Rainbow colored EPP hexagon pillow WIP

I try out new things in quilting very frequently and lately I am trying to find the right thread and needle that work best for hand stitching the hexagons and other EPP (English Paper Piecing) shapes together.

I didn't wanna make a project that was of no use when it was finished so I decided to raid my little fabric stash and make a quick rainbow quilt with a fat quarter selection, to turn into a pillow case.

I made a bunch of hexagons, 10 of each color (2 spare ones included, just in case) and I decided on a gray outline of the rainbow simply because I found mini charm squares (2.5" squares) in my stash.

Here is a progress picture so far:

I will add 3 more rows of hexagons. So far it measures approx. 16" across and 17" high. No idea so far what I am going to quilt on this but I am loving it already. If you have ideas, feel free to comment and share with us.
BTW don't the dotted hexagon look like rolling dices? or is it me? lol

I have tried the "in-betweens" needles in the bottom part of my project and decided that they are too short for me to hold and the holes are bigger than I like them to be.

I am now using a Milliners needle with Masterpiece thread from Superior Threads. Love the Bohin Milliners needle (even it is bending slightly)

Below I am sharing the items I have purchased, so you can too.

I will keep sharing this WIP as it progresses and of course I will introduce you to my other WIP's since who doesn't have 1 or 2 or...lol 

Finished quilts update

Dallas Cowboys Quilt

 

 

Daisy Mae quilt

 

 

 

Poppies Quilt

 

 

 

Old trucks quilt

 

Wine Quilt

Quilt of Valor is ready to be awarded

Quilts of Valor is one of my charities that I like to support as much as time allows me.
Kaye Allen sent me her quilt top with the backing to get quilted by me about a month ago.
Looking at the quilt and the empty white spaces, I found that I had no choice but to pull out all the stops and custom quilt this beautiful top. So with my APQS Millie longarm quilting machine on my 14ft quilting table, I went to design and work...

Kaye will be showing it in the upcoming County Fair in Roseville CA and I am really proud to be apart of this. Kaye and her group of quilters (Freedom Troopers) made this quilt to award to a member of our USA Troops.

Thank you to Kaye Allen and her quilting crew Freedom Troopers and THANK YOU to all our troops!!!
Never forget, never forgotten!!!

Let's look at the pictures I took before shipping this quilt back to Kaye so she can sew the binding on it and get it ready to be awarded -->

Finished quilts for you to admire

I have been crazy busy quilting on my APQS Millie longarm quilting machine  (aka "The Beast") so it is time to share the quilts with you :)


Western Baby Quilt:

 Kitty Cats Quilt:

 Modern Earth Quilt:

 

 

Quilts for Kids charity quilts:

 



 

 

That was it, more to come soon, including a Quilts of Valor!!

Quilts for kids donation update

THANK YOU to all of u that made it possible for me to order 32 yards of fabric for the "Quilts for kids" charity!!!
The kids will be so happy once I turned them into cozy snuggle quilts
Please visit www.manonquilts.com/charity_quilts/needed_for_charity_quilts and donate whatever amount u can to purchase batting for these quilts please...thank u :)

Updated website with pricing on our Longarm Quilting service

www.ManonQuilts.com updated the website today!

Pricing and reservation for Longarm Quilting service now available on our website.

We quilt for "Quilts of Valor" too and you can request us to quilt your top by clicking here

We quilt all our Quilts on an APQS Millie Longarm Quilting machine with QuiltPath and a 14ft table to be able to accommodate quilt tops up to CA King size. See our website for more details.