Hexagons by machine

Inspired by the hexagon craze I am seeing everywhere and a desire to spend some quality time with bright fabrics sitting at my machine, I began playing with some acrylic templates to make hexagons by machine. I can't believe how fun and easy this is and the ones that are seen together are even accurate. The sides of the hexagons are 3 1/2 inches so this will just be a small quilt but so far it has been a perfect project to relax with. Please note that this is not fully assembled so those wonky looking hexagons aren't sewn yet. Lol

A little more stitching

Home at last! I have almost finished another one for the Civil War Bride before I head out again. At least this time I am heading to Florida where I have a little sewing space and will have a bit of time to relax and stitch.

Moving day

This is moving week with youngest son and one of the first things he wanted done was hanging his quilt. It looks great, now he just has to get everything else organized but thank goodness he wants to do that himself. Time to head home!

My Civil War Bride so far

Here are the blocks I have finished so far. I will be helping my son move later this week and have 3 more blocks prepped in case I have any time for hand sewing though I suspect I will be too tired. Hopefully seeing these blocks together will keep me motivated cause I really would like to finish this one!

Civil war bride restart

I started blogging just over a year ago and at that time I was working on the Civil War Bride quilt from Threadbear in Australia. I was posting photos of my progress on the blog dedicated to that quilt and didn't post pictures here but I did finish over half of the blocks. This week I decided to get back to this project with hopes of completion this year. Here is my latest block. Hopefully more to come soon, I had forgotten how much I enjoy working on this one.

Another baby quilt

Last week I realized that I needed a quick baby gift for a little girl and I was thrilled when I remembered that I had this finished top. I was able to get it quilted and bound in one day and it will be on its way soon. This one came from a kit I bought a few years ago and was so fun to make. I think I need to make a few more baby quilts so I am always prepared. They are fun and easy and give me a chance to use the bright fun fabrics that I love so much. Hope the new parents like this one!

Another Georgetown circle

I completed a second block but only after ripping out some fabrics and starting again. These will be used in a small wallhanging for my powder room. Glad I did these trial blocks cause I don't like the fabrics enough for a large project but I do love the block possibilities so will try again with something a bit brighter.