Fort Worth Fabric Friday Bundle, I get to play!!

Happy Friday everyone!

How honored was I when Jodie from Fort Worth Fabric Studio asked me if I would like to play with one of her Friday Fabric Bundles.

Yes! Thank you I would love to!

So this fun bundle arrived in the mail. Oh the possibilities!

Here it is Boo Bash

Just look at this fun Fat Quarter Bundle!

You can purchase the bundle

HERE

 So many ideas swam in my head but I finally decided on a hexie Halloween Pillow.

Materials Needed. ALL fabric is from Fort Worth Fabric  Studio

Adorable Fat Quarter Bundle Of Boo Bash

1/2 yard Halloween Print for backing

One yard of Kona white for front and back of hexie top

24 inch square of batting

English Paper Piecing Hexies, also found at Fort Worth Fabric Studio

Pillow Form 18 inch square

Black embroidery floss 

Let's get started!

I love hand work so I decided I would love to work with hexies. Hexies are a great take along project or a relaxing in front of the TV project.

(If hexies make you a little nervous, I have a tutorial listed on the right side of my blog). 

I first cut a 3 1/2 inch strip of fabric. (Width of Fabric) from each fat quarter. Then cut the strips into 3 1/2 inch squares for hexies.

Make a nice pile of assorted hexies to turn into flowers.

For this size pillow you will need ten hexie flowers. I choose the white with the black dots to be my focal print, you may decide to use a different print. No worries, there is a lot of fabric!

After I made the flowers I choose one to be the middle. Next I surrounded the flower with a ring of white with black dots. You can use any fabric you choose for this step.

Attache the rest of the flowers in any order you like to form the one large flower.

At this point I then removed the paper hexies. I sprayed it with starch and gave it a nice firm ironing. I did not pull, just a nice up down motion as to not stretch the hexies.

Ok, Now you have this large hexie flower piece.

What do you do with it?

This is what I did.....

I pretend it is a mini quilt.

There will be a backing, batting, top with the hexie flower.

Lay out your backing. In my case Kona White.

Spray Baste

Add batting

Spray baste batting

add top piece of Kona White

Spray baste a little of the hexie flower back being careful to not get spray on the front of the Kona Top

Center your flower on the Kona top and smooth.

I also added pins.

I like to pin!

At this point use any technique you like to attach the flower. 

Machine quilt a grid. 

Hand quilt. 

Applique.

I choose to use black embroidery floss, finca size eight, and hand quilted with a big stitch around each and very side of every hexie.

Top done!

Let's make a pillow!!

 Also found at Fort Worth Fabric Studio. The backing I used for my pillow.

Frightful & Delightful by First Blush Designs for Henry Glass. 

 Found HERE

By the way, it glows in the dark!!

There are many tutorials on the internet for making a pillow cover but this in the one I prefer. It opens in the back so you can take you pillow out and change the cover for different Holiday's. 

I would also like you to see how much fabric I have left. I was thinking I would make some cute towels trimmed in these adorable Halloween fabrics.

And here it is, a Hexie Halloween Pillow

Every Friday Fort Worth Fabric Studio has a fun Friday Bundle.

But don't forget they also carry a large selection of beautiful fabrics.

Thank you to Jodi for allowing me to play with these adorable fabrics.

Happy Sewing! 

I Rarely Do This, Really!

UFO's!  I just usually do not finish them!  This weekend I was getting out the Halloween Decorations when I came across some orphan Halloween Blocks.

Hmm...

I could do something with these, or I could put them back.

Nope, use them Jane!

So I put them together added a border, binding and I was done!

Here it is...

Do you like my makeshift clothesline?  

An orange extensions cord attached to two trees!

I found these too!

And this I received from a friend!

Some UFO's just might now be moved to the finished pile!

I hope you had a nice weekend.  

Over a Year to Finish

I am so excited to share this wall-hanging with you!  It has taken me over a year to finish but I knew I had a deadline. October 2013~

Before I show you, in my last post I encouraged you to join fabric swaps. This is what I do with those charms. I did not buy one piece of fabric for this quilt. I had 10 inch squares of Kona and 5 inch squares of dots and prints. 

This is what I was able to make.

It is an Amy Bradley Pattern and can be found HERE.

Here are some close up's of the characters.

   

I just love how the Bride of Frankenstein is giving him the eye and like all men look at the dopey look on his face!

I even used scraps on the back!

And here she is hanging in her happy spot for the rest of the month.

I'm just saying you might want to rethink those fabric swaps!

Have a wonderful weekend and do something you love.

It Is Fused!!

I did it!!  All the pieces are now fused to the quilt top!  Now for the embellishments!!

Dracula needs his teeth!

Frankie's Bride needs more white streaks in her hair!

How about a nice wart on Witchie-Poo?

Of course they all need eyes. Amy's pattern is so complete that she even shows were to add the embellishments.

Oh this is going to be fun!

I hope the next time to show you this quilt completed and ready for Halloween!

Have a nice weekend. Do something you love.

P.S.  Monday is our first guest for "The Love of Hand Embroidery". Hope you stop by for a visit.

 P.S.  Oh no, I found Pinterest!
Heaven Help Me!!

Bringing Out The Old

I have a different philosophy on UFO's. Most quilters want to finish them! I do not count my UFO's.  If I enjoy making blocks and do not finish, I figure that in that process I had fun, I learned, and yep, I did not finish!  I move on to a new project...

BUT

This one I do want to finish!  I started this last October.

It is the Amy Bradley Happy Halloween Quilt. Found HERE.

I was hoping to finish it for Halloween last year but alas no such luck.

It will happen for this year!

Amy's patterns are amazing! Her directions are crystal clear and so easy to follow.

Now because I do not machine quilt I decided to put the whole quilt together and quilt it BEFORE I added the applique pieces.

Here is the top.

I have all the pieces cut and ready to fuse to the quilt.  Here is a sample of one of the blocks.

Frankie!

He is on an Applique Sheet. If you do not have one of these I encourage you to purchase one. They are wonderful!

Next he will be fused to the top as will his friends.

I will show you my progress in a day or so. This is one UFO I intend on finishing.

Happy Sewing!