Summer Stitching Club - Week 1

I do a lot of crocheting, hand sewing, and cross-stitching, but not much embroidering. I have been wanting to increase my embroidery skills this year, so when I came across Wild Olive's Summer Stitching Club I knew I had to join.

Two things I loved about this "club":

1. It is only $8.00 for the entire summer!
2. There will be 12 small, summer-themed embroidery patterns for us to stitch. 

I love that the patterns are small. This will give me some practice learning the embroidery stitches without having to complete a huge project. Then at the end of the 12 weeks, we will combine all of the patterns into one large hexagon quilt. I am a little nervous about the quilt part, but I am up for the challenge. 

Curious as to the week 1 pattern? Here is a hint. . . I use these every day, especially while driving. 

Sunglasses!

The completed pattern will include the 12 embroidered hexagons and 38 colored hexagons.

I went through my fabric and found some blue, white, and orange flowered fabric that I had bought last year. I love it, but hadn't found the right project for it, until now! I also had some orange and white butterfly fabric that matched, but I needed one more color. So, I picked up some orange polka dotted fabric this weekend and am now ready to start crafting my colored hexagons. 

Want to join the cool club? You still can. Just visit Wild Olive to sign up. It is the perfect way to celebrate the summer and practice a little embroidery too!