Honeycomb Table Topper with tutorial link

I bought Lori Holt's Hexie Half Ruler.

 The rulers made this honeycomb table topper much easier!

I zigzagged the inner hexes to the larger ones with invisible thread.  

I don't know if that would work very well on a quilt that will have lots of washings, but I think it's okay for this table topper.

I bound it with a solid color, scrappy binding.

I used my walking foot to machine quilt, and I was really happy with the results.  

It would have taken me forever to do this on my old machine.

I just love my Bernina 750 QE, I feel very spoiled :)

I used Kona charcoal for the side borders.

I can reverse the table topper and use it for Christmas or Valentine's  or even Canada Day, with the bright red backing :)

If you would like a tutorial about how to make a quilt using this method, Lori has one here.

I would love to make a full size quilt like hers one of these days.

"Home Sweet Home" quilt block

I bought this magazine at JoAnn Fabrics, it has 100 really cute blocks.

The cutest of them all, is Lori Holt's "Home Sweet Home" block.

You can read about it on her blog, here.

This is the first little house I made.

The block finishes at 12", and I added a 2 l/2" border.

It finished at 16" square.

I made a mistake though.......the outside windows aren't centered.

I decided to leave it though, just because somehow, it didn't bother me.

I love the red and aqua combination.

I used my walking foot for the outline quilting, and the Bernina stitch regulator for the pebble quilting.  

I love a scrappy binding.

This is the back, red and white to match the red house :)

This is my second "Home Sweet Home" block.

I love the color combinations, with the swiss dot background.

I think the red and white gingham binding makes the house pop!

This is the very colorful back!

Both of these blocks can be used on a table, can be used in home decor, or as a piece of art on the wall.

I made both of them as a gift for some families in Brazil.

"There is beauty all around, when there's love at home."

Quilty Fun Sew Along, Week 15

This is the week for butterflies, one of my favorite blocks.

I have a board devoted to butterfly quilts on Pinterest, I love them so much!

You can see it here.

I placed my blocks in order on the floor, because I wanted to see what colors would look best for the butterflies.

The butterflies will go to the right of the houses.

The house on the right is pink with touches of red, including Little Red Riding Hood in the doorway.

I decided the first butterfly should be red, and since I like red so much, the third butterfly should be red also.

What goes perfectly with red?  Aqua!

I was in a hurry and made a mistake.

The middle butterfly should be going sideways for a scrappy look.

Do you think I should change it or leave it?

Leave me a comment and give me your opinion.

Dresden block

I wanted to make a pretty dresden table topper, a quilted, happy piece to brighten up a room.

I chose bright, sunshiny, scrappy pieces of fabric.

I sewed the dresden onto a white block.  I attached it with a small zig zag stitch, using invisible thread.

I have a lot of 1 l/2" squares, so I used them for a colorful border.

With my new sewing machine (Bernina 750 QE) that I got for Christmas, I quilted my dresden block and sewed on a scrappy border.

I can't tell you how much easier it is to machine quilt with!

I think the back of the block looks almost as pretty as the front :)

I used the free block template with video instructions from Riley Blake's mystery block of the month.  

The dresden was the month of August.

This link will take you to the video (August), along with a link to the pdf file for the pattern. 

The dresden looks so difficult, but really it isn't.

Quilty Fun Sew Along, Week 13

I'm out of order on my blocks, but better late than never!

I had an off day when I made these blocks yesterday :)

I cut and sewed these leaves but the stems weren't centered and the seam allowances must have been off.

The blocks wouldn't match up to the long piece of white sashing.

Notice how the blocks are so uneven on the bottom?

AAAAAgh!!!

I cut out more fabric and sewed the leaves together again.

Usually I don't do that, I just make things fit.

There was some water in the iron, and the seams are all puckery!

This time the seams were all matching but the leaves don't look very good with all the puckers!

I think it's time to take a little break from sewing for a few days :)

I sewed all the blocks together with sashing, on the left side of the quilt.  

It's starting to come together :)

I think I am going to have to change those puckery leaves again!!!

Quilty Fun Sew Along, Week 14

I made my house blocks for the Quilty Fun Sew Along.

I had some water in the iron so the fabric is a little "puckery".

My iron's not working very well right now so I think I'll exchange it for another one.

Here's my second house block, they are such fun to make!

I love Little Red Riding Hood.  

You can find more about the Quilty Fun Sew Along here, at Lori Holt's blog, Bee in My Bonnet.

Strip quilt, WIP

I posted about my fabric organization here.

One of my readers left this comment, "The hearts of string piecers are breaking!  Those scraps still have worth!"

It may me feel really badly, so I decided to save my scraps that were less than an inch and a half, and larger than half an inch!!!

I didn't know what a strip quilt was, so I researched and found out.

This is my first strip block, isn't it beautiful?

I made four more blocks, look how cute they are together!

Karen, I hope that you see that I took your comment to heart :)

I'll never throw away my little scraps again...

I'm going to sew these blocks as leaders and enders, and that way I will be sewing two quilts at once.