Hoop Quilt Along Week 6: My Finish

Hoop Quilts Pattern now available. (PDF Download or the Printed Pattern)

It's the finish!  Are you close?  Have you fallen a bit behind during all the fun of summer?  No matter where you are in the Hoop Quilt Along, I hope you'll continue to share you progress and finishes on Instagram as you have news to share.  It's so fun to browse the #hoopquiltalong hashtag and see your projects!

Today I'm sharing my latest Hoop Quilt finish - the hoop I've been working on along with all of you.

Although the QAL is technically over, I'll be leaving all the details up for those who want to join in and make one on their own time.  (All those details will live on the HOOP QUILT ALONG page).  To join the HoopQAL, go here (to download the Free Coloring Sheet) and get the Pattern here. (PDF Download or the Printed Pattern)

HOOP QUILT ALONG RECAP

Intro Post

Week 1 Gathering Supplies and Choosing Fabric

Week 2 Half-Square Triangles
Week 3 Curve Blocks
Week 4 Quilt Top
Week 5 Wrap Hoop and Finish

Week 6. MY FINISH

How is it possible to love each new Hoop Quilt that I finish as much as I do?  Every one is different and special.  I'm totally not done with these.  My HQAL hoop has me bursting with excitement for more embroidery!

EMBROIDERY

I've been admiring Jessica of Namaste Embroidery's work for a few months now.  It's been on my mind the try out her pattern for a while now on a Hoop Quilt.  This was the perfect one.  This embroidery gives the hoop the oomph it needed.  The rich colors of the Anna Maria Horner True Colors charm pack and the coordinating DMC embroidery threads combine together so sweetly.

Embroidery Pattern:  "We Can Do Hard Things" Embroidery Pattern by Namaste Embroidery. 

BIG STITCH

In addition to the embroidery, I decided to add some big stitches in the centers of the pieced diamonds.  I had a really hard time picking out what color to big stitch here.  Since the colors in the HSTs are so varied, I finally settled on an off-white to match the background.  

I think that was the right decision.  It's repeated in the embroidery as the background vine and I think they complement each other.  I mentioned last week that I never make things easy for myself.  My background fabric is SO dark, I couldn't get any of my transfer pens to work on it. I made a special trip to Joann's and came with 2 pens that didn't show up.  :/  I couldn't bring myself to go back for tailor's chalk, so I improvised the embroidery.  I followed the pattern, but wasn't able to sketch it before I sewed.  ??  I had to scale it bigger for the hoop since the pattern is for a 6" hoop.  (Mine is 14".) Next time, I need to plan better for embroidery pattern transfers.

Jessica provides super instruction if you can follow a pattern, unlike me.  ;)  She provides a stitch guide to teach the embroidery stitches, written instructions, and a video to watch her make it happen.



I'm happy with it and can't wait to hang it in my sewing room with my other hoops.

Thank you so much for joining me in the Hoop Quilt Along.  It's been fun to add this smaller project to the quilt alongs I normally run (since mostly those are Block of the Month Clubs that run one year).  I hope you have enjoyed making yours so far.  Did you have fun?  Do you like shorter QALs like this one??  Feel free to comment here or send me an email [annemarie@genxquilters.com] with any thoughts.  I'd love to hear what you like to participate in. I always have more QALs on my mind!

ALSO, I'm dying to know..... WHERE are you hanging YOUR hoop?!?!?

 #hoopquilt  #hoopquiltalong