Category Archives: hexagons

Hexathon #5: Upton

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

This one went pretty fast. I’ve taken a look at all the remaining blocks, 20 more are currently available. There are some I have no desire to do ever, some I might do in larger sizes, and some I will … Continue reading →

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Hexathon 4

Posted on October 3, 2016 by

I keep forgetting to post Hexathon #4 – Box Hill. Here it is. I still haven’t started #5, Upton, but once I do, it should go quickly, being only a few pieces, and large ones. Other than this, no handwork … Continue reading →

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Friday Temple Trip

Posted on September 2, 2016 by

Linking with Stitchery Link Party #74. As predicted, I went to the Nashville temple today with three friends. It was, as always, a happy time. On the way, I managed to finish the second Emperor’s Wives block. There are two … Continue reading →

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Saturday Stitching

Posted on August 27, 2016 by

To and from the Atlanta Temple today, I made some progress! The May CQJP2016 block now looks like this. Seam 37 is the tiny one in the lower right corner, 38 is the arrowheads and detached chains near the tree, … Continue reading →

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Hexathon 3: Camelot Star

Posted on August 23, 2016 by

Linking with Piece Yourself Together at Hibiscus Stitches. I forgot to post this when I finished! I love it. I’m really enjoying putting these together, though there is a lot of work in some of them. Glue basting really helps … Continue reading →

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Hexathon 4: Box Hill

Posted on August 20, 2016 by

Linking with Piece Yourself Together at Hibiscus Stitches. I made a little progress today on Hexathon 4 – this is 3 hours worth of progress. First, I glue basted all the pieces with the Bohin purple temporary glue pen. I … Continue reading →

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Hexathon Blocks – EPP Papers

Posted on August 10, 2016 by

As you know, I’m doing the Hexathon blocks from Barbara Brackman’s Material Culture blog. Those of us who love paper piecing are divided into two groups: those who love making their own paper pieces, and those who would do anything … Continue reading →

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Hexathon: Camelot Star Basted

Posted on July 26, 2016 by

Linking with Piece Yourself Together at Hibiscus Stitches. Linky is on right sidebar. I think I’m barely managing to stay ten hexagons behind! Someone was using a glue stick to baste, and it’s much faster. I tried a regular glue … Continue reading →

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Hexathon #2: Crystal Palace

Posted on July 13, 2016 by

There were two choices about this one, and I took the easy one because there are going to be a lot of hard ones! This took all of yesterday afternoon, practically. This is from Barbara Brackman’s Hexathon BOW. That’s the … Continue reading →

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Hexathon: Westminster, Block One

Posted on July 9, 2016 by

Linked with Piece Yourself Together on Hibiscus Stitches. Look in the sidebar for the linky. There is a Hexathon block every week. This is the one from May 7. So I’m only 8 behind. I’m happy to have finished this … Continue reading →

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