Shot of the Day.

 I must say I was pretty pleased with the Photo
Especially seeing it was taken on an iPhone 6s without my Moment Lens

(Or my Glasses!)

And considering this was within a few meters from our home
 - it might be one of "Our Girls".

Hexie Headaches

I haven't been too concerned about placement of fabric patterns when cutting the Hexagons.  Most patterns have been fairly random - until now.

With the next row of Flowers I needed a Medium Dark fabric and the one DH chose (Both in the Shop and for this section) needs to be Fussy Cut.

So the first task was to count how many circles I had.       Was there 144? 

A pin in every 10 helped me keep track!

Just to keep me on my Toes 

NOTHING aligned!

Every piece has to be individually marked, measured and cut.

With just ONE medallion to spare there is no room for error!

Yet another headache awaited...

The pattern could not be read from the back of the fabric, so placing the papers became the next challenge.

Using a lightbox didn't work.  I had to place the papers behind the fabric with my work light behind.

Then a pin into the FRONT of the work.

(A tip I picked up from Leesa Chandler who picked it up from ......)

I am now Good to Go with tacking these down.

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And just a bit of Nostalgic Fun.

The things you find "In the Bottom Drawer"

I have no Idea when I bought these.

  

I suspect it was from the Local Haberdashery Shop that closed down circa 1970 and sat like a time capsule untouched for the next 20 Years, when it was bought "Lock, Stock and Barrel" by a Couple who had no idea of the Treasure Trove they had purchased!

Making Life easier?

I have been working on a Mystery Hexagon Quilt since before Christmas.
It is my first attempt at a "Real" Hexie project - So I have a LOT to learn.

I bought fabric in lengths that could be divided into 2 1/2" squares and then learnt that my Hexagons are actually cut at  2 5/8" x 2 1/4" (65mm x 56mm)

Which shouldn't be a problem only that some of my fabric wasn't cut quite ... to size.

I found I could get more use of my fabric and sometimes more Hexagons if I cut them 'Points across' rather than 'Points down'.  

I can cut 36 pieces one way and 42 the other from this piece of fabric.

So I had to find an efficient way to measure and cut my strips.

Eventually I hit on THIS idea.

By sticking an actual fabric Hexagon to the back of my ruler (With the ever trusty and removable double sided tape) I not only achieved a regular size to cut to in either direction

Trimming each piece became a lot easier

and

It also made my small ruler -

Non Slip!