If you have been following my blog for the last however many weeks you will know that I have been afflicted with a bad case of ‘hexagon-itis’ and my wee pink tin of 1/2” hexies has been my constant companion. I have really enjoyed re-acquainting myself with the simple pleasures of making hexagons (something I haven’t done since I was a child!) and I can at last reveal the final resting place for all those little six-sided cuties!
My wee pink sewing tin is empty – almost! Just a few lonely little hexies left languishing at the bottom for another day …
It has been a very interesting and rewarding mini-hexie-adventure, which began with a neat little pile of the prettiest fabrics …
which turned into these …
which were sewn together like this …
which grew into this …
and was appliqued on to linen and embellished with pretty beads and the simplest of embroidery stitches …
and framed all neat and tidy with some dotty aqua binding …
to create the perfect home for all my sewing needles 🙂
When I started making all those wee hexagons I had no idea what I was going to do with them all. I just liked the cuteness of them and the fact that they require no special tools to construct, just paper, fabric, needle and thread. No special effort or concentration … a way to just sit, be still and stitch for the love of it.
It’s been interesting sharing my love affair with hexagons here on my blog and on my facebook page, as it has revealed to me that people are ‘hexagonating’ all over the world! And loving it! It seems we all have a certain fondness for the humble hexagon.
I have written up a pattern for my little needle caddy and it will be listed in my Etsy shop from midnight on Thursday 15th August 2013. I have loved working on this sweet little design and it has been made even more fun by having all of you hexie lovers along for the ride, keeping me company in all my little sewing endeavours, during what has been one of the most glorious British summers for many a long year! Thank you, and happy ‘hexagonating!’!
I am taking a little summer break from blogging and facebooking, but I will be back in September again :). Whilst I may be absent from cyberspace for a few weeks, I will still be ‘around’ stitching and creating ♥.
Until September then … happy stitching!
Natalie x
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