weald - UK adventures

I'm making steady progress with the hexagon quilt. It's oddly satisfying to make such tiny stitches, probably 15-20 per inch.

I had ordered the paper pieces but it transpired the shop was out of stock and wouldn't be getting any for a few weeks. As I am impatient, I decided to cut them myself using this site to make the templates. This took a long time...

Once I had the paper pieces I cut my fabric, using a cardboard hexagon 1/4 inch larger as a guide. I used a fabric glue pen to attach the fabric to the paper pieces as it is faster than basting.

Once I had a pleasing pile of fabric hexagons I started piecing the quilt together, starting with a central flower and working outwards.

So far I have 5 completed star blocks and I'm loving it.

I enjoy making tiny stitches, manipulating each piece in my hands, trying to figure out the most economic way to stitch them together, trying to reduce the amount of times I knot the seam and start somewhere else.

I think I might be hooked...