Sew Crafty

Well, what do you think? This is my first attempt at Embroidery. I love embroidery linen, although I don't have much. I found a book with several ideas and fell in love with this one. Dore', what-would-I-do-without-her, knew how to Embroider. So, I asked her if she would teach me. Well, she gave me the confidence I needed. She made one too. We worked on them together. At times it was like the-blind-leading-the blind, but we did it. There is another one, it will be a Poppy. They are hand towels. I am planning on donating them to Rachael's etsy store. That's if she wants something like this.
Hopefully I will be able to get the other one done soon.

Grandmother's Flower Garden....
These are hand sewn pieces that I have been working on for quite some time. It is known as "Grandmother's Flower Garden." I am sure some of you have seen them. They are very-time-consuming. You have to cut each hexagon out, base stitch the material to the paper pattern (by hand) then hand stitch them together (by hand) to make one flower.It keeps me out of the kitchen and refrigerator. The hardest part is choosing 3 different pieces of material. I have 13 flowers finished. I think I need a total of 32 or more, depending on what size I want. So, it is going to take some time to finish. There is still a lot more squares to cut and sew. But when it is finished, it will be my pride and joy.
Okay, time for a history lesson. Quilts made from hexagons are characteristic of English patchwork.
The patterns were brought to America by early English settlers. Of these patterns, the one most familar to American quilters is Grandmother's Flower Garden, a one patch design made from equilateral hexagons. English quilters call them "honeycomb quilts".

Hopefully it will look similar to this pic.


Dore' and I signed up for a quilting class today. I took a class several years ago and have an unfinished project that I am desiderate to finish.

BTW....Today I was dismissed from 2 1/2 month jury duty. Thank You Jesus!