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Tuesday, April 08, 2014

The same ole thing...

As much as I am having fun working on my hexies, I am getting bored posting about them. I hope all y'all aren't as bored reading about them! I hope to get inspired any day now to actually use my Bernina for something other than holding the table down!


I've been basting the hexies for my April BOM which is a basket. I think this fabric (tan/gold/maroon) will be stunning.

One of the items that finally came in at the LQS for Hexie Night was a 1" honeycomb acrylic template. Fussy cutting is soooooooo much easier with the templates! I've wanted to make a Patchwork of the Crosses quilt for quite some time but held off until the template came in. Now that it did I've started playing :)


These tone on tone pieces were pretty simple - you can see the gold was fussy cut but it's quite subtle.

If you don't have a mirror...run right out and get one, they make this project so much easier.

Next I'm going to fussy cut this awesome paisley fabric.My original plan was to make this quilt in scrappy, bright colors but I really like the red/green/gold/neutral combo so maybe I'll change my mind. Y'all are used to me changing my mind...


I was thinking this curved bit might be nice for the center of my block. Then again, this is the 4th section I thought would be nice and there is so much more to play with. I might need to get more of this fabric!


And just to change it up...these are the cookies I referenced in yesterday's post...they were fiddly and on the sweet side given all the brown sugar for the topping but they are also just as bad as hexies - can't have just one!!!


7 comments:

Julierose said...

Loving that lav/gold fabric for the hexies--I need to get back to my project; when we go on a trip in May I plan to bring them along--such a good travel pickup project as they are small and very portable...hugs, Julierose

Janet O. said...

That red paisley is a great fabric--so much fussy-cutting potential. You DO NEED more, Sarah! (Just call me "Enabler"!!) : )

Ruth said...

I never get bored with your hexies!

Denise :) said...

OMGosh! How cool is that mirror trick?! I love that template -- you'll have so much fun with that!! The cookies look like they'd be a nice tea party addition! :)

margaret said...

how I want that template, does not seem to be available in the UK searched on line last week but will have another look. We never get too much of hexies, can a girl have too many no.

Linda said...

OMGosh! I could have posted the exact same thing. I am also working on my April basket and I ordered the 1" honeycomb so I can start working on Lucy Boston ... and ... I have those mirrors. Oh, but wait. I have no cookies! lol
LOVE that fabric!

Karen H said...

Paisley fabrics are fabulous for fussy cutting...so many possibilities! Those cookies look delicious!