Hello and welcome 😀! I hope this post finds you well. I'm slowly getting back to stitching and working in my studio. I've also spent some lovely mornings outside in the backyard. Coffee always tastes better there! This week I even have a finish! Yay!!!
Floral Fusion wall hanging
My first post about the Floral Fusion SAL was at the beginning of September. I was pretty good at keeping up and started sewing the blocks together in mid-October. Unfortunately it's taken until now to finish it. It will finally be hanging on my daughter's wall.
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| Finished! Floral Fusion wall hanging |
I went outside yesterday for the photo shoot. I just hung the wall hanging in front of my prayer flags.
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| Floral Fusion hanging in the backyard |
In my last post, I mentioned that I had found some of the dark fabric from the wall hanging in my stash. It finished up quickly and looks great. I was hoping to finish this early and I did 😊. It's my June One Monthly Goal (OMG), so I'll be linking it to the party at the end of the month.
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| Floral Fusion wall hanging |
What I learned & updates
- I always have a hard time finishing up SAL or QAL on time - they usually linger for years as UFOs. I'm really happy that this one didn't!
- I'm so grateful to Denise at the Quiltery for hosting her SAL. It was a lot of fun.
- I got to use a lot of older floral fabrics - many of my mother's scraps from the summer dresses she used to make.
- I'm also working on some mending - a pair of jeans that needs a new behind, and cut-off shorts that need a couple of patched to be presentable 😉
- My studio is slowly coming along, but I need to rethink my book making storage. It's taking up too much space, especially for the much smaller amount of time that I spend making journals. The problem is that if it's not easy accessible, it'll never get used!
- I have a few empty bins in the basement that I'll bring up and try to organise. Hopefully that's all I'll need!
Related links
- More Zen Stitching and Free Motion Mavericks, June 05, 2025
- Floral Update and a Finished Piece on Free Motion Mavericks, October 16, 2024
- Floral Fusion and hand-stitching on Free Motion Mavericks, September 05, 2024
- Floral Fusion Sew Along (finished) with Denise at The Quiltery
Linking parties
I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties, including June's One Monthly Finish (OMG) when it opens up. Monday Musings, Design Wall Monday, Sew & Tell, Put your foot down, Needle & Thread Thursday, Off The Wall Friday, Finished (Or Not) Friday, Beauties Pageant, TGIFF, Patchwork & Quilts, 15 Minutes to Stitch 2025, Oh Scrap!
Project details
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Floral Fusion wall hanging
Made as part of the Floral Fusion SAL with Denise at The Quiltery
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Material: scrappy floral fabric on a low volume white/beige background
Techniques: machine appliqué, free motion quilting (FMQ)
Free Motion Mavericks
Welcome to week 535 of Free Motion Mavericks! Thanks for linking up your lovely projects! Here are the projects from last week that included FMQ, ruler work or walking foot quilting.
Gretchen from Gretchen's Little Corner has finished quilting another quilt - this one made with lovely embroidered blocks by her granddaughter. What a great joint project!
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| Gretchen's granddaughter embroidered these blocks! |
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| Gretchen put together a lovely quilt using her granddaughter's embroidered blocks |
Kat from Scrapbox Quilts finished quilting two lovely quilts! The first one is a cute baby quilt and the other a lovely wall hanging!
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| A lovely panel baby quilt by Kat |
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| A very cute foundation paper pieced wall hanging by Kat |
Vicki, from Vicki's Crafts and Quilting, did an amazing job FMQ her UFO quilt. Lucky for her, she had bundled up fabric for the border, backing and binding. That makes finishing up so much easier! Vicki custom quilted it on her long arm, doing a little bit every day. Check out her post for more eye candy!
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| Vicki's FMQ UFO - a real beauty! |
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| Details of Vicki's quilting |
Frédérique from Quilting, Patchwork, Appliqué, made this very cute textile card (4" x 6"). She was able to share it with us since it's been sent and delivered. Frédérique FMQ it and even included fancy machine star stiches.
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| Frédérique's sweet textile card |
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| Frédérique's textile card, as seen from the back |
It's now your turn!
Congrats on a beautiful finish!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kate. I look forward to seeing it on my daughter's wall :-)
DeleteThank you for the feature! I have learned that QALs are not all that good for me either as I tend to let them slide. But then I do that with other projects too, LOL. So good for you finishing your June goal early!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy that you linked up. It's absolutely gorgeous. I've found that a heavily FMQ quilt will get soft enough to cuddle under after a couple of washes. Have a great week!
DeleteVery cute Floral Fusion finish, Andree! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Brenda. I'm so glad that it's done. It is really pretty.
DeleteOh, bravo pour ce magnifique quilt terminé ! Il rend bien dans ton jardin. Merci pour la mise en avant de ma petite carte, je pourrais partager dans ta link party la semaine prochaine quand la 2e carte aura été reçue. Bises !
ReplyDeleteMerci bien Frédérique. J'ai bien hâte de la voir! Bises :-)
DeleteLOVE your Floral Fusion! It turned out great! Thanks for linking to TGIFF!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Gail! I'm really happy with how it came out and that it's finally finished!
DeleteBeautiful work, Andree! Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, thanks so much for commenting - I got to discover your blog! Have a great week and keep spreading joy :-)
DeleteWhat a fun, fresh finish for the beginning of summer!
ReplyDeleteThanks Janine Marie. I'm really happy with it...and that it's finally finished :-)
DeleteIt is so pretty and looks at home in your garden. Your daughter will enjoy it and what a great gift. Thank you for the shout out.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Denise. I'm so happy to have finished it. It was a great SAL (as usual) :-)
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