Finishing hexagons

I chose to quilt my hexagons with a simple outline stitch. 

I feel this strengthens the shape and perhaps does a little to calm down the chaos.

The finished piece adds a bit of complimentary color to the table beneath my wall quilt. 

(The birds approve!)

For extra fun and to use up additional small bits of fabric, I also pieced the back of the hexagon piece.  This way I can flip it for a totally different look.

This opposite side could make a nice centerpiece 

along with the two squares I had left for matching coasters. 

 (I'm ready for the day when I can finally have a friend over for coffee.)

Meanwhile, still making masks.  

(Isn't it thoughtful that quilters had the foresight

 to keep enough supplies on hand to rise up in emergency situations.)

Another Moment of Color Chaos

Another bigger project has been whirling around in my head but its time has not arrived.  In the meantime, I found another bag of scraps that look too inviting to pass by.

Just what fun little project is hiding on my table??

 

Cheering on spring weather, I find several red and yellow hexagons. I can't go wrong with hexagons (my favorite shape) so lets see what we can come up with.

Smaller pieces of fabric, sewn together, are easily cut into more hexagons.......

Until I have a table full of hexagons.

It is simply a riot of color and confusion.  My perfect type of flower garden.

It is quite a contrast to this vintage diamond block that dates back to the 1930's flower garden  quilts.  (But then again, they probably had different "stay at home" orders.)

I hope you can peace and beauty in the riot of chaos and confusion of your life today.

And then I Was Done.....

After completing my quilt, the fabric pile was reduced to these small 1" wide scraps. Perfect candidates for the wastebasket...... or were they??

Was it possible to use them ALL up?

Sometimes the mind starts working and the machine starts stitching and you end up

with....

I cut two squares and started adding on the strips piecing them together as needed. I ended up with two perfect log cabin blocks with four logs on each side. 

(again God's planning, not mine)

A bit of rickrack on the edge was added to set off the fabrics.

The very last piece became a fused bookmark accented with the left over rickrack.

Ah, now I am done.

Attic Treasure

Last summer my sister and I went through some things in my mom's attic. We came upon a Schumacher fabric sample pack, and, of course, have no idea how this came to live in mom's attic. (Or for that matter, how long it had been there.)

Recently, I took apart the sample pack, washed the fabric squares and cut them to make a lap size quilt.

I stitched the blocks together, admiring all of the fabrics in the pack. There were enough squares for a 5 block x 7 block quilt top, (measuring approximately 37" x 52") with only one fabric square remaining.

Because these are vintage blocks, I wanted a backing fabric that would be a compatible choice.

(I feel that God and I are always working together on these projects because in my stash was the perfect backing choice, a plain, pale blue cotton just the right size and color.)

The remainder of the blue was used for the binding.

(Again, God's hand, as that one remaining square from the fabric pack was needed, supplying just the right amount of binding length to go around the quilt.)

Now, every time I look at this quilt, I will think of my mom.....
and the treasures my sister and I found cleaning the attic.

Nesting in Place

The birds are appliquéd on......

the binding is done and I am finished.  

My thought is that I should call this piece "Nesting in Place" 

as we all are nestled in our homes at the moment.