To make up for lost time, I’ve been doing a lot of sewing in the last couple of days.
Block 11
Block 12
And here is the result of some of it. Two more hatboxes for my Bee, Myself and I selfish sewing project. I’m now officially one third of the way through the blocks I need, and I’ve picked out the next bunch of candidate fabrics. It’s all looking a bit pale and pastel-y up there on the design wall, so I’m going for stronger backgrounds and more saturated colour for the next round.
I’m not sure how many of the original participants are still stitching along quietly with their selfish sewing, but I know this bee’s owner, Carla of Granny Maud’s Girl, has reached a major landmark with hers. Nip over there and have a look, it’s really impressive!
If you want to know more about the bee, click on the button a fair way down in the left hand column.
Great blocks! I really need to do something like this next year so that I actually get something made for myself…..that would be a total change for once.
Setting yourself a once-a-month-post goal isn’t too much of a commitment, I find. And there’s no Bee Police to tell you you’re late – again, or they’re not impressed with your output! I think it’s an ongoing thing, so if you want to join in, maybe drop Carla a line?
I don’t consider sewing/quilting for myself to be selfish. I consider required, in order to give so much to others!
I think the word Selfish is only to differentiate between the charity projects, quilts for other people, bee activities, etc. I agree, sometimes we have to make pretty just for ourselves 🙂
It doesn’t look pale and pastel-y from this distance. Love to see what you have in mind. I am sure it will be stunning.
I’ve dug out a few darker-background prints, which I hope will restore balance. Once I get the Stay+ quilt off the design wall (eek, must get to work on that!), I’ll be able to start considering what the colour values are doing in more detail.
I love the hat boxes! They look so fun and quite vibrant to me. I so wish I could applique. Maybe I’ll have time to learn next year. I have a friend that prefers to do applique. Those would be fun.
I’m fortunate in that my sewing machine does a nice blanket stitch, but if it didn’t I’d be using a close zigzag around the edges of the pieces, and they’re not turned under, it’s all ‘raw edge’. It isn’t hard to do, it just needs a bit of preparation for best results. The original design of the quilt and the templates can be found in the Kaffe Fassett Passionate Patchwork book, if you ever feel like giving it a go.
Thanks for the information, Kate. I’ll look for the book. I’ve done some raw edge with machine stitching but that looked at first glance at turned edge work. The old eyes aren’t all that sharp. The hat boxes just look fun and you do them so well. Have a great week.
You’re welcome, and I hope you give it a try 🙂
More gorgeousness with your boxes. I nipped over to Carla’s blog and it has come as a revelation that all hexagons don’t have to be made the same.
No indeed! And the shapes you use don’t even need to end up as hexies. I just like them because they’re quick to make 🙂
Pretty hatboxes!
I have the fabrics for 13, 14 and 15 picked out, so hopefully there’ll be more eye candy at the end of December too!
two more great blocks ^^
I was on a roll! Normally it’s as much as I can do to crank out one. Too much going on at month’s end.
we need 35 days months ^^
Oh, yes, sometimes that would be so handy!
Kate, these are so beautiful you make me wish I were doing them too! I am starting a new table runner for Christmas… we’ll see if I get it done before the New Year! HA!
Go on, you can get it done in time, you know you can!
I really do hope so! 🙂
No question. Now, get sewing 🙂
There’s something about that first hatbox that really appeals to me. 🙂 I haven’t been doing so well with my Bee efforts. Going to have to revisit that concept in another month or so…
I particularly like the contrast between the small and busy 1930s reproduction print, and the large, formal design of the lid edge fabric. Apart from the colours, it was the main reason I chose the two fabrics!
Pretty pretties!
Thank you, my lovely. I’ve been in radio silence for the last two days, doing a mad dash north to pick something up in Townsville: up last night, back down this morning. Very weary….
Was that my Christmas pressie you went to get 🙂 lol Hope you’re taking it easy today, it’s hot up your way.
Only if you want a written-off motorbike we bought in an online auction for parts 🙂 It sure is hot up here, no rain anywhere on the horizon, fairly gusty wind and fire index through the roof. Sadly, we have to do a number of outdoor things today, but I’ll be retreating to the shade as soon as possible.
Pink! And flowers! Yay!
Knew you’d enjoy the pink one! I love that ’30s black, red and green floral too, I’ve had to hoard the scraps – or at least, what’s left after putting some of it into the Big Hexie flowers…
I love dotty fabrics and when they come in pink….Yeah!!!!!
Exactly! Although I must say my favourite is navy with a fairly large white spot!
I have a lot of pink, dotty fabrics in my La Passion!
The perfect place to keep all your lovely pinks together…