Its DONE!!!

I finished my hexie quilt top!! Three hundred thirty two hexagons all sewn to each other by hand... and I'm finished! Woo hoo!!!




I do have a tip to share - when I had to take the papers out of the perimeter hexies, I took a glue stick, and glued the edges in their folded positions. This worked great for me, as they're holding tight, and I'm confident that they'll stay put until its done being quilted!

Hexagon Halloween

I haven't been able to get to my sewing machine all week. Yikes! Last night, I decided I needed to accomplish something so I pulled out my hexagon templates.

I made these from a Haunted Mansion charm pack and hand appliqued the flower onto a kitchen towel I picked up at Target. Quick and easy holiday project!

Andrea's 1 Inch Hexagons (12 Inch Block) for the KC Scrappy Bee

Andrea's 1 Inch Hexagons (12 Inch Block) for the KC Scrappy Bee
Originally uploaded by nkiblueeyes

Here's a picture of Andrea's block that I made for her math quilt. I stay-stitched 1/8 inch around the edges so that it wouldn't fall apart and I removed all of the paper & basting stitches. I love the way this one turned out.

Hexagon Progress

Hexagons
Originally uploaded by nkiblueeyes

I've been using a template that makes hexagons that are a little smaller than 1 inch, but I think I'm going to switch gears and start making 1 inch ones. Seems like that's a standard size that I could use and I could swap with other people to get more variety.

I will probably use these to embellish other projects, though. I love making hexagons.

Link for 1 Inch Hexagon Template

The Texas Freckles Blog is a fabulous resource for hexagon addicts.  Here is a link to her 1 inch hexagon template.

I'm thinking we all should make some 1 inch hexagons in modern fabrics and have a swap in the next few months.  Grab your favorite fabric, cut it into 2.5 inch squares and start making hexagons, my friends!  More info to come...

:) -Nikki

Making progress.....

245 out of 332 so far. It's coming along.....


Yes, I realize these are essentially the same picture, but my kid looks cute, so I'm showing off a bit :)

Divine Purse

Check out the link to the most divine purse I have ever seen in my whole entire life.  I want to learn how to make these!!!!!!