GFG table topper progress #2
For me, the urge to do some handwork always seems to be there bubbling under the surface. I even enjoy hand quilting but as I explained in a previous post I haven’t had the opportunity to do a lot of it while I was living with my mom. At one time I thought I’d do some hand piecing to satisfy the urge. I started basting the hexagons for this topper some time ago. When I was sitting around while the computerized quilting system was doing its thing, I was usually either reading or basting hexagons–more reading then basting though or I’d have had more of this done. *smile* When I started packing up my quilting room to get ready for my move to Oklahoma, I left out 4 projects that I could work on by hand in case it was a while before I could get my sewing machine back out. So now, here I am about 3 months later finally doing some more handwork.
I love the portability of my project. And I’ve become totally obsessed with hexagons. So much so that I’ve totally changed my plan for the GFG quilt top that I am collecting fabrics for. *smile* Here’s the little bag that I’m using to hold all my stuff for the table topper.
This holds my needles, scissors, basting thread, hand quilting thread that I’m using to sew the hexagons together, and the sandwich baggies that are holding my basted hexagons (and some extra unbasted ones, too).
I was storing the fabric for my Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt top in a shoe box but then I bought this storage box at Walmart.
It’s actually a tackle box.
I haven’t started basting any of the fabric to hexagon templates for this project yet. Which is probably a good thing because I changed my mind on how I’m going to piece the top. I decided against the look of what we think of as the traditional Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt.
Here’s my progress on the table topper up to the point that I last took a picture–I think it was last weekend. I actually have five complete flowers done and a bit of the last two.
It’s gone faster than I thought it would. Soon I’ll be able to start hand quilting it!
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Very nice work on the GFG. I want to make one of those some day. How big are your hexagons? I have, or should say had, the exact same case from Walmart. I used it when I was making my Cathedral Window quilt to sort out all the colors of my window inserts. When I finished the quilt, I gave the case to my grandson to keep his match box cars in - he loves it!
Good luck on the GFG. I made a KING size one using all Christmas fabric–took me almost 18 months to piece it. I love getting it out at Christmas. I used fabrics collected by my mother, grandmother, myself, and many friends. I smile as I feel it and remember.
Love the hexagons and the tackle box is a great idea. Something to add to my shopping list.
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