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.

Come on down--bet you can't make just one.  

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. :-)

Pirate's ship is now called "The Enabler".

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

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.

Dime size hexies ??!! Holy cow- I couldn't imagine that.  And I'm lazy and sewing mine on the machine.  

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!

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.

latterberry said:

Come on down--bet you can't make just one.

Well you little temptress................so what are the dimensions or ratio of the strips on the sides of the equalatoral  triangles? I sure could whip up a few on the larger side and make a fun wall hanging, just need to know ratio I can get the rest of it form pictures. I do know that the strips around the triangle in the middle are not all the same. I might try a 8" finished size and see what I can make with that, I am thinking a modern long thin wall hanging and I have all these gifted fabrics to play with and they are sitting in a bin waiting to be pressed and folded so this is the perfect time......................