Friday, July 13, 2012

Hexie: Part Deux

I told you today would be the day I would share my hexie progress!  Well, here it is:


I am working on attaching the ring of reds now.  I think I am about halfway done.  I probably will be taking my hexie assembly on the road while connecting them to the "mother ship" while at home watching TV.  Ok, I will be honest.  Past August, I am not sure I will have much time to work on this.  It will be around, however, for the bits and times I have to do something without the luxury of being able to work at my machine.

So far, my stitchery is better.  I am using 1" hexagons, and getting about 15 stitches to the inch.  Most are pretty invisible too.  I am happy with the progress I am making, technically speaking, and am pleased to take my time to make sure the work stays precise!  After all, I will be working on this a few years!

Here is a closeup photo of one of the hexie flowers.  I don't know what qualifies as an "invisible" stitch, but I am happy with how it is coming out.  The stitches on the last GFG quilt were far more visible.



Here is a back photo.  I basted my fabric on the flower without piercing the card stock form (I ended up being cheap and cutting out a bunch myself).  Last time I basted the fabric right down on the card stock.  One other change is pressing my work more frequently.  I didn't do it enough last time and it made a difference when it came down to preparing the quilt top for quilting.



Lastly, I will share a photo of my travel box.  See your bag, Joan?  It has everything I need to work on some hexies in my free time.  On Wednesday, I had my kit with me at school and was able to finish two between classes.

3 comments:

  1. Your hexies are so pretty, and just the perfect take along project!

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  2. It's going to be lovely! Great to see your design from the previous posts taking shape. Your invisible stitches 'look' very invisible to me! What sort of thread are you using? I find that helps with invisiblility, too.

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  3. I see YOUR bag, N!! Looks like a great set-up. I sewed the LAST hexagon on my wall hanging (GFG) today. So proud. But I forgot my camera card in my computer at home and I was a couple hours away at camp!

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