tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post4306328564628999208..comments2024-03-25T10:32:52.268-05:00Comments on Collector With A Needle: HexagonsDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10449153053042003955noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-87337874970101756412016-01-21T07:42:09.414-06:002016-01-21T07:42:09.414-06:00I love hexies and your projects are no exception. ...I love hexies and your projects are no exception. Those 1/4" are crazy! They're perfect for around the medallion. I can only think of one hexie project I have going. I was thinking how slowly that quilt is coming together but I guess it makes sense since it is bed size and all hand pieced!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045447993210042025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-80521428201709809872016-01-10T04:35:39.510-06:002016-01-10T04:35:39.510-06:00I love your tiny hexies and what a clever choice t...I love your tiny hexies and what a clever choice to combine them with that beautiful medallion.<br />I am currently working on Karen's (Faeries & Fibres blog) Value Proposition hexagon quilt.Carole~Quilter on the hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658668169962666910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-60375928318253672812016-01-10T03:07:07.215-06:002016-01-10T03:07:07.215-06:00Hexagons are sooo dutch. I have an antique dutch h...Hexagons are sooo dutch. I have an antique dutch hexagon quilt, still with the paperpieces inside!Quilt it and Dotty www.quilt-it.nlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281932786847384899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-19665574800740699462016-01-09T12:26:10.715-06:002016-01-09T12:26:10.715-06:00Yes, hard to put the hex work down. The silk is t...Yes, hard to put the hex work down. The silk is tricky. I sometimes use one of the tiny binding clips at a corner to get started. The silks vary in weight too. When fussy cutting I sometimes add the challenge of bias! Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449153053042003955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-84225813521000557612016-01-09T09:27:47.850-06:002016-01-09T09:27:47.850-06:00Have to love those hexies - like potato chips - ju...Have to love those hexies - like potato chips - just can't stop! Working with silk must be a challenge???Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395890193161794631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-69455419315093193492016-01-09T07:12:11.318-06:002016-01-09T07:12:11.318-06:00oh this will be darling! I don't have any hexi...oh this will be darling! I don't have any hexies going on now but I did a bit last year ! :) They are like potato chips...you can't 'eat' just one! :) Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-41470999926260167412016-01-08T19:03:42.561-06:002016-01-08T19:03:42.561-06:00Ooooh, love all your hexies!!! That fruit medalli...Ooooh, love all your hexies!!! That fruit medallion project is going to be lovely! And silk ties! What fun! I love hexies. I have various plans for various hexie projects. Who knows if they will ever happen. lol!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03646028248366805686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-10319263370123337482016-01-08T14:25:42.063-06:002016-01-08T14:25:42.063-06:00 Dawn they are just delightful! I guess 1200 of th... Dawn they are just delightful! I guess 1200 of the teensy ones would be required to make a sizeable quilt ...gulp. The medallion surrounded by hexagons is a wonderful project - already looks sooo charming!Every Stitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-53656830172202092662016-01-08T11:54:49.399-06:002016-01-08T11:54:49.399-06:00Looking forward to meeting you as well!Looking forward to meeting you as well!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449153053042003955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-36826908267219814212016-01-08T09:51:13.689-06:002016-01-08T09:51:13.689-06:00I usually just melt when seeing your applique and ...I usually just melt when seeing your applique and am looking forward to meeting you at Dorry's in the Netherlands.But those hexagons ,love them!! I have a 3/4" project going and a project with tiny ones too. The larger will eventually become a bedquilt. The tiny ones are for a bag. And I also only take an extra stitch at the back. If I fussycut I will use a tiny bit of glue to make sure my paper doesnt shift. Keep making beauties. <br />Groetjes uit Nederland, Terenja HupscherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-76674142504553833502016-01-08T07:04:43.133-06:002016-01-08T07:04:43.133-06:00so sweet and tiny - what a great post and sharing ...so sweet and tiny - what a great post and sharing of lovely little hexies<br />happy new year!<br />Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619642267222624728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-60991427938464218792016-01-07T21:54:43.582-06:002016-01-07T21:54:43.582-06:00Thank you!
I have just started making "pickle...Thank you!<br />I have just started making "pickle dish" from the book Kindred Spirits by Jill Shaulis and Vicki Olsen. I'm using the 3/8" hexies. It is a framed piece.scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725351989795269837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-14958264603515143622016-01-07T12:56:30.559-06:002016-01-07T12:56:30.559-06:00Paper Pieces http://www.paperpieces.com/shop-onl...Paper Pieces http://www.paperpieces.com/shop-online.htm<br />I also highly recommend their templates for fussy cuttingDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449153053042003955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-53856221225539233522016-01-07T12:26:18.818-06:002016-01-07T12:26:18.818-06:00Beautiful hexagons and project ideas!
I don't ...Beautiful hexagons and project ideas!<br />I don't have any current projects going with hexie's but I have a hexagon diamonds quilt on my wish list.Aunt 'Reenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08204447436613555757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-91517527479587828532016-01-07T12:12:51.201-06:002016-01-07T12:12:51.201-06:00Hi, can I ask where you purchased 1,200 hexies pap...Hi, can I ask where you purchased 1,200 hexies papers?scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725351989795269837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-53651347852058703782016-01-07T12:07:16.751-06:002016-01-07T12:07:16.751-06:00Love what you are doing with our medallion! Can...Love what you are doing with our medallion! Can't wait to see the finished project. Thanks so much for including the link to our Etsy shop.Kay Tripletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260865520941370657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-74471294063149712362016-01-07T10:06:49.587-06:002016-01-07T10:06:49.587-06:00The green wave one is an Italian silk. I had to u...The green wave one is an Italian silk. I had to use it right away, just love it!! Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449153053042003955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-7919922523576240462016-01-07T10:06:06.842-06:002016-01-07T10:06:06.842-06:00Hi Lori, you are a no reply commenter. I look,for...Hi Lori, you are a no reply commenter. I look,forward to seeing how you finish your panel. They are so nice! I bought all three sizes.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449153053042003955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-17492520961776442452016-01-07T07:28:12.905-06:002016-01-07T07:28:12.905-06:00Now that IS working with your scraps, what tiny he...Now that IS working with your scraps, what tiny hexies!!krislovesfabrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335996028000477555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-42097697765010101042016-01-07T06:16:42.703-06:002016-01-07T06:16:42.703-06:00Nice, Dawn! Hexagons are not generally high on my ...Nice, Dawn! Hexagons are not generally high on my list but yours just might make me change my mind! (I have the same panel from Q&TC...it will be fun to see how different ours finish, huh?)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345054871241809561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-18395261243959241462016-01-07T06:10:43.787-06:002016-01-07T06:10:43.787-06:00Yes I have about six hexi projects.....none 1/4&qu...Yes I have about six hexi projects.....none 1/4" though....just too small to think I would ever finish. My projects seem to evolve as I sew, ie no pattern.Susie Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893377527974815997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-72927477549594768082016-01-07T04:35:43.908-06:002016-01-07T04:35:43.908-06:00I really love hexagons, but I have no project goin...I really love hexagons, but I have no project going along with them at the moment, as I am working on the first block of a brand-new (well, to me...) project, from which the picture is here in your blog ;)).<br />But your hexagons are so lovely, especially the tiny ones. And combined with the wonderful panel I can see a beautiful quilt evolving (would be great with the very little ones too, I think).Ageeth Dorsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972911013957880603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-28619173641845314822016-01-07T03:12:04.020-06:002016-01-07T03:12:04.020-06:00I love hexagons! I have a chocolate box full of ba...I love hexagons! I have a chocolate box full of basted 3/4" hexagons, just need to sew them together now!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576522742755637290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-67704576117231964002016-01-06T23:49:40.003-06:002016-01-06T23:49:40.003-06:00That is soooo small! I have never done a hexie pro...That is soooo small! I have never done a hexie project....I would probably need a new pair of glasses to make them this small ;-)!Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401819213843246248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495509534817984313.post-83824267256136522642016-01-06T23:49:02.904-06:002016-01-06T23:49:02.904-06:00They just kept shrinking as the post went on!
Oh, ...They just kept shrinking as the post went on!<br />Oh, I applaud those tiny hexies. I ventured into that arena last fall, but not so successfully. One little floret was all I could handle. Your project is going to be wonderful!<br />I have two hexie UFOs, and sometimes I actually work on them. : )Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com