Hexie BOM: February

During February I was working on the second block from the Hexie Blog's BOM challenge. Who would have guessed it would have been a Valentine's heart block.

Whilst the original version looks very pretty in pink, I have stuck with my plan to use up some more of the fat quarter material used in my January BOM. So here's finished block number 2!

I finished this at the end of February just in time for the March block to be revealed. It's then only taken me a month to get a picture of it! It's so hard at this time of year to get good pictures, as by the time you get home in an evening the light has gone.

I've actually already finished the March block too! So now let's see how long it takes me to get a picture of that one!

Hexie BOM: January

There's been a bit of a delay since the last post, but nevermind. I managed to finish the January hexie block before the end of January! Hooray! One block down and still on schedule. Here it is:

The Hexie Blog BOM has a yahoo group set up where everyone can post pictures of their completed blocks. It's amazing how many people are taking part and also how different the blocks look. Everyone is working from the same simple pattern, but by changing the colours or fabrics used the finished blocks all have their own personalities.

My quilt's personality is definitely going to be loud and bright. I went shopping for the backing fabrics for the blocks and this is the happy collection I came back with.

I love the colours and can't wait to see it all come together!

Hexie Block a Month Challenge

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!

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. 

January's Snowflake block - Julia at The HEXIE Blog

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!

January: My 'Snowflake' block - work in progress