The other day I decided to have a browse around on
Pinterest. A dangerous thing to do as a quick couple of minutes on the craft
boards inevitably turns into a much longer time! However, I came across an idea
for a
Block a Month challenge using hexagon patchwork. Julia from
The HEXIE Blog is going to post a
Block a Month throughout the year.
I have to confess that I quite enjoy the process of making
paper pieced hexagons – although I know that there are quicker methods. I
already had a small stash of hexagons that I had been making whenever I had a
minute with the idea that I’d sew them all together at some point. So the idea
of being given a block to complete each month seemed ideal. It would actually
make me sit down and sew some of them together and I’d have 12 completed blocks
by the end of 2014! As each block is supposed to measure around 15” square
that’s a lot of finished patchwork!
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| Hexie stash |
The materials I had already been using to make hexagons are
a selection of fat quarter pieces that we had picked up on various visits to the local
material shop. I’ve already started the January block which Julia calls a
Snowflake block and she uses a few shades of blue materials.
Mine may look a little more summery than a snowflake but I
still like the idea of leaving some gaps in the hexagon pattern. The only thing
I need to decide now is what colour material to use as the backing square. Oh and finish sewing the hexagons together obviously!
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| January: My 'Snowflake' block - work in progress |
