Hexie delema or "Now What?"

I really like making hexies. I hand sew all my hexies just because to me, it's very relaxing. And there is a lot of hand sewing when it comes to EPP or English Paper Piecing! The only problem is, is that it takes a lot of time. And in this day and age who has a lot of that!? (Interobang) Well, I do when I sit in the car on a long trip. Bruce does all the driving and I don't get car sick in the least - unless we're pretending to be race car drivers whipping around corners and I'm looking down. Then I feel sick. But besides all that, a long trip to Regina or to So. California indulges me my need of hand sewing.

In one of my last posts I showed you a picture of all the hexies I made with a charm pack. I picked up this pack because all the material matched my family room perfectly! Well, at least it matched the rug. But I didn't want to start on another hexie quilt as I knew I didn't have the tenacity to finish it. Besides, I only bought one package of squares which has about 40 pieces.

So, now that I have the hexies all sewn together I've got to figure out what to do. The first thing that comes to mind is a pillow. But the sewn piece is not in the shape of a pillow! Maybe, I can sew it to a background material to square it up and then make it into a pillow.

This deserves a trip to California where I can coerce my sisters to help me figure this one out. In the mean time I'm off to the eye doctor.

Ginkgo And Squares

I finished my "Ginkgo" shawl with six grams of yarn to spare. That's enough to do a couple of stripes in a sock. So, I'll be saving it for some crazy socks. (Multiple stripes with scrap sock yarn).

I've got some pictures of the unblocked shawl that I'll show you. And when it's blocked I'll show you that as well. That way you'll appreciate what blocking does for lace. It really is amazing! Both the following pictures are of the unblocked shawl. I've got to get it in the bath before I can block it and show you what it really looks like!

Since I'm finishing projects I'll show you my progress on my latest weaving. I've made 110 squares from this yarn and am now sewing them together. It's not really exciting yarn but I felt like making squares and had a lot of this left over from a pair of socks I made for my brother. After all, you do not need six balls of yarn to make socks! Or was it seven?

It's tricky to get these squares together since their edges are so uneven so I've devised a system of sorts. Each square ends up with one short string and one long string. I match them up with the long strand in the back on the right top and the short strand on the bottom left. I then place the next square on top with the strands flipped and face to face. Keeping them consistent I haphazardly sew them together. Sigh. It's the best I can do. At least they are together and I'm one step closer to having another woven afghan for my "navy" colored house. 

What a life!