Four Patch Baby Quilt

Among my unfinished tops I picked what I called the Gypsy Four Patch top. I found it too messy to become a double size bed cover, definitely I did not like it. Sometimes I wonder why I insist when in doubt...  I remember that from the very beginning I was not sure of myself and instead of stopping I went on adding other fabric lines, as a consequence that the more I was advancing with this project, trying to improve it, the less I was satisfied. Final result : an abandoned top.

Wondering what to do with this top, it came to my mind that it could be nice as a baby quilt. So I cut it in four parts and started to quilt the first one. On a small scale it looks better and quite joyful though soft colors. Maybe the fabric design is not very kid's style? What is you opinion? Well, we shall see and if I am pleased with this first one I will go on with the three others...

Hexagon Tutorial Paper Piecing

Cut Hexagon papers at the size of your choice.

You can find them easily downloadable on the net.

Or you can buy them ready in quilting shops.

Put one hexagon paper on a plastic or cardboard and cut it 1/2" larger.

If you use transparent plastic, you can center a subject on your fabric.

Put your plastic template on your fabric on any side, it does not matter.

Draw a thin line all around.

Cut on the line.

Take one of your paper templates and place it on the WRONG side of your fabric hexagon.

Fold one side and attach it with a paper clip.

Sew with big stitches all around.

Your hexagon is ready.

Basting Tutorial

The first thing when you prepare basting is to cut the backing and the batting at least 4 inches larger and 4 inches longer than the top.

Draw a mark on the middle of your table.

Fold your backing in two lengthwise, wrong side against wrong side.

Line it up with the mark.

Open and fix it with a tape.

Do the same with your batting. Then fold your top in two lengthwise, right side against right side and line it up.

This is what you obtain.

These are the tools you need for basting your three layers.

Before stitching, put some pins to maintain the three layers together.

The spoon will help you to lift and grasp your needle effortless without moving the quilt.

Start from the middle of the quilt and stitch diagonal lines with big stitches.

The quilt is now ready to be fixed on the hoop for hand quilting.

On The Hoop Again

 

Slow Sunday Stitching with Kathy at Kathy's Quilts.

After a long time without hand quilting, I decided to hand quilt the Windmill baby quilt for my grandson. The last time I did so was for the Four Patch Quilt few years ago.

Today I will try quilting with large stitches, which is not so easy for me because when I started quilting I learnt that the most tiny stitches the most beautiful and valuable! Large stitches give a different style, maybe more actual, but the difficulty is to make even stitches.

Wishing a happy relaxing stitching Sunday to all my friends!

Mini Houses

Slow Sunday Stitching 

Four mini houses

Detail mini house

Hand stitches

Hand stitches

Together with the basket pattern, the house pattern is my favorite one. Although I made several basket quilts, I only did this miniature house quilt, but it is in my projects to create a large one some day...

Sunday morning is ideal for slow stitching and I finished the binding of this miniature quilt (here in Greece it is 2 pm). The size is 13.50" x 13,50".

Linking up today with Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching.

Signature Quilt

This signature quilt was a last year common project of our quilting bee group. Each person did two blocks and then we organized a lottery. Michele was the happy winner! Once the blocks sewn together, We embroider our names on our blocks.

Hum... it should have been finished last year! However, I think this is a lovely souvenir for Michele,
our beloved friend!

Cheers!
Christine