I have done a lot of hand sewing in the last few weeks.......a whole pile of random hexie units completed
and about 20 more sewn into strip sets ready to go (yes, it's organised!).
I cut more hexies as I needed some for the rainbow hexie, one large section complete now......
More strips ready to go.... (excuse the bare feet!)
The bins were refilled, much cutting (I did a fabric swap with a Bookcrosser friend): this is the random bin...........
Hundreds more sewn up already
This weekend I looked at all the offcuts from the hexie cutting and decided as they were all the same size they should be sewn into strips NOW for the next crumb quilt-it took about 7 hours but at least it's manageable this way, crumbs from one cutting project are the same size-last time I had a giant unmanageable bin of mixed sizes. I like the fact that every piece is angled.
I had cut more strips for the new leader-ender project, Bonnie's Perkiomen Daydreams; I sewed these into pairs today, that took a couple of hours. A few weeks of pressing and cutting ahead into 1 1/2" pair units.
I tried a few out to see how bulky the seams would be on 1" finished patches-seams OK!
I have almost finished the bow ties! There will be about 1200. This was supposed to be a leader-ender project but it didn't work out that way. Last few pairs waiting to go......
I sewed the badly cut hexies into units of the right size, these will go into the random hexie bin. It's going to be fun finding these in the finished quilt. I tried for contrast.
I am all nine-patched out! I think I have enough for a double with some sashing now; I haven't decided on the setting yet. I have hundreds more 2" squares cut, its hardly touched the surface.
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All the black and white nine patches are complete for 'Morphie'. I need to decide on the next block pattern and cut more black and whites, triangles this time. No planning, this is a decide as I go project.
As this little project will NEVER get done at home, I have taken the 1/2" diamonds to work to do in my lunch break. All the chaps I work with have asked with varying levels of puzzlement, 'What....': they haven't seen paper piecing before. When I explain it will take about 10 years and need 14,000 pieces they just shake their heads!
This weeks read
Chosen from Mount 'To Be Read' because of 'A Good Read' on Radio 4 this week.
