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Monday, February 20, 2012

Happy Little Hexies

I am new to making hexagons, but I can already see how we will become fast friends.  I do not have a plan for these little guys.  I only started making them because it was high time that I learned how.


I have a little pouch of scraps, thread, needles and paper templates next to the couch, so when we are watching TV or I just have a quiet minute, I start stitching hexies.  It took a while to get the hang of the first two or three, but after 10 I was hooked.


These are little 1.5 inch hexies, so I can not imagine making enough for a quilt.  Maybe for a pouch or a notebook cover?  I don't know.  I am open to suggestions if you have an idea to share.  For now, I think I'll just keep adding to the collection....


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34 comments:

  1. MandaFebruary 20, 2012 at 6:47 AM

    They are so colourful and cute! I agree with the something smaller plan... one day I will do something with mine!

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  2. SusanFebruary 20, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    Very,very pretty! I like to have a plan for my EPP so maybe think about how they might look as flowers for a cushion?

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  3. Mrs Flying Blind...February 20, 2012 at 7:20 AM

    Lovely - definitely a cushion cover xx

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  4. Kelli Fannin QuiltsFebruary 20, 2012 at 8:05 AM

    They are rather addicting aren't they? They would make a great cushion cover or even a cute random stripe across a baby quilt. You are right, they are so happy and colorful! xo

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  5. Judith, BelfastFebruary 20, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    These are lovely C even just as they are! A cushion cover would be lovely too! Jxo

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  6. Canadian AbroadFebruary 20, 2012 at 8:10 AM

    Definitely choose a smaller project. I have a friend who has been working on a hexie quilt for (brace yourself) almost 25 years. Best aim small and then hopefully for a completion.

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  7. KathyFebruary 20, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    Oh, these are so bright and cheerful, anything you make with these would be lovely :)

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  8. DiFebruary 20, 2012 at 8:37 AM

    Your hexies look like a stack of lovely colour. I would go with the other comments and suggest a cushion cover. Di xo

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  9. ColletteFebruary 20, 2012 at 9:15 AM

    they are cute and very addictive! There is quite a lot you can do with them- my hubby doesn't like me hand stitching while watching tv cause I can't give him and the tv my full attention :(( they are such a mobile project too! x

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  10. NickyFebruary 20, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    I'd still go for the quilt but mix it up - hexies of different sizes appliqued onto a background similar to Katie's gorgeous quilt

    http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2703/4488745899_4735af816a_z.jpg

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  11. Celtic ThistleFebruary 20, 2012 at 9:44 AM

    They are lovely, so bright and cheerful. Use them in something you will see and use a lot they deserve to be seen!

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  12. patchworkdelightsFebruary 20, 2012 at 10:11 AM

    I love hexies!!

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  13. Fiona @ Poppy MakesFebruary 20, 2012 at 12:14 PM

    I love your hexies! I'm a bit freaked out by what Susan just said though.... I've been quietly making hundreds of hexies out of 5" charm squares. I'm a year in, and the thought of it not being finished for another 24 years is just scarey!

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  14. UnknownFebruary 20, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    Pretty stacks! Go small, your interest is sure to wain. Not that you are a flake... I just know what hexies are like!

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  15. beaquilterFebruary 20, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    what a neat pile... do you have a pic of the back of them? I'm curious to see how you attached them and the cardboard etc.... I just finished a pentagon stuffed ball but I think I did the template and the sewing to the template all wrong or a hard way, the ball looks fine now...

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  16. randi--i have to sayFebruary 20, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    oh fun! hexies make for the best photographs! how about a pillow? they are small, but they can also be quite eye-catching!

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  17. DeborahFebruary 20, 2012 at 3:34 PM

    Love all the pretty colors. How about a little zipper bag...or a big zipper bag!

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  18. SarahFebruary 20, 2012 at 3:47 PM

    They're lovely and bright, would make a fab cushion :-)

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  19. Lucy | Charm About YouFebruary 20, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    So cute and definitely addictive! I agree a cushion would be lovely :)

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  20. Pieces to LoveFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    I have a love of hexi's. So much that I have over 1100 of them made and I have been working on the slow process of sewing them together. So far though only 156 have been stitched together. I need some more road trips so that I will make time to work on them.

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  21. Archie The Wonder DogFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:11 PM

    Gorgeous colours! They'd make a wonderful quilt - well worth waiting 25 years to quilt it!!

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  22. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.comFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    that is a pretty stack of hexies

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  23. Diane-creweFebruary 20, 2012 at 5:28 PM

    is this a collection or an adiction ? xx

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  24. KatieFebruary 20, 2012 at 5:53 PM

    As someone who is very slowly working on making hexies too, I say a small project is best. Mine will eventually become a sewing machine cover. I'm secretly hoping I get one in the For the Love of Solids Swap so my machine gets a pretty cover sooner than I will make one.

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  25. Katy CameronFebruary 20, 2012 at 6:41 PM

    Yup, definitely couldn't do a quilt from them o.O They make fab accents on all sorts of things though, I'm sure divine inspiration will hit :o)

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  26. LeoFebruary 20, 2012 at 7:30 PM

    welcome to the hexy addiction ... don't worry, it's not impossible to make enough for a quilt ... as long as you tell yourself I will just make 1 more row .. one more border...
    The ylook very colourful!

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  27. AlFebruary 20, 2012 at 7:41 PM

    This makes me want to go find where I left my lil hexie making kit. That's a gorgeous stack of hexies.

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  28. Strawberry PatchFebruary 20, 2012 at 9:01 PM

    l.o.v.e little hexi's. Yours are so cute and colourful, I have the bug too!

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  29. mammafairyFebruary 20, 2012 at 9:49 PM

    I am afraid, I just did a cushion cover, years ago. Not done hexies since. I did see a stunning dolls house quilt in the smallest hexies imagineable, though!finished hexies about 1/2" size. Eye boggling.

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  30. CherieFebruary 20, 2012 at 11:06 PM

    Love the colours so bright and eye catching. I recently printed off some hexagon templates ready to be covered in fabric and sewn up =D

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  31. AJFebruary 21, 2012 at 9:46 AM

    There'll be enough for a quilt before you know it! My last count was 1283!

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  32. Allison CFebruary 22, 2012 at 4:22 AM

    Can you recommend a good tutorial for making them?

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  33. Judy February 23, 2012 at 4:09 PM

    I'm with Allison, would you consider walking us through how you make them? I haven't made them in years and they look like fun!

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  34. QuilterbellFebruary 25, 2012 at 9:30 PM

    I like the look of these hexagons!!!! I was just listening to Rhonda's postcast, congratulations, you came across very graciously!.

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