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pieces of contentment pages home about me completed quilts thread reviews why use organic cotton fabric thread etsy shop saturday june 1 2024 hexie harvest quilt this is the story of my hexie harvest quilt which was finished mid june 2023 almost 12 months ago i was delighted when jodi of tales of cloth invited me in september 2022 to be one of her volunteers to share about this beautiful sampler quilt for her 2023 quilt along the pattern one of many from jodi s hexie handbook calls for seven each of 15 different block designs although i must admit i included more of my favourite blocks and fewer of others i thoroughly enjoyed exploring all the different block options and seeing how well they played together work in progress i found the templates very useful too so many beautiful block designs to stitch experimenting with colour placement in my lilly pilly blocks plenty of opportunity for fussy cutting in the rosemallow design as the design is somewhat busy i opted for the version which incorporated joining t riangles allowing some space between each block as well as selecting mostly light mid saturated fabrics including many solids each block finishes as a 3 hexagon the hexie harvest quilt proved to be a fun quilt to make with lots of opportunity for exploration and plenty of variety to maintain interest i let myself stitch blocks randomly rather than completing all seven of each design together making the experience more playful and all around enjoyable when it came time to quilt i chose to hand quilt using dmc perle 8 thread in white initially i outline quilted inside each triangle only however after binding and washing i decided it needed to little more to so i hand quilted a little circle in the middle of each block using a small lid as a template after much deliberation i decided to use the same fun eucalyptus print for the binding as i had for the backing i didn t want to choose just one colour for the binding as i felt it may set the tone of the quilt i finished my hexie harvest quilt at 11 rows of nine blocks each slightly smaller than jodi s 11 rows of 10 blocks each measuring 55 x 57 5 140cm x 146cm it s a very useful lap size quilt one to brighten any day the hexie harvest papers templates triangles and pattern are all still available in jodi s shop as i write this posted by karen pieces of contentment at 12 05 pm 2 comments labels 2023 finish epp quilts tuesday january 23 2024 gradient baby quilt 1 2023 saw our family enter a wonderful new season with the safe arrival of our first grandchild with our five oldest children now married 2017 2019 2020 2021 and 2022 it came as very welcome news that a grandchild was to be expected in may 2023 baby quilts are an inviting size to make not too big not too small after much consideration i settled on making a gradient i spy quilt inspired by the amazing quilts of house of taiga this quilt would be both machine sewn and quilted with the intention that it would be heavily used and frequently machine washed in addition i hoped it would be of ongoing use and interest tummy time fun to the baby child while also being pleasant to look at the plan was to choose a design which can be used as a base idea for a quilt for each future grandchild yet also allow for adjustment according to baby s gender and each new family s uniqueness of lifestyle and passions soon after a gender reveal on christmas day 2022 i began searching through my current fabrics our local spotlight fabric and homewares shop and various online shops for suitable boy fabrics i was soon busy cutting 5 squares and i thought i may as well cut four squares while each fabric was on the cutting mat simultaneously creating a little stack of squares for next time over the course of several weeks i reached my goal of a minimum of 99 different fabrics with ironing board butted up against our dining table the layout was fine tuned producing the desired gradient effect eleven rows of nine squares each row was carefully sewn together then the rows into pairs then pairs together etc until the quilt top was complete the actual construction was very quick at this stage compared to my recent quilts which were all larger and completely hand sewn for extra security i machine quilted along each seam as well as diagonally each way i must admit i was somewhat fussy with thread colours switching threads several times to blend with the fabric squares even it meant changing threads midway through a quilting line it just added that little bit of extra love into an otherwise rather simple quilt design the quilt was finished in time to gift on the day of our daughter s baby shower in early march and has been well loved by the new parents as well as baby b which makes me a very happy quilting nana posted by karen pieces of contentment at 4 21 pm 3 comments labels 2023 finish family quilts tuesday november 15 2022 blue hexagons quilt three years ago november 2019 i began thread basting some favourite fabrics onto 11 4 hexagons a wonderfully relaxing way to play with fabric soon i had quite a collection and despite experimenting on several occasions with various arrangements i couldn t settle on a design which felt right my beautiful hexies were relegated to a container for safe keeping while i worked on other projects early june 2020 rita hodge of red pepper quilts shared her finished hexagon stash buster quilt in blues it looked so good and i was instantly inspired to start something similar with the blue hexies i already basted searching through my fabric collection i soon discovered i had more blues than any other colour which was a bonus for a quilt like this i quickly put together a compact kit to keep me basting and stitching following the same technique as rita i was constructing interlocking blocks of 16 hexies each i use a traditional hand whip stitch when joining my pieces together on an english paper piecing epp like this i worked on these blocks intermittently with added enthusiasm following the addition of any new fabrics however i found the random nature of the blocks not so enticing so instead i more often gravitating to my other sewing projects then in february this year rita shared her version of the treehouse hexagon quilt project a quilt designed by emma of treehouse textiles this design has a wonderful balance of structure and freedom varying slightly from emma s original design i reimagined my blue hexagons quilt and have thoroughly enjoyed stitching many blocks each with their own differences amongst a basic structural criteria a couple of times i thought i had completed all blocks needed however on closer inspection the colour balance needed more aqua following that adjustment i conceded that it really needed to be longer to become a useful bed quilt for either a full double bed or a queen size two more rows of blocks were created then it was time to create the lighter coloured half sized blocks to give provide pleasing edges topped bottom now it was time to finish sewing the blocks together and pop the papers out from the back for the batting wadding i selected quilters dream cotton batting in white it is a lightweight batting making it more suitable for our warmer climate and less bulky to wash it is the only cotton batting i have found which is truly white something i was particularly looking for to support the white base of this quilt after a long time debate with myself about how by machine or by hand i should quilt this large quilt especially as it was spring by this time i decided to hand quilt with dmc cebelia crochet cotton 30 thickness in white b5200 this is the same thread i chose to quilt my most recent finish fresh flowers quilt by outline quilting each centre hexie flower and around each block it has highlighted the quilt design and created a subtle texture a mostly cool spring has made the quilting a joy and now finally it is finished and ready to be used on a bed i had no idea my initial hexies would end up looking like this and i am delighted quilt details blue hexagons quilt design eventually based on treehouse textiles hexagon quilt project 90 x 77 228cm x 195cm tentatively started november 2019 completed november 13th 2022 1 1 4 hexagon papers thread basted quilters dream request100 cotton batting in white queen size hand quilted with dmc cebelia crochet cotton 30 in white b5200 posted by karen pieces of contentment at 3 00 pm 8 comments labels 2022 finish epp fabric hand quilting hexies quilts saturday november 13 2021 fresh fields quilt motivated by the desire for a portable holiday project and a hope for better times ahead i settled on a one inch hexagon english paper piecing epp quilt this was december 2013 mid summer the cool colour palette was refreshing in the heat and inspired by the paint scheme of a home which has since been demolished to make way for the new grafton bridge each summer since then i have gravitated to this long term project it was easy to pick up again and always seemed appealing on long hot days with no plans for the finished size i kept stitching and adding new fabrics to the mix eventually it was time to start stitching hexie flowers into trios which fitted perfectly into plastic pastry storer containers in time they were sewn into rows which could be safely kept wrapped around the cardboard from empty fabric bolts it seemed to be the never ending quilt and over the years since 2013 our older five children have all left home and my husband s health has had many monumental twists and turns in 2018 life brought major changes and we are now very happily located in a delightful coastal area in many ways the name of this quilt has been prophetic as we now find ourselves in fresh and pleasant fields in many respects after completing my sunshiny day quilt in august i decided it was time to focus on this quilt and bring it to completion i set a deadline of trying to have it ready to use this summer it took a lot of determination to finally piece it together filling in the gaps and edges removing and relocating some hexie flowers in the process to create a cohesive usable rectangle with the addition of an outer border it would become perfect for our queen size bed for batting wadding i chose quilters dream 100 cotton in white the white batting keeps the cool white blue tones of the quilt top true to colour being a thin cotton wadding it would be easy to hand quilt and create the perfect weight for a summer quilt following much mental debating i decided it deserved to be hand quilted hoping to make considerable progress before the heat of summer made hand quilting unpleasant it took less than one ball of dmc cebelia 30 in white for the quilting primarily marketed as a crochet cotton it is smooth shiny and most importantly very strong when i had quilted the epp centre of the quilt i trimmed the edges and attached the binding enabling me to finish the border quilting lines exactly at the binding line it also made the large quilt much more conducive to handling yesterday i finished the hand quilting this brings nine summers of casual stitching to a satisfying finale fresh fields now looks delightfully at home on our bed ready to serve us well for many summers ahead quilt details fresh fields quilt my own design 90 x 86 228cm x 218cm started december 2013 completed november 2021 1 hexagon papers sewline glue pen for basting quilters dream request 100 cotton batting in white queen size cebelia 30 dmc cotton in white used for hand quilting posted by karen pieces of contentment at 5 36 pm 13 comments labels 2021 finish epp fesh fields quilt quilts older posts home subscribe to comments atom search this blog a little about me karen pieces of contentment australia hello i m karen welcome to my blog here i share everyday happenings and my love of quilting i choose to find beauty contentment and joy in my everyday life in rural australia thanks for stopping by view my complete profile this month s most viewed misty morn 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