Update of the Lord's Prayer embroidery

Coming along....this is my go to for travelling and when I am away.  It fits in here...

I am making progress slowly on this but it is very satisfying.

Planned layout for Spring Embroidered Hexies

So I got an idea to lay out the big hexies with 60degree triangles between...

I am not sure that is very clear but now that some of them are sewn together I can take another picture.

The Lord's Prayer is pieced together

I finally finished the Lord's Prayer Quilt to the binding.  I felt I was quite inspired with my machine quilting and it went quickly.

This is just the beginning but I managed to take the quilted sandwich to my Mom's for a bit of a show and tell, as she is my guiding light and the one who started me down this quilting road.  Anyways, I also managed to leave it at her house and then I visited again and still forgot to get it into my truck.  So now it is a couple of provinces away from me and my sewing machine.  It will make it's way home I am sure and then I will add the binding and have another photo op.

More of Mollie's spring embroidery Hexies

These are adorable.  Wild Olive's host Mollie is stitching up a storm I mean spring shower....

So cute,  I've been doing two of each pattern and my flower petal rings of hexies are  almost done.  Hexagons are probably my favourite.

Spring Stitching Club

I signed on to Mollie Johanson's Spring Stitching Club.  I couldn't resist as it's a hexagon pattern.

She suggested the centre of the hexagon flower should be in linen.  As I don't have any linen, I decided to use a plainish cream fabric (insert shrug...)

Then she suggested we use solid fabric for the petals of the hexies.... ahhh, I didn't have a very good selection of that so.... I went with some gorgeous fabrics I got at the wonderful Drumheller Quilt Shop called Bit's and Pieces.  They are from the Bella Collection by Amanda Murphy.  As well as some Robert Kaufman Kyoto fabrics that I deemed worthy of this project.

Flimsy Done of Little Stepping Stones

Looks at this, with the input of my DH I finally got some borders on this one and I'm reallly happy with the result.  I even patched on the backing...

As my sister always says, 'Red is best...'

Backside of the Frontside

I love when the back looks as neat and tidy as the front.  Well maybe I like it because it shows off how much stitching I did...

Red redwork embroidery blocks

I had worked these blocks many moons (read years, maybe) ago and realized they would be a great addition to another quilt top I am working on so this morning I sashed them.  After putting on and ripping off a green sashing I new this was the right fabric and am really pleased with just the blocks.

I apologize for not knowing where these designs come from.  I believe they are by Bronwyn Hayes.  If anyone knows differently, please tell me.

These two blocks are definitely Bronwyn.  They are from the May 2003 Australian Country Threads special edition called Stitchery.  In case you are interested here is a link to her Pinterest page....are you back yet - I know wonderful, huh?

Redwork finds a home with Little Step Stones

Further to the redwork story, I love it when I have an inspiration.  I thought if I just laid out the redwork with the Little Step Stones blocks I have been working on...

I believe I am on to something...

I was particularly happy when I found this Robert Kaufman fabric called Splish Splash in my stash.  I think it really adds a special zing to the embroidery.

The Embroidered Babies

Here they are complete with borders... now with all the hand work on the top I'm wondering if I should hand quilt or machine....

Machine would be quicker maybe....what do you think??

Back Burner Babies

Here are some embroidered blocks my sister-in-law made.  When I was in the states last I saw this fabric and just KNEW it was for these blocks.  I am liking this block layout.  It seems more modern to me.