Monday, August 20, 2012

flowerburst hexie progress

While out and about over the last week I got four new flowerburst hexie blocks finished. This is an ongoing project I started back in January, when I first fell in love with English paper piecing. I cranked out 50ish flowers to start with and then decided to add borders, which is a much slower process thanks to those little half-hexies.

Ever since then I've had a whole bunch of scraps cut up and ready to piece into more flowers and borders, kept in a cute little sewing kit ready for spontaneous drives and weekend getaways. It's my go-to project when I have nothing else prepared and I want something to sew on when I'm away from home.



Here's the whole batch so far. I usually post process pics to instagram while I'm working on them, although the turquoise on yellow one seemed to slip by undocumented.

This one and the next one I worked on last weekend while visiting Jon's parents. They love to sit out on the back porch and chat, which is the perfect opportunity for me to hand-piece.


I worked on this next one yesterday afternoon while riding in the car. You can see a bit of Lucy's fur over there on the bottom right. She's a total lap dog and a nut for car rides.

Last time I posted about these blocks I was having trouble calculating how many I'd need in order to make a queen size quilt. Helen, from over at Archie the Wonder Dog, suggested using this site, which tells me I'll need 184 full blocks and 14 half blocks, with the final quilt measuring 90x92 inches. So far I have 19 blocks and about 30 flowers...


Based on my progress so far I should have a finished top in roughly 4.5 years. Whoa. Talk about discouraging! Add in how long it would take to hand-quilt and I might just finish this one in time to cover up with at my funeral :P

I'm linking up with Quilt Story for a little Fabric Tuesday linky fun.

17 comments:

  1. These look great. I'm working with basically the same size units for my hexagon quilt because I'm mixing 1" and 4" hexies. I'm not basting any half hexies, though, so I'm folding the inchers in half where they but against a larger hexagon.

    I've been at it for two years, with several long breaks.

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  2. Don't be doing that kind of math. One day you will sit down for a movie weekend or something and a huge number will be done at the end. I am sure it will not take that long and if it does it is only because you were having other fun along the journey.

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  3. I love all your hexies! It is really coming along nicely. Mine has stalled a little, but I have been sewing. Can't wait to see more of it!

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  4. Everyone needs a life long project! And this one is yours! just don't put a deadline to it! It will be so worth it in the end!

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  5. Those hexies are so cute, I appreciate the patience and work that goes into them because I know I will never attempt making hexies! Thanks for visiting my blog-and yes commission work is fun, especially when it's for a close friend!

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  6. Don't be discouraged! A work of art takes time and this is going to be so worth it!

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  7. So many pretty blocks! Don't be discouraged. You'll be rewarded with such a pretty quilt in the end. And you might just speed the process up while you go because it's so exciting. :)

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  8. beautiful hexie blocks! this is going to be AMAZING when you finish!

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  9. Nice progress! I definitely can identify with how long it takes to actually make something out of hexies!

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  10. Your hexies are beautiful even if they are taking a long time:)

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  11. 4.5 years should be ok if you get something beautiful in the end! It looks like a great start!

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  12. Hi Krista. I am new to your blog and am a lover of hexies too! Yours are lovely

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  13. You are FUNNY! It will be done before you die. You'll probably change your mind and make a throw, because we all know bedspreads get LAID ON TOP OF and you'll probably kill anyone who puts their feet on this amazing quilt. Go for a throw--you'll love it.

    On a separate note, I love all the blocks. It's fun to see the progress and to see them all laid out together!

    E.

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  14. LOL cover up with at your funeral?! :P

    Hexagons, so beautiful. I don't usually enjoy handwork, but I have a really long car ride coming up soon (we are driving from the lower to the upper peninsula of Michigan for a road trip tour of the UP) so perhaps I should get something going! I've never seen a hexie project I didn't like!

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  15. Well I expect to see a beautiful quilt in 4.5 years then!! ;)

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