Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Scrap Hexagons


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.


15 comments:

  1. Am I really lucky enough to be first?

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  2. Love the overlappng hexies ! It promises to be a beauty! Thanks for linking up to #scraptastictuesday

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  3. Would love your excess strips. I do a lot of log cabin and applique and smaller pieces work really well for that.

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  4. :-). String quilts actually go pretty fast once the strings are trimmed. I'm looking forward to seeing your pattern with all the different hexies!

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  5. Oh 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.

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  6. Great 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!

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  7. Are they all gone? If not, I would love to have them! Thanks for offering, even if I'm too late. lv2bquilting2@comcast.net

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  8. I 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

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  9. Sure, that's improvisational! You have fun scraps to work with there.

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  10. Love what you are doing with your scraps! This is going to be really interesting to see progress.:)

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  11. I think your improvisation with the hexies is great. Would love your strips is they are not gone already.

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  12. That's funny about not having blue and orange scraps, because that's what I have most. I don't have a lot of purple.

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