I was at a music festival last weekend and needed a hand stitching project for the drive down and for lazy mornings over coffee. I packed up my gorgeous hexie bag (made by Ali as part of the Big Stitch Swap) with pre-basted hexies and hit the road.
To see more of this amazingly beautiful bag, hop over to Ali's blog post. She has lovely photos! I am so very lucky to have it in my home. It sits right next to my spot on the couch filled with hand sewing needles, hexie papers and a few spools of thread. Happy happy happy.
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| From Ali's blog - it pretty much holds exactly what she guessed it would! Well done, Ali! |
So, over the four day weekend I patiently pieced together hexies using Vintage Happy fabrics. I have tried to piece hexies in the past and was not incredibly successful. It honestly frustrated me to the point of anger, then I wondered why I am torturing myself. However, this time around the hexies are much larger and less fiddly (easier to hold) AND I'm using coordinating thread so I am not as concerned about my novice stitches showing through.
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| With my photo assistant, of course. |
As I have no idea what I am doing, I pieced three long rows, then stitched them together. I think for the rest I will instead piece small clusters and then piece together, in maybe two individual "flowers" with a connecting "apple core" of hexies in the center.
In the end, though, piecing these hexies made me happy! I could piece sitting in my camping chair waiting for the festival to wake up, I pieced when driving home and I had a quiet few stitches on my couch after my de-mud-ifying shower. (Gross!) Loved it.
That's all you will see of this project for a while. Check back in another few weeks for the great reveal!
13 comments:
I want to give those cute paws a squeeze!
Hexies always make me happy too. x
What a cute little hexie bag!
Oh hexagons! I want to put them on everything! Yours are very pretty, looking forward to seeing more of them! xx
What wonderfulness are you up to then?
ah so cute! I haven't made them for a long time by hand. Trying to perfect y seam by machine and getting there I think....
Those fabrics are so gorgeous made up into hexies! And the hexie pouch is totally awesome too! Jxo
Pretty! Hope those paws were de-muddified too ;o)
Very cute hexies and I love that you also have a kitty "helper" too:)
Such great fabrics!! And what a fabulous wee pouch! I've got hexie envy. ;)
I read your post just as I finished spending the evening basting hexies. I have pouch envy, mine are in a wash bag, a very nice wash bag but still a wash bag.
I read your post just as I finished spending the evening basting hexies. I have pouch envy, mine are in a wash bag, a very nice wash bag but still a wash bag.
I can't wait to see what you're making!
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