Hexagon Time

If you are at all like me, and you must be somewhat, because 13 of us are authors on this blog, and making hexagon projects, then you've gotten distracted recently in the pursuit of hexagon finishes.  I know Marcia finished a project (yay, Marcia!), and that's encouraging.

So here's a challenge, first of all for me, and then to the rest of you.  Let's get back on it!

Angel, I also thought you might make an outside row or two of hexagons with a darker green path, or even a gray or rust, like paving stones around the garden, if you need it bigger.  I loved your picture.

Christine, have we seen a picture of your project yet?

Actually, maybe we should all write a post about where we are - sort of an update over the last few months!

Buying a house put me behind, but I'm beginning to catch up.  What put you behind this summer?

My Hexagon Quilt

It's only taken a month, but here is a photo of the hexagon quilt I am working on.  It was started by a friend's mother, who died.  She gave it to me to finish because she doesn't do things by hand.    The mint green (path) fabric is limited, so right now I am stitching them and adding blocks as I can.  There are more hexagons for more blocks, but I am afraid that the mint green won't go far enough.  we shall see!

Angel

new in the Alley

Hi all

my name is Christine, and I'm a hexagon-ist

as soon as I take a picture, I'll post (a teeny peek) at my newest project

...the third in an ever growing list

if I don't keep at it, it will be in serious danger of becoming a UHO (unidentified hexagonal project)

Thanks go to Susan for getting us all motivated and together

newbie

Thanks, Susan!  I'm here!  I will take some photos of my hex project SOON to post!

Mea culpa

After starting this blog community to encourage myself to work on my own hexagon quilt, I have fallen sadly behind this summer.  There's a good reason - I'm buying a house!  I should close on Monday, fingers and toes crossed.  It's been a long frustrating process, but mostly that was my own short-faithedness (is there such a word?)  Everything has worked out exactly as it should, right down to getting wonderful appliances when I just *knew* they'd not get in again the kind I wanted. 

I'm buying used, and this morning she called me and told me they had everything, so I went over, and sure enough, they did!  Black side by side with water/ice in the door, black and white stove, white matching washer dryer.  The kitchen is all white, including the dishwasher, and I'm moderating that with black and will put in a black stone counter-top, because there is a problem with the current one anyway.  Accent with red and stainless appliances.  Can you believe this from the woman who was happy to have her husband cook for almost all their married life?  <smile>  He'd be either shocked or proud, not sure which.

Anyway, all my stitching projects have taken a back seat, and I'm two months behind on every single thing.  My goal is to get into the house and catch up by the end of October.  I think I will, since there will be a dedicated sewing room right next to my master bedroom.  My hexagons will be one of the first things I do, too.

At the same time, I'm changing ISP, so the pictures I had up will have to be put up again with the new numbers for the ISP.  Leave it to me to change everything at once!

My Hexagon Progress.. Top Complete!!

I stitched my last hexagon.. well, on this quilt top anyhow. I have loved doing the hand work! It is so nice to sit in the evening and have some handwork to keep my hands occupied. Today I added a light brown border to the left and right hand sides with a blanket stitch (and my sewing machine), It is supposed to look like a flower garden box. I will use the same material to bind the quilt. Next I will be making the back of the quilt. I am using white fabric for the very bottom. Above that I will be using 4"x12" blocks of red, green and an occasional yellow. Then the rest of the quilt back will be white. I have saved a few left over pieces of red and green that were so kindly shared with me and I don't want them to go to waste. I cut them into squares thinking I would need them as hexagons. I am going to make them into appliques of flower petals and leaves that match the quilting that I am doing on the quilt. I am going to applique these onto the quilt on the turn down area of the quilt on the white of the back. I still have quite a long way to go, but it sure feels great to have this much finished. It feels like a great accomplishment!

progress

Yesterday the weather was nice so that I could sit outside and add some flowers to my Grandmothers flower garden tablecloth. One light colored flower to make :)
My hexagons are 3/4".
I will sew on the next nice day when I can sit outdoors.
 ( not today, it's raining :(