No One Can Make Just One...

My small, round Longaberger basket is just the right size for my hexies...so far.

All the supplies I need to work on them are safely tucked inside my basket, 

and when I finish stitching, each finished piece goes right back into it.

In one afternoon, I stitched all the hexies from one 42 piece Moda™ mini charm

 pack. I'm enjoying watching the pile of them grow so much I just kept stitching!

It won't take me any time at all to prepare the other little charm pack tucked in the basket behind all those hexies. I just have to iron all the fusible forms onto  the back of the fabric pieces first. Then, they'll be ready for needle and thread.   Now that I see how they look at this stage, I may have to get more supplies.  Perhaps I'll get fat quarters to create other blocks to complement these...or more Plum Sweet mini charms and fusible Hexies™ are on the horizon. 
As I was stitching away, it came to me that this just might become my first, entirely stitched-by-hand, quilted project. I'm not sure what I'm going to make yet, but I know I'm looking forward to this process. I'm going to take it one  step at a time. For now, I'll settle for stitching that second package of hexies.
Happy Monday, everyone!

Hexies On The Horizon...

I brought these along on our trip...two sets of Little Moda™ "Mini Charms", and a 

package of Hexies™ dissolvable papers. I figured they'd make a perfect portable project.

I haven't tried these papers before, but another blogger raved about them, and I'm

so impressionable! They don't have to be torn out of your hexagons after you join

them. Just toss the finished quilt in the wash and they dissolve into the batting. 

I've tried the other method, and now I want to try to do them like this.

I've taken a close-up of the packaging so you can see all the information if you

want to try them for yourself. The measurement is for each side of the hexagon.

  I'm smitten with this Moda™ fabric line. I'd seen "Plum Sweet" made into a quilt on Anne Sutton's "Bunny Hill" blog and knew I'd find something fun to do with my little charms. If you'd like to see her finished quilt, just click here. It's just so soft and cozy-looking. So, I'm going to make little hexagons with my 2.5" mini charms sets. After that, I'll let my muse carry me. I'll have 84 finished hexies to play with. I'll do all the pressing today and then stitch until they're ready to join.
Can you believe it's already Friday? We originally planned to leave Meadville on Sunday, but we're going to make a side trip to Ohio before we head to Wis- consin. That means we'll stay here until Tuesday; Ohio Tuesday night; have a little work done on Wednesday (I'll tell you about that later); and then on to Wisconsin to arrive on July 3rd or 4th. I'm glad I have things to keep me busy.
I'll be back tomorrow, as always. Happy thoughts from the road.