This Explains a Lot

February 6th, 2013

I still haven’t made much progress on the purple quilt and I finally figured out why.

Is it any wonder I can’t do my cutting and piecing when I have no place to work?

(On a side note, is it any wonder painting the walls in my sewing area is a high priority for me?)

There are too many ongoing projects for me to put everything away, away but I did clear a space and have gotten a few pieces cut. Even the triangle template I made seems to be the right size and proportion based on the test block I made.

I’ll need 215 blocks altogether, not including the border pieces and I’ll end up with a queen sized quilt. There will be more whole hexagon blocks than pieced ones – the pieced ones will be made from purples and contrasting colors and just be tossed in here and there and will be tied into the whole by a colorful pieced border made up of half-hexagons. The only other thing I need to figure out is how to put the quilt together – if I do the blocks in rows, I’ll have to deal with all the inset seams between the rows. Of course, by the nature of hexagons I’ll be dealing with inset seams anyway.

I can’t wait to see how it comes out.

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5 comments to “This Explains a Lot”

1	Inset seams . . . (((shudder!))) You really like to challenge yourself, don’t you? } by Mama Pea February 6th, 2013 at 5:09 pm

2	Could be worse – at least the hexagons are 6″ across! by Jenyfer February 6th, 2013 at 5:20 pm

3	The quilt will be lovely when done! by Sabre' February 7th, 2013 at 8:39 am

4	Looks like it will be pretty. I understand about the have to pick up and put away all the time. If I have to pick up and completely put away each project all the time, it will never get done. by Sandy Updyke February 7th, 2013 at 3:07 pm