Saturday, September 26, 2020

My sewing buddy


 Last night I was trying to work with my hexies, and Bubbie wanted to be close to me...here he is half asleep.

Speaking of hexies:


They are  hexagon shaped pieces of paper about the weight of some card stock.  They need to be stiff to keep the hexagon shape.

They are lain on a fabric 



And I use a ruler to cut around them, allowing for a seam allowance.  Normally, a quarter inch seam allowance is critical in quilting but in this not so much.

I use a pin to pair the hexie with its fabric... 

Next the 'seam allowance' is folded over the hexie and I baste it in place.


Later they will be whip stitched together, in my case to form a flower.

I am worn out tonight...going to close now....without a video or anything funny.  I hope you all are having a nice weekend.


22 comments:

  1. He is SO sweet! You are really blessed to have each other. I could never do something that required this much math and measuring!

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  2. Such a cute kitty :) Looks like a good helper too! Lots of tedious work with the hexagons, but I'm sure the finished effort is well worth it.

    betty

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  3. Your kitty is trying to see what has been stealing your attention from him. I too did the same thing with the paper hexagon. You have refreshed my memory of those days of quilting. Have a great Sunday.

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  4. Hello,

    Bubbie is a great helper, cute too. I have never quilted, it looks interesting. The finished piece looks so pretty. Have a great day!

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  5. Bubbie is a doll baby. The hexies look like they would be so difficult. I admire your quilting skills.

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  6. That looks like a lot of work! Bubbie's my kinda cat!!

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  7. Hope you had a good rest. Bubbie is a cutie!

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  8. Bubbie is so precious. Those hexies look like a lot of work. Hope you got some rest. Happy Sunday :)

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  9. Bobby is so precious! And a lot of company I am sure! And I love the colors and the hexi flower that you're making it's really beautiful. So how do you get the heck C pattern out of there

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  10. I love the picture of Bubbie with you as you sew. Every cat I have had has been a sewing cat and always stayed as close as possible when I was sewing. I like your hexie flowers. I hope you got some rest last night.

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  11. Maybe this is a weird question but do you leave the paper in the hexie? If you do, what happens when you wash the quilt?

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  12. You are so talented. All the beautiful designs you come up with.

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  13. I'm so glad that Bubbie is supervising you - and making you do some "making" - going to love seeing your hexies develop and evolve...

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  14. Bubbie is such a sweet kitty. Dumperoo is my sewing buddy. Sometimes it gets to be a bother...it's hard to sit at the sewing maching with a cat in your lap and I can't hurt his feelings. You are amazing at piecing quilts. That hexie is so pretty. It makes no sense to me. Guess I will stick with aprons. I do want to make a quilt using just squares sewn together...and don't know where to begin on even that.

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  15. Bubbie is gorgeous! He looks like he is saying "If I wasn't here to help you, you would be making all kinds of mistakes" :))

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  16. Bubbie is a really cute sewing buddy :) I found your hexagon process very interesting. Fascinating how it all comes together and such pretty results.

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  17. You have a nice hexie companion. Looks like there was purring involved.
    I've been away from blogging, but have come back. It's nice to see everyone's creativity.

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  18. Thanks for the tutorial---my sewing machine is locked up and put way far away. LOL
    Good works though
    MB

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  19. What a sweet looking buddy you have. - Mine lay on my desk or my chair etc. making it hard to get much done at times. - Nice start to the quilt.

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  20. Your sewing buddy is a cutie.

    All the best Jan

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