"Grandmother's eco-garden". I was given a couple of packets of Laura Ashley pre-cut hexagons so I started paper piecing (by hand). I found some off-white fabric and embroidered flower motifs on it for the central hexagons, and then put it all together.
When I had a panel as big as I could get, I stitched it to a panel of the off white fabric and backed it with polar fleece. Finally, I embroidered insects in the spaces around the edge. The whole thing is about 115 cm wide and 135 cm high. (It is hanging on my kitchen wall.)The label is stitching out as I type!
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140717Wow Sue, so much work involved in this wall hanging. It's gorgeous,well done. Love Chris
234500Love this with the butterflies dragon comes and is that a beetle?/Lillian
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299559Beautiful and so in again! You've got your finger on the pulse of things!
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1966That's absolute very excellent beautiful quilt.love the colour of your choice of fabric and the insect designs and the flower designs .Thanks for sharing
7045You have done a wonderful job with this quilt Sue. The little insects here and there certainly make a difference, quit magical, fabric choices blend very well together. Sandra.e
24331What a fabulous quilt! The floral centers and the insects make it extra special!
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158718Fabulous work! You are very creative.I like the insects that you added to the quilt.
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360659Gorgeous! I love the colours and the insects make your garden come alive. I stll have a box filled with tiny hexagons, basted to paper templates that need to be (hand)sewn together. thanks for the inspiration.
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7528Very very Creative.. Love it all the elements you have added to the fabric and how you put it tog..Plus the name is right on. Congratulations of you new wall hanging..
6757That is a very original way to use hexies! I love how you added insects to it. It gives the eye a lot of interesting things to look at. Sort of little hidden treasures in the quilt. The central flower fabric along with the insects give it a lovely garden feel. Fabulous work!
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33350How lovely, the fabrics blend so nicely and the added rw is a nice touch.
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3294818497Sue, that's lovely, especially the insects. I always have some hexagons on the go so I have something to keep my hands busy but I might start to do something with them now. See you are inspiring me again!! Jo
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57675become great, I find all "right" patchwork making - by hand, a Little incredibly, this great work - unaffordable...die insects I find fantastically - nice work, hugs Maria
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