It's time for another fun blog hop, brought to us by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt. Here's the list of today's participants:
March 22
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I've created two pieces for this hop. I had already started working on an idea for the first project before the hop was announced. Turned out, it fit the theme "Salt and Sand" perfectly so I moved ahead with it. It's a wall hanging that I'm calling "Those Pesky Gulls." While gulls definitely indicate being near the ocean, they really can be quite pesky!
Anyway, here's my project. It measures approximately 21" tall and 17" wide. (It is photographed on top of a green background, which is not part of the piece.)
I hand pieced and appliqued everything, I then did big stitch quilting with embroidery floss, and finally, I hand-bound the piece. It came out pretty much as I had envisioned!
If you'd like to make it yourself, here's a link to the FREE pattern.
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My second project is another wall hanging that I'm calling "Folk Art Fish." I'm trying to use up some the enormous stash of wool felt I have on hand from previous projects, and I came up with this idea to do just that. The fish blocks measure 6" x 12" and they're attached to 2" pennies (circles) with 1" inner pennies. The fish are appliqued onto the blocks with embroidery floss and a blanket stitch. The 1" pennies are appliqued onto the 2" pennies in the same manner. Then the blocks and pennies are backed with other pieces of wool felt and blanket stitched together. Finally the blocks and pennies are whip stitched to each other to create the finished 22" x 40" piece.
I probably could have added even more columns and rows, but I wanted to finish it for this hop so I stopped. It's actually the perfect size for the wall I hung it on.
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I hope you enjoyed seeing my projects. I love reading your comments and will respond via email unless you are a No-Reply Blogger.
Be sure to visit everyone participating in this hop:
March 22
March 23
Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel
March 24
March 25
Quilts Fabric and Thread Tales
March 26
Both are really pretty quilts. Your hand quilting is really neat and looks perfect.
ReplyDeleteLove both of your wall hangings, so cute, and such different styles... and all by hand! Fantastic! xx
ReplyDeleteBoth are lovely! My favourite is the gulls and yes they can be pesky.
ReplyDeletethanks for the seagulls pattern, they sure can be pests! A beach trip would not be the same without them.
ReplyDeleteTwo more fabulous offerings for all of us visitors. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteI love the beach and coastal style decorating! Those gulls are just so cute. Thank you for the pattern.
ReplyDeleteLovely projects! Thank you so much for the free pattern for those pesky gulls. I have been slowly making blocks for a sea and sand quilt and need a seagull block ... :) Pat
ReplyDeleteBoth of your projects are lovely> Your pesky gulls brought a smile to my face. Have a grea day.
ReplyDeleteYour projects remind me of beaches and travel, both of which I'm looking forward to resuming safely over the next year. Thanks for sharing.
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Your gulls are wonderful! They certainly can be pesky and they definitely can be noisy. They wouldn’t want you to not know they are there just in case you want to give them something to eat. They hate having to go fishing for themselves all the time. Your wool fish hanging is awesome! I love that the fish blocks are connected to the coins leaving the open spaces between. It is a delight to look at.
ReplyDeleteI used to live in an area with gulls and you have captured them perfectly. They look so innocent but can't wait to steal your hot dog. Your fish are stunningly simple but so wonderful to look at. Great projects.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been around seagulls enough to know they are pesky, but they are really noisy for sure. I love your wall hanging of them and those fish in wool are awesome. You are so good with wool and your creations are always amazing. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteaww what a cute project but Oh seagulls! quite noisy and annoying, but always a sign that you are near the ocean!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for such a delightful little piece! My daughter who lives close to an ocean beach, recently requested a quilted wall hanging in a beach theme for a newly added guest room. This will be it! I was thinking something with gulls and I have so much beach, sea, and sky fabric already. The gulls are so charming!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for such a delightful little piece! My daughter who lives close to an ocean beach, recently requested a quilted wall hanging in a beach theme for a newly added guest room. This will be it! I was thinking something with gulls and I have so much beach, sea, and sky fabric already. The gulls are so charming!
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful handwork! I really like the folk art fish. I think it's a great design for the wool look - just the right kind of whimsy.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the download. I live in Ohio and we don't have sea gulls here so when I see them they excite me since it means we are finally getting close to the ocean when we travel for vacation. This year we are traveling to the Gulf of Mexico coast in Florida and I am counting down the days.
ReplyDeleteCute sea gulls and fishies! Thank you for the visit to the beach.
ReplyDeleteLove those gulls. Thank you so much for the pattern.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love both your projects. Thanks so much for the pattern! Great ideas!
ReplyDeleteGood looking gulls!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, they are both so darn cute, it's hard to say which one I like the best. Your description of the gulls is spot on. LOL!! They have gotten the best of me and my food before.
ReplyDeleteTWO fabulous quiltlets! I love wool work and your fish are wonderful. The pesky gulls make me smile. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove your seagulls! They are favorites of ours to see when we're by the coast.
ReplyDeleteGreat projects! Love the gulls & the fish. I'm super impressed with the size of the wool piece. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBoth of your projects are great. I especially like the Pesky Seagulls. Thanks for sharing your pattern, this would be great hanging in our house near the ocean.
ReplyDeleteI love your seagulls! Thank you for the pattern.
ReplyDeleteNothing says the beach more than seagulls. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteI love both of these projects! I love watching the seagulls and your piece is a nice tribute to them. The fishy wool quilt is so fun and vibrant...a great use of a stash. I, too, would have wanted to continue as it is perfect, but sometimes finishing is best.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, LOVE these projects!
ReplyDeleteThose pesky gulls are wonderful. I agree that they are often annoying. My favorite gull experience was when we visited Cape Cod, Mass one summer. We couldn't understand where all the shells were coming from in the parking lot of a nearby place. Then we spent time watching and witnessed the seagulls dropping mollusks and other closed shells from high distances to purposely crack them. Once the shell cracked, they would then swoop down and eat the contents before heading back to the water for more. Fascinating and very messy too.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth I like YOUR seagulls. They wouldn’t annoy me at all 😄. Unlike the real deal. Here on the golf course I have Canada Geese (they even winter here in British Columbia 🤯) and crows. Your fish wall hanging is so bright and cheerful. Thank you for sharing your pattern 😉 Carol
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I love penny rugs and your fishes and pennies is so cute and different than anything I've seen.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful projects! Thanks for sharing the seagull pattern. The fish are unique, great way to use up the scraps!
ReplyDeleteBoth of your Hop projects turned out cute! Thanks for the sea gull pattern link.
ReplyDeleteThose Pesky Gulls may be annoying, but you made them look adorable. Such a cuts piece. You are amazing with wool. Your wall hanging is art!
ReplyDeleteYou did great with both projects. I love to hand sew but I've only hand pieced one small project. I admire that you did such a lovely piece. And the fish...it's a darling quilt.
ReplyDeleteo my gosh, such cute seagulls!
ReplyDeleteI chuckled when I saw your gulls, and read your words. Living in Nova Scotia where you are never far from the ocean, gulls are neighbours. Sometimes they sit in a group of 20 or so on a raft anchored in front of my little cottage. I wonder if they are having a meeting, or just chillin'. At other times they are swooping landing on the waves and settling in to fish. I'm sure they would approve of your creations too. Thanks Elizabeth
ReplyDeleteThe fish are super cute!
ReplyDeleteLove your fish penny rug.
ReplyDeleteThose pesky gulls! How true, and what a great quilt! I love it, really captures gulls on the beach.
ReplyDeleteI do like that big stitch quilting! It's perfect to add a windy touch.
ReplyDeleteThose gulls are so darn cute - great design. The fish look super fun to make.
ReplyDeleteYour finishing touches on the seagull mini are perfect. Thank you for sharing this pattern. I am going to make it a table runner for a friend's beach house.
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