Last week I posted about the quilt block that I had planned on sewing onto my denim jacket until I changed my mind. (That’s what I do best–change my mind!)

This week I put the finishing touches on the Hope Tattoo Quilt Block to turn it into a wall hanging.

First I added batting and a backing.

Did some quilting, then put on a sleeve for hanging and added binding to the front of the quilt. I used a glue stick to pull the binding to the back of the mini-quilt, pressed, then machine-stitched. This method works well for a small quilt but I haven’t tried it on a large one.

(The fabric for both the binding and sleeve were left from trimming the backing on the “Lucy” quilt which I am almost done with! Yippee! The goal to finish is March!)

Purchased these dowels to hang the mini-quilt with from Amazon. Four dowels that come in two sizes, 12″ and 9″. I’ll eventually be using all of them for my gallery wall in my sewing room. I also bought macramé cord for hanging. I use this 40 piece gold tack set to hang small light-weight art pieces. It includes four different sizes and can be ordered in different finishes. (I am an Amazon associate and might earn a small commission if you click on any of these links.)

And now I have a start to a gallery wall for my sewing room!

When I started this Hope Tattoo quilt block, I had just the bare necessities to make FPP (foundation paper piecing). An iron and ironing board, large cutting mat on a cutting table, a 6 1/2″ x 24 1/2″ ruler. (Of course, I also had all the other sewing necessities like a sewing machine, thread, and rotary cutter.) There are many trims and presses on each small section of a FPP block. This was just so inefficient and not at all fun.

Although I have been trying to be frugal in my sewing room at this apartment, that afternoon I ordered everything I needed for a small workstation right next to my sewing machine.

( All of the following is from Amazon because they deliver next day and I have to get an Uber to get to a sewing shop! )

A roller to press seams open. The roller eliminates using the iron for every little seam. And there are a lot of seams in FPP. This is a set that includes a stiletto, not necessary for FPP but a very useful sewing tool for other projects. A set of quilt rulers. I mainly used the 6 1/2″ for the FPP. And a small cutting mat to set beside my sewing machine.

With those few new toys, I mean tools, making FPP is fun again. And I’m looking forward to making more!