What I love about Kate, is how she makes you feel like you are right there with her. Just a friend stopping by for a wee chat. The last homely house indeed!
Miss Kate, thank you!! So lovely to feel at home with you on this Sunday. Agnes’s quilt and your cushions are beautiful. Thank you for inviting me into your Homely Home. Looking forward to a green couch chat.❤
This was such a nostalgic video for me. I learned to hand quilt many moons ago. My parents are Mennonite and every Monday, my mother, grandmother and the kids would go to the church fellowship hall for quilting and lunch (and play time for the children before we were old enough for school). Some of the ladies enjoyed cutting and piecing the quilts. Others did the hand quilting. We used a large frame, open underneath, and the ladies sat around the frame and all quilted together. The quilt would be rolled in towards the center as they finished each side until it was done. The right hand was placed on top with the needle, and the left hand underneath to rock the needle back up. Amazingly, you could not tell the difference in the stitches of the ladies who sat around the frame. These ladies were seasoned hand quilters and all were able to stitch at the least - eight stitches per inch. That is quite hard to do as I learned when I tried my hand at it when I was older. One of my great aunts hand quilted for a living and her stitches were 12 to an inch!! These quilts were sold at annual bazaars, and they were quite sought after. The money was raised for missions. The standards for piecing and quilting were high. My mother told me later after my grandmother passed, that at some point, my grandmother's eyesight was not great and her stitches grew inconsistent. But she loved going to sewing circle as they called it, and she wanted to contribute to the process. So, the wonderful ladies just let her keep quilting and someone would lovingly undo her stitches and redo them. She never knew that her stitching was becoming unacceptable for selling. I was so touched by that story. Thanks for another special video. I think you chose the best quilting design although I like the Baptist Fan as well. Your sewing room is so inspiring and has great light.
Thank you Kate for teaching us about quilting and english paper piecing. You have infinite patience and are TOTALLY a master of your craft. Happy days☕🍩💞
Hello Kate, For years I’ve wanted to do patchwork and quilting, but every time I tried to find a reasonably good way to do it, It seemed too complicated! However, now that I have discovered your wonderful channel, I am re-inspired and more confident about starting. I have acquired a pretty good stash of fabrics over those years so I’m just about ready to get started. You are so natural and down to earth with your presentation, which is really encouraging for hesitant, would-be quilters like myself! 🙂 Agnes is a lucky little girl to have the lovely quilt made for her by her talented Granny/Grandma. Thank you for sharing your talent and helpful ways to do all the😮 lovely things you make.
Kate this might be one of my top 10 favorite videos of The Last Homely House. I have often sat watching the earlier videos of you working on the Agnes quilt and I thought to myself, how wonderful it is she will not only have the quilt you so lovingly made for her but also the videos. Every time I you smile at the thought of her makes me smile. I have enjoyed this project so much I thank you for bringing us along.
Love to watch you see love into that quilt.I am 67 now but started at 26 making my own quilts .I learned at age 16 by my mom how to quilt.We used 2 sheets with batting.I still have that quilt.Tge grandmother's flower garden was my 2nd quilt to make.No paper piecing just sewed the hexes together. I lived using different fabrics for each row.I hand quilted around each one.I still love that quilt.Time to give away that quilt to family t I enjoy.Please continue to encourage people to quilt.I just love watching you and will share with my friends your you tubes.I love your accent also as I am a southerner from Bessemer,Alabama with a southern accent.What a blessed day when Agnes gets her quilt from Geandma.
Oh, Kate, The quilt and pillows are so so beautiful! Agnes will cherish them her whole life, and one day her children will be sleeping under all the love you put into every stitch. I have been searching for fabric to start my own hexagon quilt. Have a wonderful week, xoxo's Sandie
when I was an early teen in late 50s...the "pajama bag" that could be hung from the bedpost or used as a deco bed pillow was very popular....an idea could be that one of the sample hexie work can be used as a p. j. bag and the could be stuffed with a girl's pajamas each morning. I remember the bags were sometimes made/sold at dept stores with animal faces like a lion, puppy, or flower etc. be well!!❤
I was just thinking of those as I put my pajamas away yesterday. My aunt made them for myself and my two sisters. They were in the shape of a cat's head.
Kate, I feel so at home with you. I love to drop in to hear your chats with us. I’ve taught several children kindergarten through high school age how to English Paper Piece with large and small hexagons. We use our brown grocery bags as base paper and trace and hand cut everything. What a beautiful process! Little hands and fingers work so well and they get so good at every step. They even use the needle and thread. I’ve gotten the needle started in the fabric if they have trouble. The kids love the stack of fabric hexagons or squares or Dresden Plate pieces and play with them like puzzle pieces. Great sorting and matching skills learned. Thank you for sharing your love of EPP.
Such a wonderful gift. Not only will she be able to snuggle up in her quilt, she will be able to watch you make it but most importantly hear your thoughts of her while you stitch. 💕
I just watch this video, Kate, and had tears in my eyes as you put the first stitches in Agnes' quilt. What a wonderful example of moving through a project with love and attention. I am inspired !
SO ENJOYED being taught paper piecing. DEFINITELY will try it. I love hand sewing ( including cross stitch and embroidery) making this another addition. PROUDLY said and with abundant LOVE, stitching Anges's quilt has begun. Just imagine...Anges will have the pleasure of watching Gramma stitching her quilt over and over. Timeless treasure! ❤
Thank you,Kate, for your patience with your beginning quilters. Even if one hasn’t ever quilted one can learn so many other life lessons like patience, integrity, love for family, sharing, teaching, to take pride in your work, to do your best, to give your expertise without saying,” THIS IS ONLY THE CORRECT WAY OF DOING THIS, and so many more examples of a Christian life. I would love to live near you and call you “friend” . You may live thousands of miles away from Cape May, New Jersey, USA, however, I will call you “ friend”. Thank you for sharing your beautiful quilting talents. I love you blue and green hexagon quilt for your granddaughter . It reminds me
Agnes quilt is gorgeous! She will cherish it all her life long, I’m sure! Thank you, Kate, for sharing so much of your craft with us. I love the envelope cushion method, also!
Everytime I put you on in my quilting room Kate I feel like we're sitting down together with a cup of tea to do some quilting. And yes it is a homely house. I particularly adore your windows with the sun coming in and your beautiful quilted curtains.I love the background music you play when we choose not to talk but just quilt. 😊 Love watching your cat as well. Basically I just love Everything! 😊 🇦🇺
Hi Kate, your granddaughter is a lucky girl, so much work but it's a gift that will last a lifetime, just think about her telling her granddaughter that the quilt she is snuggled down under was made by great, great grandmother Kate when she was a little girl, a gift of love for the future. Thanks for sharing your precious gift with us. 💝💝💝💝💝
Gorgeous gorgeous fabrics AND quilting patterns. As always thanks ever so much for your careful instruction . I have learned from you EPP which I used on a previous project! Take care… always look forward to sundays with our Kate. Take care , be well. Marilyn USA Xx
How exciting! After all these years you are finally starting the hand quilting. What a beautiful gift for Agnes. Not only this most fabulous quilt but a document of love and devotion. So nice. Thank you for sharing this.
Straight grid. I knew it! That’s what I would have done too! ❤️. Hint, if you cut some hexagons in HALF and EPP these on the sides, you will have a straight edge. I’ve done this before. 😇
Good Golly Miss Molly....I would have never thought of joining all pieces of the pillow's construction into one long piece...this was a great revelation/idea...thank u soooo much for a great time today at "Last Homely House." gr-granny NM
I found you just recently from watching Arne & Carlos . Where have I been? I'll tell you where. I have been feeling bad about how long I take making something, how different my process is from others and generally thinking "my way up the mountain" is somehow wrong. Well no more Kate, thanks to you. Just look at that beauty of a quilt hanging behind you that you have been lovingly working on for about three years. That right there is the beauty of crafting and I remember why I decided to polish up the skills my grandmother taught me. The peace that comes from the quiet and steady contemplation of working on something beautiful for home, family, and friends. Thank you again, Kate.
Another great video on my Sunday Evening. The whole day I just wait for the moment, where the number "1" says, that Kate sent a video. Today I'm most happy, because I'm sewing hexagon pieces together - the first 195 pieces for my great grandchild to come. It looks so easy, when you make the quilting - in a total different way, than I learned, when I startet 23 years ago. I love to follow your patchwork-videos, and I 've learned a lot of new ways to do things - but i enjoy totally, when you make video from your every day, you look so relaxed and calm and happy with your family. I agree with the other women in the comments, what the say, so maybe I'm becoming a member of the Limegreen Sofa society (hope it's spelled right). Take care each and everyone. Thanks to Kate for a wonderful evening - much love and bliss.
Kate, the cushions are grand! But most of all, seeing you start to take the first stitches in the quilting of Agnes' quilt was joyful! When you showed the quilting on the cushions I thought, " oh! I hope she goes with the grid quilting!" It suits the hexies so well. So exciting, thank you for taking us along on this amazing journey with you💖🤗
Because of you, I now have my own "Agnes" quilt in process altho half the size. All the hexes are done and are on my design board waiting to be stitched together. I'm taking quite a few to my coming knit camp in the Rocky Mountains. My knitting friends are always a bit surprised when I bring hand sewing with needle and thread in addition to knitting. The quilt, Kate, is gorgeous. You are a rare find and a real inspiration to me.
My sister (mostly a quilter) and me (mostly a knitter) are going on the “Kate cruise” with her and Arne & Carlos in March 2024! Like you, we thought it would be extra fun with fiber and fabric both in the mix!
Kate, I have no words... but then this is a comment!!!! I wish I was your granddaughter Agnes. Such a labour of love and the result is just gorgeous. As if seeing this beautiful quilt wasn't enough, you took us on the journey and generously taught us all so much on the way. I am brand new to quilting and you are both inspirational and educational. Thank you!
Just gorgeous work Kate. I think that Agnes will love the quilt and cushions and I can imagine that she will pass them on to her grandaughter - one day!
Thank you again, for a lovely time to relax with a cup of tea and learn something new. Agnes will be covered with love when she sleeps under this beautiful quilt! I appreciate the time you take to explain the processes for each craft you do. I have now started my own EPP of hexagons for a quilt. Thank you for the encouragement.
Agnes' quilt is so beautiful! It inspired me to make one much like it with Tula Pink fabrics, only smaller. I used every hexagon I could get out of the fabric I had, so I have an extra hexagon in a couple of the corners, and then I ended up doing a reverse applique of border fabric strips and mitering the corners of the strips together. I'm in the process of hand quilting a flower design using the seam lines to outline the flower and centers. That gave me the idea for the next hexagon quilt in Kaffe Fassett fabrics that I want to arrange into flower blocks by color. Thank you Kate for the inspiration!
Absolutely fascinating- all the steps that go into making a quilt……I had no idea. Never again will I lament at the cost of a hand made quilt. Thank you for teaching us.
If only we could get paid the true value of being hand made artisans. I encourage people to take time to think about the value of textiles and valuing all those of us who are makers and creators.
Yes Kate! Grid stitch is great choice! There is a vast difference between those of us who suggest how WE would do it.... And you Kate, who gets the job done and has something SPLENDIFOROUS to share with the world. Lovely that we are able to enjoy your productivity!!!
Oh Kate, there are no most amazing words to explain your style and explanations o what your do or how you do it. Thank you for ALL you do, I love it all.
Ohhh Kate, vedno znova me očaraš tako zelo, da moja okolica v času ogleda videa ne obstoja... Čudovita izbira vsega od prvega dneva do tukaj... Agnes je srečna deklica, ki ima srčno babico... ❤️+❤️
Your cushions are lovely, it's good to see how to finish off the edges. Enjoy, peacefully, quilting Agnes's fabulous quilt-- English paper piecing takes a long time but oh it is so worth it when you finish.
Such a joy to watch, as always, Kate….it’s like therapy…very relaxing. I prefer envelope backs when I make my cushions. ( also not a fan of zips) I actually dug out my hexi templates this morning….. the last time I used them was when I made a quilt for my daughters single bed, she was about 8 years old…she is now 49 !!!!! Thanks for this treat Kate..take care. Hugs Dottie xx
Another lovely half hour spent with a very special friend! Thank you so much Kate for your inspiration and encouragement! The cushions are gorgeous! Can’t wait to see Agnes’s quilt finished - a true heirloom! X
👁👁 Just recently heard about EPP. Had no clue what it was. Now I do. What a wonderful way to make a quilt. You are such a joy to listen to. So calm and pleasant. You inspire peace and joy which we need so badly in this age of disruption. Thank you.
Oh Kate this video was awesome. When you took those first few stitches into Agnes ‘ quilt I was so excited. I felt like I was right there with you. How wonderful. Yay 🎉 I also laughed so hard when you said “ if I had an overlocker” and then said “of course I do. It’s upstairs in the cupboard “😂 I know so many of us felt that for sure ! Hugs
Շնորհակալություն։ Դուք այնքան մանրամասն եք բացատրում։ Ձեզ լսելը մեծ հաճույք է, թեպետ անգլերեն չգիտեմ։ Ձեզ լավ հասկանալու համար, քիչ է մնում անգլերեն սովորեմ։ Թեպետ մենք տարեկիցներ ենք։ Դուք Ձեր աշխատանքը շատ եք սիրում,որ ամենակարեորն է։❤❤❤
Hello Kate, I so love your channel and you and your family. I’m going to a retreat in January 2025 and we’re not going to machine stitch but hand stitch. I have learned so much from watching your techniques and your way of how and why to them. I’ve inherited some hexagon blocks from my mother in law and have no idea of how to sew them. This episode has helped me how to go about putting them together. I’m now watching the first part of the beginning of your first episode on EPP. I will learn a lot more here. Thank you for having the patience and passion and sharing it with us.
Thank you Kate, I've learnt so much from your videos, beautiful quilt and lovely combination of colours. You're such a warm, friendly person and make everything seem so easy, really look forward to the videos and enjoy the peaceful music in the background.
Although I only found you recently, I have watched your entire journey in the making of this amazing quilt and cushions as well as all the videos I can find. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy all of them. I have sewn all of my adult life, but am new to quilting. I think I would like to try the hexagon also. I have done a lot of English Smocking and Embroidery in the past, so I know that I love hand sewing. In the back of my mind, I have wondered if I could do a small quilt with different blocks of Smocking. Not sure that is a good idea or not. I am 73 and still have so many things to try. Please keep the videos coming. I have another quilting friend hooked on watching you also. I am twice widowed, have two grown sons, a daughter in law and a granddaughter who is almost 25 who is a registered nurse studying to be a physician's assistant. I have had my 97 year old aunt with me for over a year, so don't always get to all the things I want to do. Take care, Kate and God bless you and your family... Gloria from NE Tennessee in USA..
Thank you for taking us on this epic journey; it was delightful to come along. Agnes’ quilt will surely be a treasure from her grandmother - knowing that your hands touched every piece of fabric and thread of the quilt is priceless. ❤
I love your approach to sewing. I was very much the perfectionist in my 20's and 30's until one day coming out of a gold work class I noticed my shoulders were so tight my neck and back ached and I was getting a headache, all because I was so stressed over not being able to couch my gold perfectly. It suddenly dawned on me that I was no longer enjoying my stitching. At that moment I made a conscious decision not to worry anymore...to simply stitch for the pure enjoyment which is why I started in the first place. If one is entering a piece in a juried show, by all means go for perfection, but if its joy you're after, relax and enjoy the process, not the perfection. I learn from every teacher I meet. Some techniques I keep, others I don't . It's all about finding the ways that make me happier with my process. You make me very happy and I am still learning from you. Thank you for sharing, Kate.
I am always so impressed by the easy and speed of your hand quilting. No hoop or frame to turn or roll to slow you down, just brilliant. I admire how you have set up your space to accommodate the way you work. Such a lovely work of art and love for Agnes. Thank you so much for sharing this journey.
I very much appreciate this tutorial in case I’d want a straight line edge for finishing a hexagon quilt. I just happen to love how the geometric edges of the finished ‘squares’ look, so I will be doing a hand-stitched appliqué to a border, so I keep all of my hexies intact. Just like Kate says, they’ll all look awesome. Whatever floats your boat!! 🙂🙂🙂
No wonder quilts are quite expensive to buy, it is quite a fiddle with all the safety pins! But quite calming too. This is the first time I have ever seen this being done, so thank you Kate for being so clear in your teaching. I love the grid, which you have chosen for lovely Agnes's quilt. Love your two cushions. When Agnes is a little older, she can watch how her wonderful, talented, patient Grandma made her quilt for her. What a thing to treasure. Thank you for this lovely video Kate, from sunny Devon. xxx
How extra special it is to carry the quilting over onto the backs! I usually quilt only the top, and don’t even sandwich the back of the pillow, but I’ll try this way. Good idea!!
It is going to be so wonderful when finished! I love how easily you do the hand sewing. I have a piece I began about 30 years ago. One day, perhaps I’ll pick it back up. I think I was too focused on tiny stitches. Now my eyesight is 30 years older, too. Thank you for always being a calm and soothing presence on my Sunday afternoon, Kate. ❤
Hello Kate, it was so thrilling to watch you begin the quilting of your 3-years-in-the-making Epic quilt! Vicarious though it was, I truly felt the great satisfaction of arriving at that phase of the quilt making. Thank you for the lovely pleasure of watching you make Agnes's amazing keepsake (while I sit on the Lime Green sofa--I must dust off the crumbs!) and Congratulations!
The most wonderful thing about Agnes’s quilt is the timelessness of it. It is a design that is colourful enough for a young child but made of beautiful fabrics a grown up would have on their bed. The hexagons pattern is not a kiddy design but a child will love it still. The hand piecing and quilting give it a truly special meaning that will make this quilt full of love from her Grandma. I look forward to seeing the finished quilt.
Such a beautiful quilt Kate. I learn so much from you. You are so genuine and so kind. Thank you for showing and sharing your talents and for being an example of grace and kindness. ❤
Enjoyed the process very much, Kate. It doesn't seem like 3 years have gone by already. Agnes is going to love her quilt and cushions fo many, many years. Thanks for ordering more puzzles. I really must have one for my birthday. Enjoy your week. See you next Sunday.
❤ Such a beautiful quilt. What a treasure for your granddaughter. I am a quilter, but always do it by machine. Hand stitching has not been something I liked to do except for finishing the binding. Now after watching you do the English paper piecing, I’m temped to try it. Thank you for sharing your time with all of us.😊
I just finished a hexagon throw quilt top last year. It was on a basic 3 patterned fabric, made to look like flowers. It’s STILL a quilt top as I just can’t decide how to quilt it. I keep thinking of taking it to a quilt shop to have them machine quilt it, but I would be so disappointed that all that handwork putting the hexagons together would be “ruined” by using a machine quilter. I absolutely adore the watercolor feel of Agnes’ quilt in the background, as well as your explanations of how you pieces it and will be quilting the larger blanket. Wish I had seen these videos BEFORE I started my hexagon quilt. Such a WEALTH of information ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
What a beautiful quilt for Agnes! That is truly a work of art. A perfect project to have to work on over the coming cold weather months. It would certainly take me many months to hand quilt it!! Priceless!!!
Thanks for your detailed finishing techniques. I was really stuck on how to finish off my hexagon epp project. Especially making it into a half hexagon on the zigzag edge. Now you have shown it, it makes so much sense and a really neat finish. My project is nearly 50 years old. I finally finished piecing the top during the first covid lockdown in 2020. It has been patiently waiting for me to decide how to finish it. Thanks to your inspiration, Kate, I can.😊
It was so nice to hear that it has taken you over 3 years to create this quilt. I have made a queen size quilt, hand sewn and quilted with large rhombus , creating beautiful stars. It took me 4 years of off and on stitching time. It is one I’m most proud of. I love the slow stitching process I also enjoy spending quiet time with you.
Kate , I just loved this video!! It reminded me of the wonderful feeling I always got when you first started the quilt. Deciding which small pieces were to go on a particular part of the quilt was always fun, and watching the “stream” develop , you’d place the piece and I would agree wholeheartedly where it belonged. Agnus is a very blessed little girl to have such a wonderful grandma who has taken such care building this magnificent artwork! I feel blessed to have witnessed your journey. Thank you so much 😂❤
Hi Kate, it is such a pleasure seeing you enjoying your creations, the way you show us and I totally agree on what you mentioned in the beginning: there are as much ways to do things as people exist on this planet. Thanks and have a good start of the week.✨☘️🌱
oh my goodness Kate, how excited you must be to be so close to being done with this labor of love...Can hardly wait to see how you'll label this to precious Agnes so she can pass this beautiful work down thru the generations! Such a wonderful treasure!!!
You’re an angel. I am just at this point on a Liberty hexie pillow cover. I muddled through one before, edging it with half hexies, hand stitching the backing, diagonal quilting, and well, it came out nicely. BUT I really like how you are putting these together. Now as soon as I clear off the kitchen table…😂
Thank you so very much...love EPP! None of my stitching friends partake so you are a life saver! So appreciate! Agnes will cherish her quilt, she is blessed!
🤗 Hello Kate! I’m glad you chose the straight line quilting. The fan shape was pretty but I could see that it was going to take a bit more to get it finished. No matter what, the quilt is going to be lovely when it is finished. Thank you for sharing all this today. Take care.❤
Thankyou for the lovely evening sitting on your green couch, Agnes s quilt is really beautiful, I’m just trying to finish off odds and ends before I venture into hexagon, here in Canada it’s July 26 2023 , my tomatoes are coming on good ! And my lavender has done well too , I find it so relaxing in your company , God Bless keep up the great works of art ,thankyou
In the 1980s I lived in Berkshire and had two elderly women as neighbours. They were quakers who once a week had other women over for communal stitching. They did huge amazing quilts and sold them for charity. I was only 18 and speechless with awe at the skill and accuracy and beauty. Since then, I always harboured the secret wish of hand stitching a small quilt just to see if I can do it. I love hand sewing and over the years have become quite good at it so what I needed was just a little nudge - which your video provided. Thank you so much for your detailed videos for beginners. So inspiring!
Hi Kate, so happy to see what you have decided to do for top stitching. Loved both versions, you picked the version that I would’ve picked as well. Your cushions will be the finishing touch to Anges’s quilt and what a beautiful keepsake for her to have in memory of her grandmother in years down to road. Thanks for sharing all, take care & stay healthy. 👍❤️😊
As said so many time's by many others, its like sitting a room with like minded and enjoying your relaxed way of sharing...loved the hexigons, I have just finished one made out of wool woven ofcuts going back 40 years of collecting, am abit of a dress maker. Thank you Kate.
Not my first visit to The Last Homely House and for sure won't be the last! I have very much enjoyed watching Agnes's quilt develop, and each time I come back, I'm utterly charmed by your hexies (which inspires me to pick my own up again); they are like little drops of watercolour on fabric and so very beautiful. Love your humour Kate and your calming videos especially in these chaotic times, watching is good for the soul. All the best from London. 💛 P.s. Glorious Tradescantia! ⭐
Dear Kate, sitting here on the lime green sofa, in north of Stockholm (near Arlanda airport), I have been watching a lot of your friendly videos. And I'm so amazed over your incredible creative, and time consuming projects, that all are so beautiful and they all should have their own gallery ❤. I'm been a bit sad and down the past weeks, mostly because I was in three car accidents during the last 20 years. So I've been trying to find thing to do, and even even my body is willing to give a try. ❤Kate❤you inspired me to mend and old quilt. It's a magnet duvet, and it's my best thing to sleep under. There were big holes everywhere. Then I look at you, sewing by hand, and I started yesterday, handstiching away on my kitchen table. Thank you so much for your inspiration, you calming way. Tomorrow I will be finishing the quilt. And I admired your energy and wisdom. Thank you for being the guidning light, when I was "blue". You are a true sunshine. I send you and your family, cats, kids, hens the best of luck and love 😍 thanks again ❤carina
I'm so excited to see the finishing of Agnes's quilt. I was hoping you would choose the grid for the quilting as I think it is perfect! Agnes will have a quilt that will last her a lifetime & will be a treasure in her life. Thank you for your patience & kindness in bringing us along on this very special journey.
I like your idea of looking at ALL the ways of doing something, especially when we are talking about crafting and sewing. Not everyone's eyes or hands work the same. One way might suit them better than another.
Both stitch patterns are beautiful! I do like the grid one you chose for the quilt for Agnes. Such a lucky little girl to have a quilt from her Grandma to cherish forever. All hand stitched. Amazing!! Wonderful video, thank you!!
Thank you !!! for this beautiful, inspirational and instructive video. I think I'll make a few special cushions as gifts from your descriptions. They will be good Christmas gifts. Now that Agnes' quilt is on the way to completion, I look forward to viewing the finished project.
Hi - Just a quick note to say how much I enjoyed this series - but particularly the quilting designs content. It's rare to see hand quilting ideas and testing, which ia a real shame - so thank you. I now have some ideas for my never ending 1" hexagon project :). More please? I also like the piecing, design and technique content - we can always learn something from each other - or just enjoy watching someone who shares a similar love.
Hi Kate thanks for the cushion tutorial. Agnes's quilt looks amazing. I can see it's a lot of pleasure for you to stitch. Agnes will love that forever. Another episode of inspiration 🙂
What I love about Kate, is how she makes you feel like you are right there with her. Just a friend stopping by for a wee chat. The last homely house indeed!
Tienes mucha razón, nos hace sentir tan cómodos que es como si estuviéramos ahí con ella 😊
Miss Kate, thank you!! So lovely to feel at home with you on this Sunday. Agnes’s quilt and your cushions are beautiful. Thank you for inviting me into your Homely Home. Looking forward to a green couch chat.❤
I completely agree! Xx
Nice job, Kate.
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I agree!!
Hand stitched and hand quilted with love - what a wonderful gift from Grandma for Agnes to treasure all her life. Legacy work.
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I always think that you can feel the love that’s been put into a hand-made gift. There’s certainly a heart full going into this beautiful quilt!
Definitely the right word, #legacy
I agree Chris!
Kate sews love into every stitch - what can be warmer than that …❤️
I was thinking the same thing…how much Agnes will treasure this quilt her whole life.
This was such a nostalgic video for me. I learned to hand quilt many moons ago. My parents are Mennonite and every Monday, my mother, grandmother and the kids would go to the church fellowship hall for quilting and lunch (and play time for the children before we were old enough for school). Some of the ladies enjoyed cutting and piecing the quilts. Others did the hand quilting. We used a large frame, open underneath, and the ladies sat around the frame and all quilted together. The quilt would be rolled in towards the center as they finished each side until it was done. The right hand was placed on top with the needle, and the left hand underneath to rock the needle back up. Amazingly, you could not tell the difference in the stitches of the ladies who sat around the frame. These ladies were seasoned hand quilters and all were able to stitch at the least - eight stitches per inch. That is quite hard to do as I learned when I tried my hand at it when I was older. One of my great aunts hand quilted for a living and her stitches were 12 to an inch!!
These quilts were sold at annual bazaars, and they were quite sought after. The money was raised for missions. The standards for piecing and quilting were high. My mother told me later after my grandmother passed, that at some point, my grandmother's eyesight was not great and her stitches grew inconsistent. But she loved going to sewing circle as they called it, and she wanted to contribute to the process. So, the wonderful ladies just let her keep quilting and someone would lovingly undo her stitches and redo them. She never knew that her stitching was becoming unacceptable for selling. I was so touched by that story.
Thanks for another special video. I think you chose the best quilting design although I like the Baptist Fan as well. Your sewing room is so inspiring and has great light.
Thank you Kate for teaching us about quilting and english paper piecing. You have infinite patience and are TOTALLY a master of your craft. Happy days☕🍩💞
Hello Kate, For years I’ve wanted to do patchwork and quilting, but every time I tried to find a reasonably good way to do it, It seemed too complicated! However, now that I have discovered your wonderful channel, I am re-inspired and more confident about starting. I have acquired a pretty good stash of fabrics over those years so I’m just about ready to get started. You are so natural and down to earth with your presentation, which is really encouraging for hesitant, would-be quilters like myself! 🙂 Agnes is a lucky little girl to have the lovely quilt made for her by her talented Granny/Grandma. Thank you for sharing your talent and helpful ways to do all the😮 lovely things you make.
Kate this might be one of my top 10 favorite videos of The Last Homely House. I have often sat watching the earlier videos of you working on the Agnes quilt and I thought to myself, how wonderful it is she will not only have the quilt you so lovingly made for her but also the videos. Every time I you smile at the thought of her makes me smile. I have enjoyed this project so much I thank you for bringing us along.
Kate, an epic journey indeed! Agnes will have an heirloom to treasure forever. ❤️
Thank you for taking us with you.
Love ya Kate
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How wonderful for Agnes to be able to watch how Grandma made her quilt, when she is older. ❤
Love to watch you see love into that quilt.I am 67 now but started at 26 making my own quilts .I learned at age 16 by my mom how to quilt.We used 2 sheets with batting.I still have that quilt.Tge grandmother's flower garden was my 2nd quilt to make.No paper piecing just sewed the hexes together. I lived using different fabrics for each row.I hand quilted around each one.I still love that quilt.Time to give away that quilt to family t I enjoy.Please continue to encourage people to quilt.I just love watching you and will share with my friends your you tubes.I love your accent also as I am a southerner from Bessemer,Alabama with a southern accent.What a blessed day when Agnes gets her quilt from Geandma.
Oh, Kate, The quilt and pillows are so so beautiful! Agnes will cherish them her whole life, and one day her children will be sleeping under all the love you put into every stitch. I have been searching for fabric to start my own hexagon quilt.
Have a wonderful week,
xoxo's Sandie
when I was an early teen in late 50s...the "pajama bag" that could be hung from the bedpost or used as a deco bed pillow was very popular....an idea could be that one of the sample hexie work can be used as a p. j. bag and the could be stuffed with a girl's pajamas each morning. I remember the bags were sometimes made/sold at dept stores with animal faces like a lion, puppy, or flower etc. be well!!❤
I remember those too! 🙂
I had a pyjama bag too. It was Pink with cream lace on it. Happy memories xx
I had a pJ case I think it was a blue bunny rabbit if memory served me right ❤
I was just thinking of those as I put my pajamas away yesterday. My aunt made them for myself and my two sisters. They were in the shape of a cat's head.
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Kate, I feel so at home with you. I love to drop in to hear your chats with us. I’ve taught several children kindergarten through high school age how to English Paper Piece with large and small hexagons. We use our brown grocery bags as base paper and trace and hand cut everything. What a beautiful process! Little hands and fingers work so well and they get so good at every step. They even use the needle and thread. I’ve gotten the needle started in the fabric if they have trouble. The kids love the stack of fabric hexagons or squares or Dresden Plate pieces and play with them like puzzle pieces. Great sorting and matching skills learned. Thank you for sharing your love of EPP.
I love how you explain things, the penny drops every time and I totally get it. Thank you Kate 🤓 x
Such a wonderful gift. Not only will she be able to snuggle up in her quilt, she will be able to watch you make it but most importantly hear your thoughts of her while you stitch. 💕
I just watch this video, Kate, and had tears in my eyes as you put the first stitches in Agnes' quilt. What a wonderful example of moving through a project with love and attention. I am inspired !
SO ENJOYED being taught paper piecing. DEFINITELY will try it. I love hand sewing ( including cross stitch and embroidery) making this another addition. PROUDLY said and with abundant LOVE, stitching Anges's quilt has begun. Just imagine...Anges will have the pleasure of watching Gramma stitching her quilt over and over. Timeless treasure! ❤
Thank you,Kate, for your patience with your beginning quilters. Even if one hasn’t ever quilted one can learn so many other life lessons like patience, integrity, love for family, sharing, teaching, to take pride in your work, to do your best, to give your expertise without saying,” THIS IS ONLY THE CORRECT WAY OF DOING THIS, and so many more examples of a Christian life. I would love to live near you and call you “friend” . You may live thousands of miles away from Cape May, New Jersey, USA, however, I will call you “ friend”. Thank you for sharing your beautiful quilting talents. I love you blue and green hexagon quilt for your granddaughter . It reminds me
Agnes quilt is gorgeous! She will cherish it all her life long, I’m sure! Thank you, Kate, for sharing so much of your craft with us. I love the envelope cushion method, also!
Everytime I put you on in my quilting room Kate I feel like we're sitting down together with a cup of tea to do some quilting. And yes it is a homely house. I particularly adore your windows with the sun coming in and your beautiful quilted curtains.I love the background music you play when we choose not to talk but just quilt. 😊
Love watching your cat as well. Basically I just love Everything! 😊 🇦🇺
I can't explain how you make me feel like I can do anything. You explain in a way that no one else does. Thank you!
Hi Kate, your granddaughter is a lucky girl, so much work but it's a gift that will last a lifetime, just think about her telling her granddaughter that the quilt she is snuggled down under was made by great, great grandmother Kate when she was a little girl, a gift of love for the future. Thanks for sharing your precious gift with us. 💝💝💝💝💝
Gorgeous gorgeous fabrics AND quilting patterns. As always thanks ever so much for your careful instruction . I have learned from you EPP which I used on a previous project! Take care… always look forward to sundays with our Kate. Take care , be well.
Marilyn
USA
Xx
How exciting! After all these years you are finally starting the hand quilting. What a beautiful gift for Agnes. Not only this most fabulous quilt but a document of love and devotion. So nice. Thank you for sharing this.
Straight grid. I knew it! That’s what I would have done too! ❤️. Hint, if you cut some hexagons in HALF and EPP these on the sides, you will have a straight edge. I’ve done this before. 😇
Good Golly Miss Molly....I would have never thought of joining all pieces of the pillow's construction into one long piece...this was a great revelation/idea...thank u soooo much for a great time today at "Last Homely House." gr-granny NM
I found you just recently from watching Arne & Carlos . Where have I been? I'll tell you where. I have been feeling bad about how long I take making something, how different my process is from others and generally thinking "my way up the mountain" is somehow wrong. Well no more Kate, thanks to you. Just look at that beauty of a quilt hanging behind you that you have been lovingly working on for about three years. That right there is the beauty of crafting and I remember why I decided to polish up the skills my grandmother taught me. The peace that comes from the quiet and steady contemplation of working on something beautiful for home, family, and friends. Thank you again, Kate.
Another great video on my Sunday Evening. The whole day I just wait for the moment, where the number "1" says, that Kate sent a video. Today I'm most happy, because I'm sewing hexagon pieces together - the first 195 pieces for my great grandchild to come. It looks so easy, when you make the quilting - in a total different way, than I learned, when I startet 23 years ago. I love to follow your patchwork-videos, and I 've learned a lot of new ways to do things - but i enjoy totally, when you make video from your every day, you look so relaxed and calm and happy with your family. I agree with the other women in the comments, what the say, so maybe I'm becoming a member of the Limegreen Sofa society (hope it's spelled right). Take care each and everyone. Thanks to Kate for a wonderful evening - much love and bliss.
Kate, the cushions are grand! But most of all, seeing you start to take the first stitches in the quilting of Agnes' quilt was joyful! When you showed the quilting on the cushions I thought, " oh! I hope she goes with the grid quilting!" It suits the hexies so well. So exciting, thank you for taking us along on this amazing journey with you💖🤗
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Because of you, I now have my own "Agnes" quilt in process altho half the size. All the hexes are done and are on my design board waiting to be stitched together. I'm taking quite a few to my coming knit camp in the Rocky Mountains. My knitting friends are always a bit surprised when I bring hand sewing with needle and thread in addition to knitting. The quilt, Kate, is gorgeous. You are a rare find and a real inspiration to me.
My sister (mostly a quilter) and me (mostly a knitter) are going on the “Kate cruise” with her and Arne & Carlos in March 2024! Like you, we thought it would be extra fun with fiber and fabric both in the mix!
Kate Agnese, s quilt is FABULOUS She will treasure that her whole life as love was sewn in every stitch ❤💙💜💕
Kate, I have no words... but then this is a comment!!!! I wish I was your granddaughter Agnes. Such a labour of love and the result is just gorgeous. As if seeing this beautiful quilt wasn't enough, you took us on the journey and generously taught us all so much on the way. I am brand new to quilting and you are both inspirational and educational. Thank you!
Just gorgeous work Kate. I think that Agnes will love the quilt and cushions and I can imagine that she will pass them on to her grandaughter - one day!
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Thank you again, for a lovely time to relax with a cup of tea and learn something new. Agnes will be covered with love when she sleeps under this beautiful quilt! I appreciate the time you take to explain the processes for each craft you do. I have now started my own EPP of hexagons for a quilt. Thank you for the encouragement.
Agnes' quilt is so beautiful! It inspired me to make one much like it with Tula Pink fabrics, only smaller. I used every hexagon I could get out of the fabric I had, so I have an extra hexagon in a couple of the corners, and then I ended up doing a reverse applique of border fabric strips and mitering the corners of the strips together. I'm in the process of hand quilting a flower design using the seam lines to outline the flower and centers. That gave me the idea for the next hexagon quilt in Kaffe Fassett fabrics that I want to arrange into flower blocks by color. Thank you Kate for the inspiration!
Absolutely fascinating- all the steps that go into making a quilt……I had no idea. Never again will I lament at the cost of a hand made quilt. Thank you for teaching us.
If only we could get paid the true value of being hand made artisans. I encourage people to take time to think about the value of textiles and valuing all those of us who are makers and creators.
Yes Kate!
Grid stitch is great choice!
There is a vast difference between those of us who suggest how WE would do it....
And you Kate, who gets the job done and has something SPLENDIFOROUS to share with the world.
Lovely that we are able to enjoy your productivity!!!
You make it look so easy Kate
Oh Kate, there are no most amazing words to explain your style and explanations o what your do or how you do it. Thank you for ALL you do, I love it all.
Ohhh Kate, vedno znova me očaraš tako zelo, da moja okolica v času ogleda videa ne obstoja... Čudovita izbira vsega od prvega dneva do tukaj... Agnes je srečna deklica, ki ima srčno babico... ❤️+❤️
What a thoroughly pleasant 33 minutes❣️ Thank you, Kate for being so willing to share your insights and tips.
Your cushions are lovely, it's good to see how to finish off the edges. Enjoy, peacefully, quilting Agnes's fabulous quilt-- English paper piecing takes a long time but oh it is so worth it when you finish.
Such a joy to watch, as always, Kate….it’s like therapy…very relaxing. I prefer envelope backs when I make my cushions. ( also not a fan of zips) I actually dug out my hexi templates this morning….. the last time I used them was when I made a quilt for my daughters single bed, she was about 8 years old…she is now 49 !!!!! Thanks for this treat Kate..take care. Hugs Dottie xx
Another lovely half hour spent with a very special friend! Thank you so much Kate for your inspiration and encouragement! The cushions are gorgeous! Can’t wait to see Agnes’s quilt finished - a true heirloom! X
👁👁 Just recently heard about EPP. Had no clue what it was. Now I do. What a wonderful way to make a quilt. You are such a joy to listen to. So calm and pleasant. You inspire peace and joy which we need so badly in this age of disruption. Thank you.
Oh Kate this video was awesome. When you took those first few stitches into Agnes ‘ quilt I was so excited. I felt like I was right there with you. How wonderful. Yay 🎉 I also laughed so hard when you said “ if I had an overlocker” and then said “of course I do. It’s upstairs in the cupboard “😂 I know so many of us felt that for sure ! Hugs
Շնորհակալություն։ Դուք այնքան մանրամասն եք բացատրում։ Ձեզ լսելը մեծ հաճույք է, թեպետ անգլերեն չգիտեմ։ Ձեզ լավ հասկանալու համար, քիչ է մնում անգլերեն սովորեմ։ Թեպետ մենք տարեկիցներ ենք։ Դուք Ձեր աշխատանքը շատ եք սիրում,որ ամենակարեորն է։❤❤❤
Such a treasure! We will be sad when you are finished, but Agnes will have a lifetime of happy Grandms memories to go with her quilt!
Amazing project! Congratulations on your accomplishments so far! I am in awh of your skills ❣🤗
Love the String of Hearts and the Trancendetia hanging in the background
Hello Kate, I so love your channel and you and your family. I’m going to a retreat in January 2025 and we’re not going to machine stitch but hand stitch. I have learned so much from watching your techniques and your way of how and why to them. I’ve inherited some hexagon blocks from my mother in law and have no idea of how to sew them. This episode has helped me how to go about putting them together. I’m now watching the first part of the beginning of your first episode on EPP. I will learn a lot more here. Thank you for having the patience and passion and sharing it with us.
Thank you Kate, I've learnt so much from your videos, beautiful quilt and lovely combination of colours. You're such a warm, friendly person and make everything seem so easy, really look forward to the videos and enjoy the peaceful music in the background.
Although I only found you recently, I have watched your entire journey in the making of this amazing quilt and cushions as well as all the videos I can find. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy all of them. I have sewn all of my adult life, but am new to quilting. I think I would like to try the hexagon also. I have done a lot of English Smocking and Embroidery in the past, so I know that I love hand sewing. In the back of my mind, I have wondered if I could do a small quilt with different blocks of Smocking. Not sure that is a good idea or not. I am 73 and still have so many things to try. Please keep the videos coming. I have another quilting friend hooked on watching you also. I am twice widowed, have two grown sons, a daughter in law and a granddaughter who is almost 25 who is a registered nurse studying to be a physician's assistant. I have had my 97 year old aunt with me for over a year, so don't always get to all the things I want to do. Take care, Kate and God bless you and your family... Gloria from NE Tennessee in USA..
Thank you for taking us on this epic journey; it was delightful to come along. Agnes’ quilt will surely be a treasure from her grandmother - knowing that your hands touched every piece of fabric and thread of the quilt is priceless. ❤
I love your approach to sewing. I was very much the perfectionist in my 20's and 30's until one day coming out of a gold work class I noticed my shoulders were so tight my neck and back ached and I was getting a headache, all because I was so stressed over not being able to couch my gold perfectly. It suddenly dawned on me that I was no longer enjoying my stitching. At that moment I made a conscious decision not to worry anymore...to simply stitch for the pure enjoyment which is why I started in the first place. If one is entering a piece in a juried show, by all means go for perfection, but if its joy you're after, relax and enjoy the process, not the perfection. I learn from every teacher I meet. Some techniques I keep, others I don't . It's all about finding the ways that make me happier with my process. You make me very happy and I am still learning from you. Thank you for sharing, Kate.
I am always so impressed by the easy and speed of your hand quilting. No hoop or frame to turn or roll to slow you down, just brilliant. I admire how you have set up your space to accommodate the way you work. Such a lovely work of art and love for Agnes. Thank you so much for sharing this journey.
What a lovely set this is! Agnes will make such fond memories growing up 🥰
I very much appreciate this tutorial in case I’d want a straight line edge for finishing a hexagon quilt. I just happen to love how the geometric edges of the finished ‘squares’ look, so I will be doing a hand-stitched appliqué to a border, so I keep all of my hexies intact. Just like Kate says, they’ll all look awesome. Whatever floats your boat!! 🙂🙂🙂
As always Kate, thank you for all your care and sharing with us! Agnes will be enjoying that quilt for decades.
No wonder quilts are quite expensive to buy, it is quite a fiddle with all the safety pins! But quite calming too. This is the first time I have ever seen this being done, so thank you Kate for being so clear in your teaching. I love the grid, which you have chosen for lovely Agnes's quilt. Love your two cushions. When Agnes is a little older, she can watch how her wonderful, talented, patient Grandma made her quilt for her. What a thing to treasure. Thank you for this lovely video Kate, from sunny Devon. xxx
How extra special it is to carry the quilting over onto the backs! I usually quilt only the top, and don’t even sandwich the back of the pillow, but I’ll try this way. Good idea!!
Thanks, Kate, for inviting us to your home, and showing us how you do all these wonderful creations. Beautiful.
It is going to be so wonderful when finished! I love how easily you do the hand sewing. I have a piece I began about 30 years ago. One day, perhaps I’ll pick it back up. I think I was too focused on tiny stitches. Now my eyesight is 30 years older, too. Thank you for always being a calm and soothing presence on my Sunday afternoon, Kate. ❤
Hello Kate, it was so thrilling to watch you begin the quilting of your 3-years-in-the-making Epic quilt! Vicarious though it was, I truly felt the great satisfaction of arriving at that phase of the quilt making. Thank you for the lovely pleasure of watching you make Agnes's amazing keepsake (while I sit on the Lime Green sofa--I must dust off the crumbs!) and Congratulations!
English paper piecing is on my bucket list!
The most wonderful thing about Agnes’s quilt is the timelessness of it. It is a design that is colourful enough for a young child but made of beautiful fabrics a grown up would have on their bed. The hexagons pattern is not a kiddy design but a child will love it still. The hand piecing and quilting give it a truly special meaning that will make this quilt full of love from her Grandma. I look forward to seeing the finished quilt.
Awesome Kate I have been waiting for this because I have a table runner and love the grid AWESOME AS ALWAYS
Such a beautiful quilt Kate. I learn so much from you. You are so genuine and so kind. Thank you for showing and sharing your talents and for being an example of grace and kindness. ❤
Enjoyed the process very much, Kate. It doesn't seem like 3 years have gone by already. Agnes is going to love her quilt and cushions fo many, many years. Thanks for ordering more puzzles. I really must have one for my birthday. Enjoy your week. See you next Sunday.
❤ Such a beautiful quilt. What a treasure for your granddaughter. I am a quilter, but always do it by machine. Hand stitching has not been something I liked to do except for finishing the binding. Now after watching you do the English paper piecing, I’m temped to try it. Thank you for sharing your time with all of us.😊
I just finished a hexagon throw quilt top last year. It was on a basic 3 patterned fabric, made to look like flowers.
It’s STILL a quilt top as I just can’t decide how to quilt it. I keep thinking of taking it to a quilt shop to have them machine quilt it, but I would be so disappointed that all that handwork putting the hexagons together would be “ruined” by using a machine quilter.
I absolutely adore the watercolor feel of Agnes’ quilt in the background, as well as your explanations of how you pieces it and will be quilting the larger blanket.
Wish I had seen these videos BEFORE I started my hexagon quilt. Such a WEALTH of information ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
What a beautiful quilt for Agnes! That is truly a work of art. A perfect project to have to work on over the coming cold weather months. It would certainly take me many months to hand quilt it!! Priceless!!!
Thank you, Kate, for including us as you made this quilt for Agnes. What a treasure!
Stunning quilt Kate. I've enjoyed every video about this quilt.
Thanks for your detailed finishing techniques. I was really stuck on how to finish off my hexagon epp project. Especially making it into a half hexagon on the zigzag edge. Now you have shown it, it makes so much sense and a really neat finish. My project is nearly 50 years old. I finally finished piecing the top during the first covid lockdown in 2020. It has been patiently waiting for me to decide how to finish it. Thanks to your inspiration, Kate, I can.😊
It was so nice to hear that it has taken you over 3 years to create this quilt. I have made a queen size quilt, hand sewn and quilted with large rhombus , creating beautiful stars. It took me 4 years of off and on stitching time. It is one I’m most proud of. I love the slow stitching process I also enjoy spending quiet time with you.
Kate , I just loved this video!! It reminded me of the wonderful feeling I always got when you first started the quilt. Deciding which small pieces were to go on a particular part of the quilt was always fun, and watching the “stream” develop , you’d place the piece and I would agree wholeheartedly where it belonged. Agnus is a very blessed little girl to have such a wonderful grandma who has taken such care building this magnificent artwork! I feel blessed to have witnessed your journey. Thank you so much 😂❤
Hi Kate, it is such a pleasure seeing you enjoying your creations, the way you show us and I totally agree on what you mentioned in the beginning: there are as much ways to do things as people exist on this planet. Thanks and have a good start of the week.✨☘️🌱
Kate thank you for sharing Agnes’ quilt with us stage by stage. Definitely a gift of love
oh my goodness Kate, how excited you must be to be so close to being done with this labor of love...Can hardly wait to see how you'll label this to precious Agnes so she can pass this beautiful work down thru the generations! Such a wonderful treasure!!!
This was so interesting. Your hand stitching is beautiful. Thanks.
You’re an angel. I am just at this point on a Liberty hexie pillow cover. I muddled through one before, edging it with half hexies, hand stitching the backing, diagonal quilting, and well, it came out nicely. BUT I really like how you are putting these together. Now as soon as I clear off the kitchen table…😂
Thank you so very much...love EPP! None of my stitching friends partake so you are a life saver! So appreciate! Agnes will cherish her quilt, she is blessed!
🤗 Hello Kate! I’m glad you chose the straight line quilting. The fan shape was pretty but I could see that it was going to take a bit more to get it finished. No matter what, the quilt is going to be lovely when it is finished. Thank you for sharing all this today. Take care.❤
Thankyou for the lovely evening sitting on your green couch, Agnes s quilt is really beautiful, I’m just trying to finish off odds and ends before I venture into hexagon, here in Canada it’s July 26 2023 , my tomatoes are coming on good ! And my lavender has done well too , I find it so relaxing in your company , God Bless keep up the great works of art ,thankyou
Kate that is absolutely stunning. Your grand daughter will cherish that forever. Thank you for sharing
In the 1980s I lived in Berkshire and had two elderly women as neighbours. They were quakers who once a week had other women over for communal stitching. They did huge amazing quilts and sold them for charity. I was only 18 and speechless with awe at the skill and accuracy and beauty. Since then, I always harboured the secret wish of hand stitching a small quilt just to see if I can do it. I love hand sewing and over the years have become quite good at it so what I needed was just a little nudge - which your video provided. Thank you so much for your detailed videos for beginners. So inspiring!
Hi Kate, so happy to see what you have decided to do for top stitching. Loved both versions, you picked the version that I would’ve picked as well.
Your cushions will be the finishing touch to Anges’s quilt and what a beautiful keepsake for her to have in memory of her grandmother in years down to road. Thanks for sharing all, take care & stay healthy. 👍❤️😊
As said so many time's by many others, its like sitting a room with like minded and enjoying your relaxed way of sharing...loved the hexigons, I have just finished one made out of wool woven ofcuts going back 40 years of collecting, am abit of a dress maker. Thank you Kate.
Not my first visit to The Last Homely House and for sure won't be the last! I have very much enjoyed watching Agnes's quilt develop, and each time I come back, I'm utterly charmed by your hexies (which inspires me to pick my own up again); they are like little drops of watercolour on fabric and so very beautiful. Love your humour Kate and your calming videos especially in these chaotic times, watching is good for the soul. All the best from London. 💛 P.s. Glorious Tradescantia! ⭐
I love the straight line grid hand stitching for Agnes's quilt. It got my vote when you did the poll. Happy stitching Kate, it's a wonderful quilt. 🌼
Beautiful cushions! Can’t wait for the finished quilt!. I like making cushions the same way too. Zippers are too much work:-)
I'm a zipper girl but those cushions deserve the hard work touch and feel without a zip.
Dear Kate, sitting here on the lime green sofa, in north of Stockholm (near Arlanda airport), I have been watching a lot of your friendly videos. And I'm so amazed over your incredible creative, and time consuming projects, that all are so beautiful and they all should have their own gallery ❤. I'm been a bit sad and down the past weeks, mostly because I was in three car accidents during the last 20 years. So I've been trying to find thing to do, and even even my body is willing to give a try. ❤Kate❤you inspired me to mend and old quilt. It's a magnet duvet, and it's my best thing to sleep under. There were big holes everywhere. Then I look at you, sewing by hand, and I started yesterday, handstiching away on my kitchen table. Thank you so much for your inspiration, you calming way. Tomorrow I will be finishing the quilt. And I admired your energy and wisdom. Thank you for being the guidning light, when I was "blue". You are a true sunshine. I send you and your family, cats, kids, hens the best of luck and love 😍 thanks again ❤carina
I'm so excited to see the finishing of Agnes's quilt. I was hoping you would choose the grid for the quilting as I think it is perfect! Agnes will have a quilt that will last her a lifetime & will be a treasure in her life. Thank you for your patience & kindness in bringing us along on this very special journey.
I like your idea of looking at ALL the ways of doing something, especially when we are talking about crafting and sewing. Not everyone's eyes or hands work the same. One way might suit them better than another.
The quilt is going to be absolutely lovely! Agnes is quite a lucky girl!
Both stitch patterns are beautiful! I do like the grid one you chose for the quilt for Agnes. Such a lucky little girl to have a quilt from her Grandma to cherish forever. All hand stitched. Amazing!! Wonderful video, thank you!!
Thank you !!! for this beautiful, inspirational and instructive video. I think I'll make a few special cushions as gifts from your descriptions. They will be good Christmas gifts. Now that Agnes' quilt is on the way to completion, I look forward to viewing the finished project.
Hi - Just a quick note to say how much I enjoyed this series - but particularly the quilting designs content. It's rare to see hand quilting ideas and testing, which ia a real shame - so thank you. I now have some ideas for my never ending 1" hexagon project :). More please? I also like the piecing, design and technique content - we can always learn something from each other - or just enjoy watching someone who shares a similar love.
Hi Kate thanks for the cushion tutorial. Agnes's quilt looks amazing. I can see it's a lot of pleasure for you to stitch. Agnes will love that forever. Another episode of inspiration 🙂
Now I know! Thank you, Kate!💕