Grandmother's Garden progress

Remember this? I'm pleased to report that it has grown considerably, and now measures about 53 inches by 61 inches,about 135cm by 154cm.
I still have a fair bit of sewing to get it to a queen sized quilt, but it feels achievable! It became the perfect project to do when I felt my creativity waning, as I could sit down and baste a handful of hexies if I only wanted to do a little stitching, or sew together a bunch of hexie flowers if I had more time (and motivation). The more it grows, the more I want to work on it, too.

Grandmother's Garden

I thought I'd post some progress pics of my hexie quilt top (and, in particular, the back!) after seeing Christina's work. When I saw how neat and tidy the back of her hexagons were, I felt a pang of jealousy (and a little bit of shame) that hers were so neat and mine are not. She has done a very beautiful job!
But then when I flipped mine over to photograph it, I remembered just how beautiful I think the back of my hexagons look. And really, not so messy as I had imagined.
In fact, I was discussing the back with my sister just the other day, and she commented that it looked a little like fabric origami. Then, as i recall, she said it would make a great scarf, and we both took a moment to stare off into the distance imagining a fabric origami hexie scarf....

My hexagons are made using 1 inch precut paper shapes and 2.5 inch squares of fabric. How do you make your hexies? Are they tidy like Christina's, or fabric origami like mine?

new beginnings

Despite having a room filled with unfinished sewing, knitting and crochet projects, I started a couple of new things.

The first project is still on paper (albeit freezer paper), but hopefully I will start cutting into some fabric for it today. It's a bit of a sneak peak at what I'm making for my partner for the {Urban} Home Goods swap.

The other project I've recently started is some hexagon flowers for a Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt. They are quite addictive, so I've churned out many more than I thought I would since Saturday. I'm wishing now that I'd kept some of Miss J's dresses from when she was little so I could add pieces of them ...