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Saturday, August 23, 2014

Return of the Scrappy Hexies

It has been several weeks since I showed the status on my Scrap Hexies project. I keep stitching away during my morning train commutes (and sometimes evenings too) but there hasn't been a lot to show lately.

 I have been working on this project for over a year now, and I expect it will probably take another year to finish it. Last August I began making hexie stars and snowflakes as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. It has been the perfect handstitching project for those chunks of free time.

 Since I had already made a green star and two snowflakes in May, this month I have started to add background hexies around the star. Progress has been slow, but I am very excited with the way it is turning out!


Check out this week's Rainbow Scrap Challenge posts on Saturday--lots of amazingly beautiful rainbow projects to inspire you! I am also linking up to HeLP for Hexie-aholics over at Sarah Did It!,  to the Hexie Weekend at A Quilting Reader's Garden, and to the Monday Morning Star Count at Life Under Quilts. Hexies all over the place--go check them out!

Julie in GA
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13 comments:

  1. BillieBee (billiemick)August 23, 2014 at 12:40 PM

    Love all the greens and using the light with the lines is a great idea.

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  2. Katie Z.August 23, 2014 at 1:27 PM

    Looking lovely!

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  3. ChantalAugust 23, 2014 at 1:43 PM

    Love hexies. It might be a very slow process but it is worth it. Looks very nice so far.

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  4. EdithAugust 23, 2014 at 4:59 PM

    Very pretty Julie.

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  5. scraphappyAugust 23, 2014 at 9:38 PM

    Beautiful green hexies. Slow and steady always wins in the end.

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  6. CathyAugust 24, 2014 at 6:25 PM

    Awesome and gorgeous!

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  7. Mary HueyAugust 25, 2014 at 12:09 PM

    Love the scrappy background hexies!

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  8. Angie in SoCalAugust 25, 2014 at 1:28 PM

    Your star really shines with that white around it. Just beautiful. And thanks for linking to Hexie Weekend. We love to see your eye candy.

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  9. liniecatAugust 26, 2014 at 4:22 AM

    this is going to be smashing when finished, the star does jump out beautifully!

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  10. KateAugust 26, 2014 at 10:12 PM

    The white is going to make those stars and snowflakes pop!

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  11. Marsha CooperAugust 27, 2014 at 1:57 PM

    I'm still hexagon crazy and still with pretty much no idea what I am going to do with them.
    I did a small table topper and will put it up on my etsy shop. If it sells then I will make another one...or I might make another one anyway.
    I have a lot of hexagons that weren't enough to complete a flower.

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  12. SarahAugust 27, 2014 at 4:54 PM

    Hey Julie - thanks for linking up again. It's always fun to see your scrappy stars. Maybe I can do something similar next year when I (hopefully!!) have finished a few BOMs.

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  13. ChristaAugust 28, 2014 at 10:16 AM

    I love the greens! Way to go with the background hexies, they really highlight the star. Can't wait to see more!

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