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Quilting: Sun/Moon Hex colorwash
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Sun/Moon Hex colorwash

1st april block
wonky pound & hex

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Craftsy Block of the Month 2012 »
Category: Quilting

Type of item: Home Decor

For: Home

What was your inspiration?

I am also doing a swap of 2" postage stamp charms and our host asked us to not just collect but get started so I thought I would try to combine it with this. I have always wanted to try a colorwash. I really liked it but am not sure I would do it with hexi's again :)

What are you most proud of?

Finishing!!! I will square it up and take the most outer papers out once it's time to put it with the rest of the quilt.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

You need some patience and lots of scraps. Try moving them around and taking several photos before choosing their final spot. I actually had my children come help at times.

 

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Michelleapril74 on craftsy.com
Michelleapril74
Apr 27, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Love it! I am going to try and figure out how to make this. I'm guessing that I just need to sew each patch together.? I hope so. :)
Mindy690 on craftsy.com
Mindy690
Apr 28, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I'm glad you like it. Yes, just follow Amy's instructions as far as basting them onto the papers then just sew them onto each other using a whip stitch. Try to use as thin a needle as you can and fine thread that way the stitches won't show AS much. You can switch your thread colors to match the pieces your working with if you want but I just went with white.
Northwoods Pat on craftsy.com
Northwoods Pat
Apr 26, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Wow. What a cool idea -- doing the whole square in hexis. You have a lot of patience!
Mindy690 on craftsy.com
Mindy690
Apr 26, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
It's actually a little easier for me to do hand stuff right now. With littleones under foot all the time I get lots of 10-20 minute breaks but not many big ones so it is easy to pick up the hand sewing and continue. But Yes...lots of patience is required!

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