Tuesday, 21 July 2015

A Small Finish

A couple of days ago I finished something, and I forgot to tell you. Oh the mind, it is slipping. 

I have come to the distinct conclusion that the smaller the quilt the longer it takes me to finish it. But Sunday I set aside as the day to finally get my hexie mini done. I finished the hand stitching. Did some simple machine quilting on the low volume. Bound it and therefore this is my little ta-dah moment. 


The colour hexies rather remind me of a river winding its way across the monochrome background. I like the way this one turned out considering I had neither a plan or a direction to head in when I started piecing the rainbow hexies. It just sort of developed on its own. 

The little bits of embroidery were fun to do too. I tried to use as many different stitches as possible to keep it interesting. And it has rather made me want to start a hoop again. 


Maybe I'm due to stitch another sarcasm hoop. I'll have to go have a look at the quotes I've got put aside for future use. I'm sure there is something suitably sarcastic amongst them. 

Susan 



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12 comments:

  1. Ellyn21 July 2015 at 15:07

    I loved watching this come together on Instagram! very cute

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  2. elnorac21 July 2015 at 15:57

    Like Ellyn, who posted above, I watched this beauty on Instagram. It's so lovely! Great, great details. Your comment about small items taking longer rang true to me. The little pouches I gravitate to take forever!

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  3. Ruth21 July 2015 at 15:57

    Love the little touches in the background fabric.

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  4. thea21 July 2015 at 16:46

    I love it. is the background fabric from IKEA? anyway, it's so cute. Is this a giveaway or a keeper?

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  5. Kay21 July 2015 at 18:10

    This remind me of maps of the Thames. I could see a large version of this quite happily. x

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  6. Archie The Wonder Dog21 July 2015 at 20:18

    I love it - hope it's a keeper!

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  7. Sarah21 July 2015 at 21:54

    Hope this one is a pretty just for you for a change!!!

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  8. Shay21 July 2015 at 22:12

    Very very cute. Those pops of colour are smashing.

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  9. Susan22 July 2015 at 06:57

    A sweet finish! I bet you find a good quote for us!

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  10. helenjean@midgetgemquilts22 July 2015 at 09:25

    having got all those fabrics, I now can't think of anything original! I just keep thinking I like what Susan did. Very nice. That's a very unsarcastic comment

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  11. Donna quilts22 July 2015 at 12:31

    What a cheery summer project! Love the colours.

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  12. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com22 July 2015 at 17:22

    Well that's just really cute. And I love the way you added the embroidery embellishments

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