Today, we’ll continue with the ABC Archives series, where we delve into past topics on Needle ‘n Thread. At the end of the article, check out the reminder for an upcoming event where you can join me for all kinds of fun embroidery chatter!
Bad to the ABC’s – we’re on Q!
There were two other Q’s to choose from, but I chose Quilt!
Which quilt? There’s only one quilt that I’ve ever written about in detail here on the website. It is a pet project, ever on-going, that is not yet finished.
Back in 2019, I began hand-piecing (English paper piecing) a hexie quilt using 3/4″ hexies (each side of each hexie is 3/4″). I wrote about it off and on, even though it is not technically embroidery-related. I happened to mention the quilt once when I started it. The community liked the topic and wanted updates, so I continued to update progress on it, as I worked on it.
I haven’t worked on it in a long while! But it occasionally calls to me, and I will finish it. But more on that below…
When I first started working on the hexies, it was as a separate “hobby” project. Something that wasn’t exactly embroidery, that I could work on at home or traveling.
Of course, to start a project like this – which involved (if I followed my plan) some 5,200 hexies – it required lots of organizing and set-up. Lots of prep. Cutting. Arranging. Storage. It was fun. I like the organizational aspects of all types of projects!
In fact, I wrote a lot about the organization of the project along the way.
As the project developed, so did my organizational plan.
This was my final organizational approach that worked out really well – I loved these little stackable boxes that fit the hexies perfectly!
To answer questions, I wrote up this brief tutorial about my approach to paper piecing the hexies.
The last update I posted on this project is here, back in 2022.
Now, it’s the size of a larger twin-sized quilt. It’s not quite to full-size, which was my original intention, but at this point, I just want it finished. So my plan, once I finish the last touch-ups, is to get it to someone who can do the finishing for me and the quilting, because, let’s face it… if I don’t hand it off to someone who does that kind of thing, will I ever actually finish it myself?
Probably not!
So that’s Q for you!
R is around the corner!
If you are looking for more of this ABC Archive series, you’ll find the index for it here.
Coming Up!
Don’t Forget! Saturday, April 18th, at noon Central Time, I’m participating in the EGA Virtual Lecture Series: A Talk with Mary Corbet on All Things Needle ‘n Thread.
Not quite a lecture, the format we’re following is a Q&A session with all kinds of topics up for discussion. We’ve gathered questions from participants about Needle ‘n Thread, embroidery in general, organization, projects, techniques, and so forth, and we’ll be having a lively chat about all those topics, and whatever questions you might have. We’ll work in a little live studio tour, too, and hopefully, I’ll be able to show you a few projects up close as well.
You can register at the link above (the lecture will also be recorded, in case you can’t make the time). Because it’s a Zoom meeting, we’ll have the opportunity for some introductory chatting before the discussion takes off, as well as gathering incoming questions as the discussion continues.
Feel free to fill up the lecture hall! It’ll be fun, and I’d love to “meet” you there!
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