Category Archives: Hexagons

Finish It Up Friday ~ GFG

Posted on October 23, 2020 by

My Grandmother’s Flower Garden is done! I bought the vintage flower blocks many years ago and began piecing them together. There was a period of at least ten years when they never saw the light of day. But this year … Continue reading →

Posted in Bed Quilts, Finishes 2020, Hand piecing, Hand quilting, Hexagons, UFOs, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Grandmother’s Flower Garden UFO

Posted on March 22, 2020 by

Since I’m finding myself with dedicated hand sewing time (I take one of my grandsons to speech therapy twice a week) and my Hexie project is pieced, I thought I might finally get back to this top. I purchased these … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Dutch Hexies!

Posted on December 27, 2019 by

After 20 years, this UFO is DONE! It seems quite fitting that this is my last finish for the decade! You may remember that it looked totally different at the beginning of the year. I was never happy with it, … Continue reading →

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My Dutch UFO

Posted on November 13, 2019 by

This is currently my oldest UFO. I cut my hexies from fabrics I purchased on a visit to Amsterdam in 1999. I think I started this in 1999 or 2000. I finally got this far about five years ago. But … Continue reading →

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Decisions, Decisions

Posted on October 16, 2019 by

Remember my EPP flowers? I’ve decided to applique them to background blocks. So it’s time to choose a background. Any preferences? Have a great day!

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EPP Hexie Flowers

Posted on October 6, 2019 by

Believe it or not, I have 12 of these flowers done! I’m not sure what my next step will be. I’m thinking about appliqueing these to background blocks. Or they could become a border for a medallion quilt. Hmmmm….. I … Continue reading →

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EPP Progress

Posted on September 12, 2019 by

I got all of two of these pieced on my trip to AZ. Added to the three I made while traveling to Iceland gives me grand total of five. I’m just cruising along on this project ( cough, cough). I … Continue reading →

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EPP

Posted on September 8, 2019 by

I started these on the way to Iceland. I’m not good at English Paper Piecing. After Winslow tried to eat my pieces, I put it away. With lots of traveling this month, I decided to pull it out again. We … Continue reading →

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

Remember this piece that I took apart? I ended up taking it back to regular flowers rather than diamonds. On my recent trip, I began piecing it back together. Daughter #2 and I split the driving and I did a … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday ~ Dutch Hexies Again

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

I have my quilt top taken apart and have been playing with some lay outs. I have another trip coming up and I’d like to take this along to work on. I’m not loving any of these so I will … Continue reading →

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