Last post I mentioned that a few days ago we travelled to PEI. Well, it takes 3.5 hours to drive from our place to Charlottetown, so I needed a little something to do on the drive ...
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Let me introduce these hexy ladies. Those are 1 inch hexagons.
I am making novelty I-Spy type hexies as my summer travel project. They are just to make as we're driving somewhere. I have an end project in mind, a hexagon I-Spy quilt. It won't all be hexagons, but rather hexies appliqued in a pattern. I have the idea in my head and I think it will work. I probably need 192 hexagons for a good lap-sized quilt.
It just takes the smallest of scraps to make these.
Fun! Do you have a summer travel project?
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Happy Quilting!
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I'm linking up with {Sew} Modern Monday and Made by You Monday
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And since this is my summer travel work in progress, I'm linking up with WIP Wednesday.
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I'm linking up with {Sew} Modern Monday and Made by You Monday
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And since this is my summer travel work in progress, I'm linking up with WIP Wednesday.
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These are so COOL!!!
Riel, is there no end to your creativity!!
Most of those would have had to be fussy cut. Wow.
Hi Riel! Those hexacons are really impressive! So cute with the faces and animals! That will be amazing quilt!
Thank you for your sweet comment!
xxx Teje
Those are the cutest thing! I am just learning embroidery so I am thinking that would be great for travel.
They are so very hexy! And you are so funny!
I can't do projects in the car; it distracts me from driving. Haha.
Hey Riel, would you tell us how you do these? I know how to make hexies, but I have found that I need to iron the seams in before basting them, otherwise they end up wonky on the back - 1/16th seam on one side and 3/8th seam on the other. You are obviously not ironing your hexies in the car - so please tell me your process. Thanks.
Hexy! Love them! and only 1"! I guess you do alot of traveling. It will be an extraordinary quilt.
Looks like fun. Have a great time traveling!
Hi Riel,
My summer travelling project would be . . . . hexagons!! Love them!
Hope the sun was shinning there today.
Those little hexis are soooo cute!!
Hi everyone, Thanks for all the great feedback. Since Janet was wondering about my method, I thought I'd answer here too in case anyone else was curious ...
Basically, I use precut cardboard hexies which I order from www.paperpieces.com. Since I am fussy cutting I put the cardboard right over top of my design I want. I cut about 3/8 to 1/2 inch with my rotary cutter all the way around. I guesstimate. My fabric scraps almost all look like swiss cheese. ;-) Then because I have a bigger amount of fabric on the back, I find it easier to fold nice and tight at each corner and pinch it all securely with my left hand while I put two stitches in at each corner (through the fabric only, not the paper) with my right. I put the stitches right through the fold. I go all the way around and put a final stitch back where I started. I don't knot anything. Hope this helps. The next time I do some hexies I'll try to remember to get my husband to click a couple of pics of me. Please feel free to ask anything else if this just sounds confusing.
The first group - the Hexy Ladies - are my favourite!
Haven't tried hexagons in quilting - come to think of it, I haven't even tried triangles yet! Squares, rectangles, strips and applique (with straight edges) is my experience so far. I am only on my third quilt and all my work is done on machine - my travel projects are usually knitting.
I really like this idea of I Spy........must try a wall hanging for my grandson too... smashing hexi ladies.I have some fabric with faces abit like those too......fun ladies lol
My travel project this summer is Lil Miss Shabby's Birdie BOM embroidery blocks. Love your hexies.
Those are really neat!
Hexies are my travel project too. I just started this week. The first ones will be for doll quilt I'm making for a swap. When those are done I will be working on a hexi Christmas tree skirt. I have it planned out in my head, I just hope it will work as I put it together. :)
What a fun idea! I never thought of using the tiny hexies for a 1 patch I Spy. My travel project is also hexagon...but a hexagon flower in repro fabrics. I started it several years ago...rediscovered it this spring and have been working on it. I am curious how your setting is going to be with the hexies.
Enjoy traveling!
Deb from clutteredquilter.blogspot.com
I adore your hexies, what an excellent way to spend time otherwise wasted!
I adore your hexies, what an excellent way to spend time otherwise wasted!
Very cute!
awe.some.
love the idea to do "i spy" with hexies!!! :)
thanks for commenting on my blog today :)
What a fun idea for a travel project!! I love these! Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday!
Your hexagons are really cool, what a great and creative idea! Congratulation!
Love, love, love your hexies! Thanks for linking up to {Sew} Modern Monday and have a great week!
What a great idea! So cute! I have got to do some hexies!
What a cute idea for hexies.
Fun hexies!
LOVE them! I'll be working on some hexies on the road too LOL!
Love the Hedy ladies idea! I think that's a great quilt right there.
Love your fussy cut hexxies. Those lady faces are adorable.
Fantastic!!!
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