Hangin' Out in my Hammock...

Hangin' out in the hammock...

There will be hibiscus flowers mixed into this greenery after I have completed quilting....They are 3D so they stick up and I don't want that getting hung up in my quilting!

I have made good progress over the past week on my Hawaii quilt. I am starting to add some of the last details, have squared it up, and added the outside border. Now I have to stitch everything down securely, and decide which areas will be part of the quilting and which parts will be aplique before quilting. I plan on doing a scrappy back out of various floral batiks that i have accumulated over the years, and have been quite proud to say that I have not purposefully or recently purchased any of the fabrics used here.....they have been accumulated over time! (so it kind feels like this quilt is free even though it's not, and we all know how expensive a craft such as this can get!) I ended up adding some details I had not planned to add, but that is what has made this so much more fun!


I have also started cutting out 1 inch hexi patterns..I am going to make the bedding and curtains for Sara June after I take a trip to the fabric store. I know you can buy these templates, but you can also make your own printable PDF grid paper right here:GRIDS I have in mind what I am kinda looking for, and hopefully with some luck I can find it! If not, then it's off to on-line shop! I am planning on flowers and dots (and the hexi's will be used on the crib quilt).  I did just recently buy my daughter Lucie new bedding from Pottery Barn Kids (this is the one I purchased), but I am planning to make the ruffle curtains,dust ruffle, and chair cover. So..that meant buying a ruffle foot! It's in the mail now....can't wait to get it and try it out! I had bought the CRAFTSY course on sewing texture in December when the class was half off...I can use some of the tips and tricks in there to use in her bedroom as well!