The Kingfisher Stitch Along

The Kingfisher Stitch-Along
by, Stitched in Color, Tales of Cloth, Southern Charm Quilts, and more…

I’m helping promote the Kingfisher Stitch Along hosted by Rachel of Stitched in Color and Jodi of Tales of Cloth, two AMAZING quilt makers.

If you’ve been following me in my Instagram stories, this is the project I’ve been working on secretly that got me hooked on these hexie flowers and made me want to keep making them.

I love how portable and slow this work is. Every time I lounge about outside, I’m working on my EPP, on car rides I’m working on my EPP. You get the picture. It’s addicting! Why haven’t I finished my Gypsy Skies quilt and pattern? I’m working on my EPP. It’s everything in my head right now.

Come on! Admit you get obsessed with skills too and feel the need to go nuts with them.

This stitch along is exactly what that is for.

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Here’s a little sneaky picture and button to give you a bit of a view of the project, but go and visit Rachel’s blog to see the whole quilt and get a coloring sheet too. Find all the info here.

 


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I know I’ve said this over and over again, but my early quilt making years were very anti-hand sewing. It was too hard, it was too slow, I had plenty of excuses. Several years ago that all changed and now I love hand sewing just as much as I love sitting at my sewing machine.

Making these little hexie flowers is my new favorite thing! And it’s WAY, way easier than I had once thought.

The Kingfisher Stitch Along will have lessons for the complete newbie and prizes along the way. Yes, prizes!

I thought I’d give you a rundown of my favorite supplies that will get you started. You will need:

 


Product Spotlight

Beauty Shop Peach Hankie Quilt Panel <br/>SKU# C6000-02

Beauty Shop by Melody Miller & Sarah Watts for Cotton + Steel Fabrics

Panel size is 23″ x 42″

Price: $7.75 per panel
Purchase here.

 

 

Kingfisher Stitch Along Schedule

Prelude

  • May 16 – Supplies List at Stitched in Color and Printable Papers at Tales of Cloth
  • May 28 – Color Scheme Ideas at Stitched in Color and Kingfisher Prizes at Tales of Cloth

Stitching
8 Hexagon flowers per week

  • June 4 – EPP Basting Methods at A Little Patchwork and EPP Joining Stitches at Tales of Cloth
  • June 11 – Fussy Cutting at Ava & Neve
  • June 18 – Cutting Diamonds at Stitched in Color
  • June 25 – Keeping Momentum at Tales of Cloth
  • July 2 – Hand Applique at Charm About You and Machine Applique at Bonjour Quilts
  • July 9 – Joining Diamonds at Stitched in Color

Finishing Up

  • July 16 – Kingfisher Border at Stitched in Color
  • July 23 – Hexie Flower Play at Southern Charm Quilts

Today’s post is brought to you by Havel’s Sewing. Let me know if you have any questions or thoughts. I love it when I hear from y’all! Hugs!

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Southern Charm Quilts - Melanie Traylor

Melanie Traylor lives in Northern Alabama with her husband and two children. She has a home studio dedicated to her love of making quilts. In her spare time she likes to crochet, read and travel. You can find her on:
Pinterest at – melaniestraylor
Instagram – @southerncharmquilts
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/SouthernCharmQuilts

She blogs regularly at:
Quilt Making
You’ll find lots and lots more pictures of her quilts and studio on her blog.

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