back.
One inch Borders...
* Rotary cut accent fabric strip 1 1/2 x 7 ish. Your first one will be roughly 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 as you add your borders you will rotary cut longer strips.
* Starting at upper right corner sewing clockwise directions...sew your strips to hexagon with right sides 2gether using a quarter in seam allowance.
* Press & square up as you go
* Repeat this step for 2nd border.
* Repeat same method for 3rd border but w/ uncorked fabric.
Quilting...
* Rotary cut your backing...low-loft batting & insul-bright using the bottom of the Heirloom kit.
Tip...( I used a heat-erasable pen then rotary cut on the lines)
Layer...Backing facing down...insulbright & batting then your embroidered block right side up.
Pin or clip to secure layers before quilting.
Quilt as desired.
Tip...I quilted in the ditch to accent the "Hexagon design" I started with the "upper right corner" quilted clockwise as in the same direction as you pieced the borders.
Border/Binding...
Yes...the strip in this step is wide due to my border/binding technique.
* Rotary cut a strip of uncorked fabric to 2" x 7" to start with rmembering your strips will lengthen as you go. Sew in same method as previous borders. Square up & Press.
* Starting at upper right corner fold back border to back leaving a 1/2" binding on front.
* Fold binding on back in half to secure the fold. Clip or pin as desired.
* Continue this method going clockwise until you're reach back to top of block.
* Qult as desired on front of block to secure the fold on back.
Tip...I used Aurifil #2134 & a "crazy stitch" to make sure to catch the seams on the back. No worries if you don't catch all seams on back just use a permanent washable fabric glue to tack areas. :-)
Well mine is not perfect but I truly enjoyed how therapeutic embroidering these designs were. Remember don't stress...take your time & enjoy what you love even if it's in "moderation" like me!
Talk soon,
Cat
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