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Friday Finish {Happy Hexagon Trivet}

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31 May

Have you seen Ayumi Mill’s blog? Did you know she has a book out? Both are adorable!

I’ve been following Ayumi for a few years and I love her pairings of retro fabrics and her practical yet adorable projects. So when I found out she had a book coming out, I preordered it without a second thought. I’m happy to say, I haven’t had any buyer’s remorse. Her book is great!

 This project is called Happy Hexagon Trivet. I have really plain trivets, so I thought I’d make a pretty one. But now I don’t want to use this pretty trivet! Maybe I’ll just use it for dainty dishes?

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30’s reproduction fabrics are some of my favorite fabrics, and were my first fabric love. *dreamy sigh* Polka dots are also a fabric love of mine. (Can you tell?)

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After machine binding my quilts for a few years, I feel like I’ve finally perfected my machine binding. So I’m quite proud of each perfect corner on this trivet. 🙂 But it only took me a few years…

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Rainbows: also a favorite of mine. I can’t help it. Blame Rainbow Brite. (I wish I still had that doll. She was awesome. Her sleeves were the best.)

On the back I splurged and used some of my extra favorite fabric, Snippets by American Jane.

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And here’s my trivet in the wild enjoying a cup of coffee and a “nutritious” breakfast.

 
Finished trivet in the wild. #patchworkplease

I’m linking up to Amanda Jean’s Finish it Up Friday.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your weekend! It’s my hubby’s birthday today, so he’s taking the day off. Yah!

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  1. Sara says

    May 31, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    What a sweet little trivet and adore that little puppy dog print in there:)

  2. Little Island Quilting says

    May 31, 2013 at 5:11 pm

    Beautiful.

  3. Cutie and Company Quilts says

    May 31, 2013 at 5:12 pm

    Really cute! I would be honored to be a cup of coffee.

  4. wombatquilts.com says

    May 31, 2013 at 6:06 pm

    Love how you have made the 1930's fabrics look so bold and modern. Will be borrowing your use of dots and feedsack fabrics. Thanks.

  5. Erin @ Why Not Sew? Quilts says

    May 31, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    it's really cute, becca!

  6. Taryn says

    June 1, 2013 at 11:52 am

    It is so pretty! The corners look so good and I love your fabric choices. Polka dots make everything so fun!

  7. Heidi Staples says

    June 3, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    This is absolutely darling, Becca! I love your fabric choices too!

  8. Jessie says

    June 3, 2013 at 6:01 pm

    This is my favorite of these trivets that I've seen so far! Really sweet and pretty.

  9. Swedish Scrapper says

    June 6, 2013 at 8:07 pm

    Doh! Years to perfect! Sigh…. But I really Do want to learn to machine bind. So far my machine binding shames my nice piecing (because it is so wobbly.) I love you trivet and your fabric choices!

  10. Debbie says

    August 26, 2013 at 1:35 am

    Your trivet turned out super cute!!

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Remember: press in one spot for about 5 seconds... no sliding! This keeps your fabric happy and prevents stretching.

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I don’t know about you, but for me, quilting has n I don’t know about you, but for me, quilting has never been about just making quilts.

It’s about slow mornings, quiet time to myself, creating something with my hands, spending time doing something textile, not scrolling on the internet, spending more time creating and less time consuming...

And I think that’s exactly why so many people are being drawn to quilting today.

You want to get offline, learn something new, and have more quiet time that is just for you and your imagination. ✨

I think we could ALL use more of that in our lives, and if you want to give it a try, I’ve got a free class you can sign up for by commenting ‘FREE’ below. 💕

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
I’ve taught thousands of quilters over the last de I’ve taught thousands of quilters over the last decade, and I’ve been quilting myself for over 15 years, and this is what I’ve learned. ⬇️

What’s stopping you from quilting isn’t that you don’t want to do it. It’s because you have already convinced yourself of something before even giving it a fair shot. 

You’re probably thinking something like...

👉 “I don’t think I’m creative enough.”
👉 “It looks too complicated.”
👉 “I wouldn’t know where to start.”
👉 “I don’t have enough time.”
👉 “What if I spend all that money and I’m terrible at it?”
👉 “I’ve never been good at sewing.”

If any of those thoughts have crossed your mind, can I let you in on a little secret?

Almost every quilter I know started with one of those ideas in their head, including me. 🤫

The beautiful quilts you see today didn’t begin as beautiful quilts, they began as just an idea and a willingness to try.

Nobody sits down at a sewing machine and automatically knows how to quilt.

You learn by just doing it, sewing stitch by stitch, and every time you enter your sewing room, it gets a little bit easier, and you start to enjoy it more and more. 

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