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!

I'll Put A Hex On You...

Not the spooky, Halloween kind! I'm busy making fabric hexes these days. You can see what I mean - those lovely, fabric hexagons to use in quilts.

I precut all this fabric before the Williamsburg trip, but never had the time to stitch them up. Then, there was that little incident with my finger, which we won't even talk about!
These hexagons have sides measuring 1.5" each, so they're a nice size for an 8-12" block, and should make for a quick quilt. I'll decide on the quilt block size after I assemble them all together to see how they look on the square of fabric. Of course, I'll treat them like appliques when they're stitched to the background fabric.

EDIT: For more information about how I created the hexagons, and where to download the template, click here for my previous post.

These fabric patterns are a little wild for my taste, but if you agree that these are wild...just wait until you see what I'm going to stitch them to! I'll save that for a later day. Gotta get back to "hexing". Have a great day, friends!

Packing My Old Kit Bag...

In about ten days, we'll be welcoming our house sitter, patting Kessie on the head and heading to Williamsburg for a week of wonderful music, new and old friends. Because I'm not the musician in the family, I pack a special bag with the projects I'm going to tackle while we're away.

I'll spend part of Handsome's rehearsal days sitting at one of the large side tables. I'll spread out my supplies and stitch away while he plays wonderful music. Really, the whole experience is so joyful, I wish I could have all of you there with me so you'd know what I mean.

Yesterday, I prepared one of my projects for the "old kit bag". (I promise I'll show it to you soon. It's an old train case.) I printed out a master copy of 1 1/4" hexagons that I then took to my trusty copier and printed out on card stock. Hundreds of them. Here is where you can print out the master for your own hexagons. All you have to do is choose the measurement you want for each side of the hexagon (1/2" is the smallest) and it will automatically create the template.

My 1 1/4" hexes require fabric pieces that measures approximately 3 1/2" square. I'll need to cut off the corners before I baste my fabric to them. So, I chose a few different, but coordinating fabrics and cut them into 3 1/2" strips. I'll cut them into squares before we leave, but I really liked them rolled up like little appetizers in my creamware dish.

I have no idea what I'll do with the finished hexes yet. Bright, youthful fabrics that might make a nice gift for one of my nieces. I'm looking forward to using them to create something "quilty" and bright when we return home.