I have had time to work but no time to explain what I am up to….
I have been cleaning my sewing studio…organizing…planning….and playing! I have not gone to so many parties in the last 10 days than in my whole life!
So…come see what I have been up to…
Last September while I was in Florida….Jenny who attended our event was working and showing us her year long stitch along…every day she stitched a wool hex…something…anything… important to that day…but the best thing was how folky it was…you do not need to care if you have a perfect font…just write in your own handwriting and draw the best you can!
I was pretty enamored by it…she said she got the idea and was stitching along with Michelle, from IG-@raspberryrabbits …so I went to see what Michelle was doing…and WOW look at this wool hexagon…I read that the side of the hex was one inch finished
I could not stop thinking about this….this is the perfect way to stitch everyday…or almost…I am sure there will be some days I will not be able to…but I will still think about what was important that day….
So because I love both fabric and wool I decided to do a 2020 #dailystitch using my Farmhouse Gatherings flannels and then added wool or embroidery stitches to come up with my daily stitches. My project is going to be a quilt.
Here are my first three days…2020 is the year….I was still thinking about our WI boys who lost the Rose Bowl game the next day..Wisconsin vs. Oregon…and then today..a friend texted me this anchor…so I did that today…
If you want to start this you can…maybe you want to do the all wool ones like the girls above or if you want to do a quilt…here are my sizes if you want to know… or use the same idea I don’t care!!
Blocks will finish at 3″. Starch your flannel! I will do a video on either facebook or IG…and show you how easy it is and show efficient ways to starch..
Background is cut 2 5/8″
Triangles are made from 2 squares cut 2 7/8″ and then cut in half.
Pinch the centers of the background square.
Line up the point of the triangle at the center of the background, like shown…Stitch triangle using 1/4 seam allowance…you do not have to be perfect because you will be trimming.
Finger press the stitched triangle…they will flatten out nicely because of the starch.
Add next triangle to opposite side. Stitch and Press. Repeat for the other sides of the block. I am using two colors…greys and browns. Make a bunch of them so you are ready to go for awhile…
I traced two 1/2″ circles for snowman heads onto fusible web that was adhered to the wool. Then drew the 2’s and began stitching…I wanted the snowman heads to be snowflakes…
Threads used: Valdani #5 M49 for 2s. 3SF-M49 for snowman heads, #8 M49 for snowflake parts. Valdani #12 1 for eyes, 3SF 1 for mouth and 196 for nose…all my threads will be neutral…no color for this project…
After block is stitched and pressed…square it up to 3 1/2″.
Now if you want you can stitch along…but you have to make your quilt– your quilt! Things that are meaningful to you! Look closely at the inspiration ones above …sometime it was a trip to Costco! or whatever!!!!
Let’s have some fun…I double dog dare you to join me!
Here are some of the upcoming posts I am working on..
Jen Kingwell from Australia teaching in WI May 10-12
Debby Maddy, Indigo dying workshops in WI June 17-20?
Moda Block Heads 3!
So stick around and let’s get some projects done!
my best…
Lisa
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