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| Finished Hexie Runner |
I made a number of hexie flowers and then played with them to see how to put them together to make a runner.
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| Choosing the flowers |
I used darker fabric for the outside of the hexie flowers and then a lighter fabric for the middle row. The centre of the flower is a matching darker hexie.
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| Close-up of the flowers and hexies in-between |
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| The other half of the flowers and hexies in-between |
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| Back of the hexie runner |
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| My first hexie table topper |
The back of the runner is a beautiful blue batik. As you can see, I finished this runner the same way I had finished my original hexie table topper. Although it was a great finish for a small table topper, I found it to be very long and tedious for the runner. It is, however, a great looking finish.
What I learned
- I was too impatient after making the small hexie table topper and I should have stopped for a longer break between making this one and the last project.
- This project definitely fits of description of "better done than perfect". I was doing fine until I quilted and then finished the border. It's very pretty....from far.
- I really, really hope to remember to wait until I'm truly in the mood to work on something so exacting the next time I quilt and finish a hexie project.
- I'm not too worried about the Kingfisher Stitch-Along that I'm working on right now because these are hexie flowers that are hand-appliquéd onto the diamond fabric. As long as I'm not in a rush to finish it, it should be fine.
- Hexie runner posts:
- Project Updates and News, February 23, 2018
- Slow Sunday Stitching and a sore finger, December 3, 2017
- More Learning and Updates, November 5, 2017
- Labels, Image Transfers and Slow Stitching, October 15, 2017
- More goals....really?, October 5, 2017
- Lots of projects, September 12, 2017
- Hexies table topper, August 6, 2017
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Project Details
Hexie Runner
15" x 32"
Materials: cotton fabric, hexagon paper templates and silk thread
Techniques: English paper piecing (EPP)
It is pretty from the pictures! I finished my hex quilt with the same method. Love the look!
ReplyDeleteHi Dawn, I really shouldn't complain since it is pretty. I've never thought of myself as a perfectionist, but maybe there's a little bit of it lurking there! The finishing technique really is beautiful.
DeleteWow! It's beautiful! Congrats on the finish!
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan, I really do like the look of it.
DeleteI love the look of hexie quilts but definitely don't have the patience for them, so I am really impressed with your finish it is lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks Fiona. It's funny because I originally didn't like the look until I started making a few. I think that if there are no deadlines, then it's a fun thing to do.
DeleteVery pretty. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cynthia, there sure are a lot of scraps in this one!
DeleteI like the layout you chose for your scraps.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jasmine! Playing with hexies is a little like creating a puzzle.
Delete3/4" is such a small size. Well done with finishing the runner! It looks beautiful.
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Thanks Soma. Since 3/4" is the first hexie that I did English Paper Piecing, I didn't know any different. I'm now working with 1" hexies and it does go faster.
DeleteVery beautiful finish! I'm encouraged as I am STILL working on my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt. Did you machine quilt your hexies? I'm wondering how to quilt mine.
ReplyDeleteYour project is so lovely! Thank you so very much for sharing!
Thanks Miaismine. That's a very good question. I did machine quilt around all of the hexies. It was pretty tedious and that's when I got a little (OK, a lot) impatient. I even managed to forget one of the cardboard templates, right in the middle of my runner. You can't tell by looking at it. I know that it will just get softer as it's washed :-)
DeleteA finish is a finish ... and it's very pretty! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteHi Susie, you're right - and it's looking quite nice on my dining room table, so no more complaints!
DeleteWow, I have never seen a hexie finish like that before. How marvellous. Thanks for sharing, I am going to keep that in mind for "one day" :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Dione. There are many variations for hexies. One day I'll try more of them. You can see a few more ideas in this post http://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2017/07/planning-blog.html
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