Christmas in July Sneak Peek
Whoa! It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking Christmas? Of course; it's July! This week is the Christmas in July Blog Hop for Sew in Love with Fabrics (Benartex). My day will be Tuesday, July 26. Here's a sneak peek at what I've been working on.
First, I've been smitten by The New Hexagon book by Katja Marek. How do I know I'm smitten? I carry it with me wherever I go in the house. Upstairs to my sewing room: cut out fabric, match with papers, put parts in little baggies. Take it downstairs so I can read through it (for the hundredth time) when I eat lunch. And on and on.
And her new calendar:
Here's a block I made last week (Mary Ellen, Block #28), which I upsized and then bound as a little quiltlet. I took this photo outside on my deck where my living Christmas tree "summers." Yes, Mary Ellen is in the branches of that tree!
This Benartex fabric collection was from last year: Seasons Greetings. I discovered that one of the prints (the center of this block) has snowflakes all over. And we know how many points a snowflake has, right? SIX - a hexagon. Pretty awesome, huh? You can see my blog post about that fabric here: Seasons Greetings Tutorial.
My blog post will be Tuesday and I will be showing several things I made with My Little Chickadee by Jackie Robinson. Yes, I will have several more English Paper Pieced blocks, but also a project made with these lovely and sweet fabrics.
Here's the schedule for each day this week. I will have this on my blog each day. Hope you can visit each of the bloggers. There is a FABRIC GIVEAWAY for each day. Need I say anything more?
Hope you can stop by to get some inspiration for your Christmas/Holiday stitching!
First, I've been smitten by The New Hexagon book by Katja Marek. How do I know I'm smitten? I carry it with me wherever I go in the house. Upstairs to my sewing room: cut out fabric, match with papers, put parts in little baggies. Take it downstairs so I can read through it (for the hundredth time) when I eat lunch. And on and on.
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| The New Hexagon book by Katja Marek |
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| The New Hexagon Perpetual Calendar |
Here's a block I made last week (Mary Ellen, Block #28), which I upsized and then bound as a little quiltlet. I took this photo outside on my deck where my living Christmas tree "summers." Yes, Mary Ellen is in the branches of that tree!
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| Mary Ellen, Block #28 |
My blog post will be Tuesday and I will be showing several things I made with My Little Chickadee by Jackie Robinson. Yes, I will have several more English Paper Pieced blocks, but also a project made with these lovely and sweet fabrics.
Here's the schedule for each day this week. I will have this on my blog each day. Hope you can visit each of the bloggers. There is a FABRIC GIVEAWAY for each day. Need I say anything more?
Monday: Chris from made by ChrissieD, featuring Jolly Penguin and Friends
Tuesday: Debby from Debby Kratovil Quilts, featuring My Little Chickadee
Wednesday: Alison from Little Bunny Quilts, featuring Sparkle
Thursday: Cynthia from Quilting is more fun than Housework, featuring Holiday Cheer
Friday: Benartex blog featuring Joyful
Hope you can stop by to get some inspiration for your Christmas/Holiday stitching!
I am addicted to hexies! Absolutely adore them.
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely hexie. this looks like it would be a great book to have
ReplyDeleteYour ideas are always so wonderful. Love your "quiltet". Thinking I might have get the book or calendar... Lol Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up, Debby! I didn't know about this hop. Yay! I look forward to seeing what you post, but I love your up-sized Mary Ellen block.
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