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5/18/20
Thanks! Yes, they are like eating chips. They aren't quite as hard as they look and it is fun trying to choose the colors. I sure have made a disaster of my bin of brights. Oh well, needed to organize it anyway.
5/18/20
and don't forget ... you don't need to keep it monochromatic! I chose that because 1) I had seen an example and that's what tempted me but also 2) it made picking fabrics easier in a way.
However, if you choose different colored fabrics, it can make picking the contrast easier because you don't always have the best dark/med/light in one color family, whereas, you CAN get that contrast with different colors.
Just tryin' to help out, you understand. :-)
5/18/20
I haven't followed Pirate down the rabbit hole of hexie tumblers but I did decide to give a hexie snowflake pattern a second try. I'm working with dime size hexies and it's so easy basting with thread the way Pirate showed. Years ago I tried glue basting, what a mess.
Jo
5/18/20
Always glad to get some help! Thought I would start out with monochromatic but you are right about the contrast issues. Seems like when you are working on teh block right in front of your nose I don't really see the hollow part until I pull away from it. I spotted some nice bright prints that should offer more contrast so they will be the next ones to play.
5/18/20
Dime size hexies ??!! Holy cow- I couldn't imagine that. And I'm lazy and sewing mine on the machine.
5/18/20
Midkid5 said:I'm working with dime size hexies
Jo. Seriously, Jo.
DIME SIZED HEXIES????? I'm thinking you are positively deranged. My hat is off to you!
5/18/20
Pirate (PIRATE_SR) said:DIME SIZED HEXIES????? I'm thinking you are positively deranged.
she is joining me under my rock.
I still have not finished my teeny tiny hexie project...(thank you again for the THIS TOOK FOREVER ribbon - I do think I actually know how I am going to finish it, just have not got the time at this point)
BUT..I am not deranged enough to cut hexies up into 18 pieces - most especially not dime sized ones.