I finished going through all of my small scraps (less than a fat 1/8 of a yard) and cut them all up into hexagons. It is kind of fun to see what fabric I use the most of. I have tons of red, pink, yellow, aqua, green and black/gray but I was surprised how little blue and orange I had.
I decided to try something different with this English piecing project. I am making overlapping large hexagons. The overlap will keep things interesting and will help to use up odd numbers of hexagons. I am really liking it so far. I don't know if there is such a thing as improvisational English paper piecing, but I think it will be a lot of fun to make up the design as I go along. I am aiming for a lap sized quilt.
I set aside all of the strips that were too small to cut hexagons out of. They range from 1-2.5" and are 4-42" long. They would be perfect for a string quilt, but I don't think I am going to get to that any time soon. So, if you would like them, leave a comment and I will send them to you. (First come, first serve.)
Linking up to Scraptastic Tuesday, Fabric Tuesday and WIP Wednesday.
Am I really lucky enough to be first?
ReplyDeleteI love your hexagons!
ReplyDeleteLove the overlappng hexies ! It promises to be a beauty! Thanks for linking up to #scraptastictuesday
ReplyDeleteWould love your excess strips. I do a lot of log cabin and applique and smaller pieces work really well for that.
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous :)
ReplyDelete:-). String quilts actually go pretty fast once the strings are trimmed. I'm looking forward to seeing your pattern with all the different hexies!
ReplyDeleteOh my, someone is going to be very lucky with your scraps. I am impressed that you just decided to make a ton of hexagons from all your small scraps, maybe I should destash like that too as it would certainly tidy up my fabric pile too.
ReplyDeleteGreat use for your scraps. This will be a happy quilt. I'm also making hexagons in my free time, and just started experimenting with a glue stick vs. basting. So far, so good!
ReplyDeleteAre they all gone? If not, I would love to have them! Thanks for offering, even if I'm too late. lv2bquilting2@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteI love you overlapping hexies . I never thought about that . I love making hexie projects . I too cut hexies out of small pieces of fabric . Annie
ReplyDeleteSure, that's improvisational! You have fun scraps to work with there.
ReplyDeleteLove what you are doing with your scraps! This is going to be really interesting to see progress.:)
ReplyDeleteI think your improvisation with the hexies is great. Would love your strips is they are not gone already.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny about not having blue and orange scraps, because that's what I have most. I don't have a lot of purple.
ReplyDeleteGood use of your scraps!
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