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 am Pretty Excited About This One! I forgot to add the picture of the finished project!

I have to admit, I am very excited about this project!

I have been making red, white and blue hexies for about a year.

I have plans to make a quilt with the hexies.

BUT...

I wanted to try something a little smaller first.

So I took a handful of my hexie flowers and stitched them together.  So far so good.

I pulled out the mylar hexies as I went along stitching.

I laid it flat and ironed it smooth.

So far so good.

BUT THEN

I remembered I have no idea how to applique!

How am I going to attach the hexies to the fabric.

I took a piece of Kona white

added three layers of batting

another layer of Kona white

and pinned the whole kit and caboodle together.

This way the stitches will be on the back!

Yippee!!

I decided to hand stitch around each hexie and also outline the whole piece.  I wanted the hexies to pop so that is why I used three layers of thin batting.

Let the stitching begin!

Now I could embroider and my stitches would be in the inside of my project.

What project, you may say?

Why a large pillow!

This baby is 20 X 20 inches!

I also was lucky and had the perfect backing.

Once again I used my favorite pillow tutorial. 

 I still have a ton of flowers left for a quilt!

BUT NO.....

NOT NOW....

I am making more hexies with my beloved Katie Jump Rope Scraps for a pillow to match Katie!

Happy Sewing!

What I did this Wekkend

This is what I did this weekend. I started a new project and actually finished it!

How could Grandma not remember to make Little Miss a quilt for her dolls? I guess we have so many here that she uses that I forgot about her house!  So on Friday I took out all my pink fabrics, go figure, her favorite color is pink too!

Using my go cutter I cut out 3 1/2 inch squares.

I even fussy cut a few.

Laid them out in a pleasing pattern.

AND YES!!

went to the machine to make the top.

Next up, I layered it, pinned it, and used Presencia Thread to tie it in all the corners.

I decided to pull the backing to the front for the binding and used the machine to sew it down.  I wanted this to last and hand sewing the back did not seem to be a viable option.

The backing is a pink glitter fairy fabric.

Of course a pillow to match. 

It was all ready and waiting for her when she arrived today.

Did she like it?

Oh yes! 

The baby, pillow and a care bear were put into her stroller, covered up and pushed all around the house.

When Mom came home at lunch it was put into a bag and off to it's new home.

What did you do this weekend?  

My Little Hexie Pillow

I just wanted to see if I could do it!  You know, make something with hexies.  I kept making them but had no idea what to do with them. Of course a beautiful flower garden quilt would be lovely. That however would take me ages.

So, I pulled out some of my Flower Sugar Scraps and made about 30 hexies.  I then used Presencia Thread and attached them to a backing with large stitch quilting.

Then.....

I stared at it for several months!

I still had no idea what to do them!

Until I found this great you tube video

I could do that, I was sure I could!  and you know what?

I did!!

Here is my little 10 inch pillow.

It now belongs to Little Miss.

She had her whole section set up....

and then enjoyed it!

Ahhh, what a sweet life!

Happy Sewing!

I Just Took a Little!

I could not help it! I just took a little piece of each fabric from the Flower Sugar Line. It is so pretty, I could not help myself! But no worries I ordered more so there would be plenty for all!

I saw this on Pinterest and just fell in love with this pillow.  

I thought it would look beautiful in Flower Sugar, so I got busy.

I worked on them while I sat by the lake last week.

This is all I allowed myself to make, otherwise I would have used more of the fabrics I am saving for you!

Now for a layout?

The traditional...

Scattered...

I decided on scattered but in rows!

Even scraps for a string block!

I hope to show you my pillow if the next few weeks.

In the meantime have a wonderful weekend and do something you love.

PS  All my Presencia thread is on sale in my eBay store.