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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

More Little Hexies!

I've made a little progress on my mini hexagons!
 
 
 I am loving this!
 
But this is not a project for someone who wants to see fast progress.
I'll be working on this project for a LONG time! 
 
I was cutting as I went just from scraps but I finally had to get more organized!
And I had to get into my larger scraps.
 
 
 I began sewing my scrappy log cabins...
It doesn't matter how many log cabin quilts I make - I never tire of them!
 
 
These still need 2 more rows...
 
Happy Stitching!
 
 
 

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Scraps and Hexies!

The good news...I finished cutting up my scraps!
 
I have my cutting table back!!!!
 
 
 
The bad news...I am going to need a lot more scraps if I am going to make 169 little log cabin blocks!
 
And now onto those little 1/4" hexagons...this is how I have been basting them...
 
I started off with a 1" square and cut off the corners...
 
 
Fold the first side over...
 
 
Then make the first corner fold...
 
 
At that point I clip just on that folded side and corner and take my first basting stitch...
 
 
Just keep going around, folding the corners and basting until you have about half the corners done. At this point it is stable enough that you can take the clip off (it gets in the way eventually...) and keep folding over the corners and basting.
 
 
The last fold is the hardest. You'll want to make sure that each corner is tucked in properly.  
 
 
And now it is ready for sewing!
 
 
 
When I began sewing my little hexies together, I thought my 100 weight silk thread would be perfect!
 
 
But after getting one flower done with a medium grey I realized the threads showed too much.
 
 
So the next flower I tried a bit of a darker grey...still not great... it was just too shiny of a thread!
 
 
 
 
Next thread...my trusty Aurifil...darker grey for color to color, lighter grey for color to white or white to white.
 
 
 
Much better!
 
 
Another flower started!
 
 
My next step is to try removing the papers from the inner rounds so I can reuse them!
 I'll need some really small tweezers to get that job done!
 
These little hexagons are easier than you'd think! Give them a try!
 
Happy Stitching!
 
 
 

Thursday, April 2, 2015

I must be crazy...

I started another project - I just couldn't resist!
 
 Tiny 1/4" hexagons...and they are small!!!
 
 
It turns out they are easier that I thought!
The Clover clips really help when basting!
Maybe next time I'll show my method and give a few tips!
 
A flower is started!
 
 
A larger flower!!!
 
 
 
The Pattern is from Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine- the Spring 2013 issue.
 
I'll be working on it for a while! A long while....
 
 
 
In the meantime I have been cutting scraps...another project that takes a while!
 
 
 
But my pile is getting smaller.
 
 
Soon I'll be sewing scrappy log cabin blocks!
 
And yes I am still quilting...now I'm on the borders!
It took a while to get back to it after my finger mishap but it is coming along again!
 
 
Happy Stitching!