Works In Progress

I’ve been loving my hexie’s!  Here’s where I’m at so far in sewing the pieces together:

They go together pretty fast – I’m using 3/4″ templates that I purchased at PaperPieces. I’m excited to see these come together more!

 I bound an entire quilt, by machine.  In the past I’ve experimented with it on smaller items, table runners or pillow covers, but never a quilt.  Guess what? I love the look of the blanket stitch on the edge!  If you  haven’t ventured into it, take a look at Pat’s tutorial, she has a video to clearly demonstrate how she does it.  The only change to her instructions I made, was 2 1/4″ double fold binding, just as I usually do.

I just need to secure the corners, wash and photograph, and I’ll be ready for the Festival!

Last week I found a few Art Gallery basics at Tactile Fabrics to stash! Jennifer includes a free fat quarter with every purchase, and shipped within the hour! There’s a sale happening right now ;)

More soon ~ Amy

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13 Responses to “Works In Progress”

1. Pat says:

   October 24, 2012 at 6:08 am

   Love that blanket stitch binding! Thanks for sharing the link to the tutorial.

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2. Debbie-Esch House Quilts says:

   October 24, 2012 at 6:54 am

   That hexie project looks fantastic! I love it in solids and especially like the ones with the grey centers. Can’t wait to see more!

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3. Flaun says:

   October 24, 2012 at 7:32 am

   All pretty bits! If, by some miracle, I finish more than one quilt for the festival, could I enter them both? Not sure what the rules are and want to be sure to be respectful…

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4. Lindsey@HappierThanABirdQuilts says:

   October 24, 2012 at 7:51 am

   Solid hexies! I love them! I can’t wait to see more of them.
   I fear machine binding, and have only done it on little projects as well – sometimes unsuccessfully. I’ll have to check out the video.

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5. Carla says:

   October 24, 2012 at 7:54 am

   Hexies are the best!

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6. Dianne says:

   October 24, 2012 at 8:52 am

   oooh I like the look of that blanket stitch too! Fabulous!

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7. Kim says:

   October 24, 2012 at 9:25 am

   Blanket stitch binding. That’s definitely on my list of things to learn!

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8. Bea says:

   October 24, 2012 at 10:17 am

   Love your hexies…

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9. Queenie Believe says:

   October 24, 2012 at 10:59 am

   Your hexies looke like great fun!
   Have a great day.
   Always, Queenie

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10. Judy Currie says:

    October 24, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    I often machine bind my quilts. Secure & cute. I use different zig zag stitches. Blanket stitch next.

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11. Sue says:

    October 24, 2012 at 9:23 pm

    I can’t wait to try the blanket stitch binding! Thank you so much for the post.

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12. Paloma says:

    October 25, 2012 at 5:28 am

    I didn’t know that the bias can be blanket stitch… I like the idea, I’ll have to try it. Your hexies are looking good, the remind me of antique floor tiles even in those beautiful solid colors, lovely!

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13. Teresa says:

    October 25, 2012 at 10:37 am

    3/4″….. Are you Crazy? :-)
    Love the colours…

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