Monday 21 September 2015

DJ and mini hexie medallion

My fingers needed a little break from hand quilting so I returned to my little 1/4" hexie medallion mini. I was going to leave it with the hexagon edge but decided a straight edge would be easier to work with. So I'm appliqueing the hexagon to the striped strip, then will mitre the corners and add a little binding. I absolutely love this mini, I love the feeling of the tiny hexagons and the fussy cutting. I'm still undecided if I could make a whole quilt this way.........it might take the rest of my life!


Some more DJ blocks finished.  I have a few more prepped but have definitely decided I won't be going the whole way with Jane. Appliqué and epp are the techniques I'm really enjoying at the moment. 


I finally finished unpicking that bit of cross stitch, it took ages. Now to decide on a shade of DMC red so I can get started again. School holidays started today. I think there was lots of time spent on the Xbox, but I did come home to a washed floor, so that's a bonus!

Susan x

22 comments:

  1. Oooohhh that hexie mini...swoon...can't wait to see it finished....

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  2. Your DJ blocks are realy beautiful, I also love that hexie medaillon

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  3. Beautiful work as always. I wonder what you will do with your partial Jane?

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  4. I just love, love, love your mini hexie ... I can't wait to see it all. Good for you for sticking to what you love ... life is too short and quiltmaking is too enjoyable to spend your time working on something you just don't love.

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  5. Seriously Susan that mini hexie project is AMAZING. Love the colour and the fussy cutting beautiful. Sure will be one special project to treasure.

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  6. Oh gorgeous !!!! Love it and your other blocks x

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  7. Hi Susan ,wow your mini hexie project is stunning and how nice to come home to a washed floor,enjoy your eveing my friend xx

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  8. Susan the mini hexie quilt is gorgeous ... soooo tiny ....

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  9. Hi Susan, um how is 1/4inch hexy's a break from hand quilting?! beautiful work as always.
    Congrats to you son on his uni offer... how wonderful for him! What will he be studying? It will be a big thing for your family when he moves away, but I hope you will be proud of the young man he's become & of course where did that start?! with you & your husband !!

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  10. Oh MY! I just love your hexie mini, like you I don't think I could do a whole quilt in this size hexie....well done it's going to be just divine! :) Barb.

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  11. Your hexies look amazing!! The fussy cutting is very effective. That stipe will look wonderful mitred :0)

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  12. Very impressed your boys washed the floor! Your hexies are cute and I love the addition of the striped border. Sounds like a good plan to just make the Dear Jane blocks that use your two prefered methods of sewing....but how many is that?!

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  13. absolutely love your mini hexies and teh border looks fantastic.
    don't think I'd go the distance with a quilt in that size hexies, my family would have me commtted!
    love your dear jane blocks too, There's no rule that you can't make it the size you want, have exercised that right with my sweet william. It'll be wonderful whatever size.
    sad about the unpicking, but it's done now.
    onward and upward!

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  14. Oh wow - so tiny and so perfect...how big is it?? its a lot of hexies.

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  15. Well done boys .... You mini is looking great Susan

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  16. Dear Susan,
    your fussy cut hexie project is just wonderful, such a cute layout, great job, on the DJnies also, wonderful work.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  17. Your mini hexagons are incredible. What a work of art. Comgrats to someone for washing the kitchen floor!

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  18. You are going to need a trailer to bring all of your projects that I want to see this weekend. Your mini is gorgeous, please bring that too. Three sleeps to go!

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  19. I love how your hexagon quilt is looking - the striped border is perfect! Cute little DJ blocks, I understand you not wanting to do the whole lot, I've looked through the book many times wondering how many I would be able to do! Good luck with your cross stitch :-)

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