June was the perfect timing for purple to show its glory!
One of my sweetest friends retired this month after 34 years of teaching. Kerry is one of the kindest, most patient, most thoughtful friends I've ever had. On top of all that, her most favorite color is purple too! It's good to have such great people to hang out with as it always warms my heart and leaves me with sweet memories.
So, Kerry was the impetus for the purple table topper this month!
I chose the Friendship Star Wreath as my project.
I found the basic instructions on the Quilt Social Blog.
It came together so quickly.
Without the instructions, I would have never thought to sew these small squares into rows. Seeing the photos helped this visual learner out a lot.
99% of my points were pointy! Final measurement is 20" x 20".
A retirement party is happening this week when I'll surprise Kerry with this purple topper.
I'm sure a hug will happen! I've missed those hugs...haven't you?
I also sewed up some leftover skinny purple scraps into a long strip to decorate a tea towel. Adding an embroidered K made it even more special.
This one is for me and hangs on my oven door handle.
I can see more of these in every color coming my way in the future.
In between projects, I sewed up a few more hearts for the I Found A Quilted Heart project.
To see my first set of hearts, read about it here: Quilted Hearts
I've placed about 20 hearts in my area, but only one has been "reported" on the official blog.
That is the fun part (besides hoping that each heart brings love and goodness to the finder) to see it appear as a "found" heart and their thoughts on it. My "one" is listed on June 20th if you'd like to look for it on the above link.
Each will be placed out into the open this week and hopefully will be a reminder to someone that love exists all around us!
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