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Tuesday Hex
I’ve been working on my hexies again. I lost count several weeks ago, so I don’t know how many I’ve basted. I’m guessing about 500. I finally started sewing them together this week. I had originally planned to place them … Continue reading
I'll finish this quilt if it takes a hundred years!
Paper piecing small hexagons is fun, but a lot of work, especially considering that it may take 2000 hexagons to make a quilt. And those hexagons are all hand stitched–no machine! If you have it in your mind to hand … Continue reading
Fussy Cut Fusion
I’ve been busy working–you know, real life job and all–but I did manage to baste a few more hexagons over the past few days. Most of them I did in short sittings, sewing 3 or 6 at a time, which … Continue reading
Darling Little Hexagons
I made another 79 hexagons, mostly from fabrics I’ve already shown, but I did manage to cut into one of my new fabrics–a babyish print with images of toys on a pastel yellow background. Two weeks ago before this hexagon … Continue reading
Hexing Box
I found the perfect little portable box for storing my hexagon sewing supplies. It’s a two-compartment, satin lined box that Elizabeth gave for Christmas three years ago. It came with two cute coffee cups, which I use a lot. I … Continue reading
Half Moon Hexagons and More of the Same
A few months ago, I purchased a charm pack of Moda’s Half Moon fabrics. It was a good price, but one of those purchases that I later regretted. I love 5″ charms, jelly rolls, and layer cakes, but I am … Continue reading
From Scraps to Hexes
Here is tonight’s offering of 37 new hexagons. That brings the total to 78. Now. . . only about 1000 more to go. Ha! Several of the scraps used for these hexagons are from traditional prints I thought I would … Continue reading
Hex Yeah!
My up and coming patchwork obsession will surely be hexagons. I started to miss sitting on the sofa hand quilting as the family watches a movie. After months of quilting every night, watching a movie seems pointless without busy fingers. … Continue reading