Hexie Pincushion

It's nice to have a small project to do while on vacation, or even just sitting outside enjoying the weather. This little hexie pincushion is a fun little project. I first saw it on facebook and fell in love with it. This pattern is  part of the Sew Over The Rainbow quilt along hosted by Victoriana Quilt Designs. You can check it out on her Facebook Page. The FREE pattern can be found HERE.... Benita, Thank you for the great pattern, it's adorable when finished and you can never have too many pincushions. It would also make a cute little gift for one of your quilting buddies. So here is my spin on her awesome pattern....

I printed up the pattern and traced out the hexie just as it printed up. You could make this
cute little project with just about any size hexie.

Using the hexie template I cut out several foundation
papers out of a paper bag. It's a great way to recycle an old
paper bag! 

Cut fabric a 1/4" or so bigger than the hexie shape....

Wrap your fabric around and pin using sequin pins.
(They are tiny)

My hexies are all ready to piece together. I am using three
different fabrics from the 'Gallery in Red' fabric line from Marcus Brothers. 

Sewing using tiny little stitches.... right sides together.

 

Here's the layout to form the pincushion.

Here I am sewing the 'sides' of the pincushion... remember to remove
pins and hexie papers when all sides are 'sewn'.

Continue to sew until you have all the sides sewn up, except for one. Remove
the last of the pins and paper and then turn right side out.
Then use stuffing or leftover batting and stuff. Finish sewing the last seam.
Remember to use tiny little blind stitches.

I think it's adorable with an added button!
I hope you enjoy this cute little project.

Remember this cute little hexie project from last year?
My tutorial for this project can be found HERE.

Happy Quilting!

I Love My Testers!

I sent 'Stars Over Cedar Creek' off to my group of testers about a month ago and they all did a fabulous job. I want to share with you their results while working on my pattern. They all had suggestions on how to improve and correct the pattern and I took everyone's input and came up with my revisions. After a few cups of coffee, a case of diet Mountain Dew, I'm pleased with the results. The pattern has been sent off to my sales reps and has been posted on my selling sites. So ladies.... Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!  I am thrilled with their quilts! It is so much fun for me to see the quilts done in different fabrics... I hope that you enjoy the pictures as much as I have.

  Adele sent me these pictures...

I love the fabrics that Adele used on her test quilt.

Here is a close up of the fabrics and the borders.

Adele's 'Stars Over Cedar Creek'

 Margaret sent me these pictures....

Here Margaret is planning out her fabrics from her Civil War stash.

I love how she used fabric scraps to plan out her blocks. What a wonderful idea!

The blocks in process....

'Stars Over Cedar Creek'

Margaret.... thank you! (shhh... I'm in love with your beautiful quilt and home) Thank you for sharing your lovely photos. I love being able to put a face with the quilt!

Laurie sent me these pictures....

Laurie sent some wonderful detailed pictures.... here are some of them.
(Block A)

Block B

Block C

Block E

Block G

Block H

 Here are Laura's blocks, all labeled. Labeling your blocks is the key to putting this quilt together.

Laura's quilt, isn't it beautiful. Love the colors!

'Stars Over Cedar Creek'

I am in love with this new quilt and am pleased with how versatile the design can be. It uses a total of 8 fabrics (this includes two 'neutral' background' colors and does not include the borders). It can be easily adapted to several fabric lines. I used Townhouse Gardens by Paula Barnes from Marcus Brother but it would work up beautifully in any reproduction fabrics. As you can see my testers did a lovely job using fabric that they had on hand from their stashes! My new pattern is available on the Quilt Doodle Website, Etsy, Craftsy and also wholesale though Pattern Peddlers. I hope that you give this pattern a try. 

Happy Quilting,

Stars Over Cedar Creek

Many of you know that I have been working on this quilt since last March. It was floating around in my head even before that. I kept thinking about this Civil War Quilt just waiting for the opportunity to work on it. When I received the Townhouse Gardens fabric line from Marcus Brothers I knew I was ready to create this quilt! What I love about this pattern is it is created using just three blocks, and one block doesn't count! I played around with fabric placement in the block designs to create the overall design. This pattern has been sent off to several ladies to test and I'm anxiously awaiting feedback. It will be fun to see the quilt done in different fabrics by different quilters. Sending a quilt pattern off to testers and manufacturers is like having someone peek into your underwear drawer! lol ... I'm hoping to be able to have this pattern printed and off to sales reps by mid-June. So here is another sneak peak at my baby that I've named 'Stars Over Cedar Creek'....

Here is my 'Stars Over Cedar Creek' block all ready to be pieced.

My stack of Block A's

Block B is a checker board block...

A red star with a blue center....

A blue star with a gray center....

A plain square block..... does this block count as a block? 

Block G is a blue star with a red center and a gray background...

Here's block 'H'

Block D is another 'plain' square.... but this time, cut out of this fun striped fabric ...

Here are my stacks of blocks waiting to be sewn together. The key to making this quilt is labeling all of the blocks....

Here's the quilt up on the design wall....

Hope you have a wonderful day and find some time for quilting. Today is my last day of school. It will be a sad day for me. I will be packing up my office and finishing up some last minute book processing, my library job has been eliminated in the school district. I'm not sure what next year will bring, I'll be waiting for a call from the school district with a possible new position to be placed in. I hate being in limbo..... So this summer  I am looking forward to having tons of quilting time. I have so many items that I am looking forward to working on and sharing with you!

Happy quilting,