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Saturday, December 11, 2021

sewing saturday hexis and octagons... what fun!

 

for this week's sewing round up... I offer up my hexi blocks for the RSC project and the octagon Christmas project that I am obsessed with. Both use scraps... 

as I always say, little scraps  create beautiful quilts and life's little moments create a beautiful life.

 I love black labs... dogs...

kitsch from the 50's and 60's

color and pattern

and have learned a lot while making octagon quilt blocks, and am now more than halfway through making them.

pattern source missour star quilts

when I got the idea of making a fussy cut quilt like the one in the pattern, it quickly became a slower project with fussy cutting Christmas prints from my stash, and finding fun scraps for the joining strips. In my mind I saw the fussy cut centers like they looked on the design wall...

but to keep them like that I'd have to use one solid fabric behind each of them, and what fun would that be for someone like me who loves variety and color?? I was surprised that the pineapple like design took center stage when glancing at this. Joy reminded me the centers still run the show but you have to be closer to see them. The blocks go together to be 60" then borders are added. A great cuddle size!

For the RSC blocks this month, I'm using dark neutrals... neutrals this time mean dark backgrounds!


I made three blocks (cut 5" squares, RSF, measure over 1 1/8th inch from top right

measure over 1 1/8th in from bottom left, connect the dots and cut on the diagonal

keep pairs together and stitch on straight sides, open and then connect 3 pairs to make the hexi, which is about 9" across as a block. 

I will show you close ups of these and the one pink one I made too... now I have 30 blocks and don't know how I'll set them yet because the design wall is busy at the moment (!) 









Setting blocks can be stressful to me, so I'll do that after the Christmas quilt is finished. Plus my back has really been bad and interrupts my studio time... I did learn I liked one fabric strip on all four sides of the color pineapple area. Learning anything is good, right? 

happy sewing y'all

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patchwork Sunday                    

 

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17 comments:

  1. SaraDecember 11, 2021 at 7:10 AM

    Those fussy cut Christmas fabrics are such little treasures! You chose that pineapple block look that really looks fabulous with those centers. Wow!!!

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  2. LIttle Penguin QuiltsDecember 11, 2021 at 7:45 AM

    Love your fussy cut Christmas hexagons and the resulting blocks! That's going to make a great quilt!

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  3. PaintedThreadDecember 11, 2021 at 7:55 AM

    Those Christmas blocks are so cute!

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  4. grammajudybDecember 11, 2021 at 12:36 PM

    Loving your Christmas pineapple-like blocks! What a fabulous quilt they will make!

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  5. Siouxzq64@gmail.comDecember 11, 2021 at 1:42 PM

    Oh I love your Christmas Octagons. Of course I had to wander over and check out the pattern at MSQC. You have the most awesome stash.

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  6. MissPatDecember 11, 2021 at 2:22 PM

    I love your fussy cut octagons. I have a ton of Christmas fabric, but most of it is too boring to fussy cut.
    Pat

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  7. The Joyful QuilterDecember 12, 2021 at 5:42 AM

    OMG! Those dancing snowmen are SEW darling!!! I'm in love with that pineapple-esque project on the design wall, LeeAnna. I can totally see why you are obsessed with it!

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  8. KajaDecember 12, 2021 at 6:46 AM

    I love these fussy cut blocks. Are the flying geese on the design wall going in the same quilt?

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  9. Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork AppliquéDecember 12, 2021 at 10:11 AM

    Lovely and cute Christmas fussy cut blocks! The ones for RSC quilt are beautiful too. Thank you for sharing, and linking up ;)

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  10. Tails Around the RanchDecember 13, 2021 at 8:34 AM

    Such adorable hexi centers! Especially love that Lab fabric.

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  11. QuiltGranmaDecember 13, 2021 at 11:27 AM

    It is always interesting to see what fun you have been up to lately.

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  12. ~Lavender Dreamer~December 14, 2021 at 12:48 PM

    The Christmas prints are so adorable! I know you'll love having this one done to enjoy. Take care of yourself! Holiday hugs!

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  13. SherrieDecember 15, 2021 at 8:06 AM

    Hi,
    Beautiful quilts to be working on...I really
    like the pineapple quilt blocks..have a great day!

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  14. Norma SchlagerDecember 17, 2021 at 2:00 PM

    This quilt is so, so cute! You have the best collection of conversation fabrics and put them to such good use.

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  15. VivianDecember 18, 2021 at 10:13 AM

    The love the saying and love the blocks! Those fussy cuts are just too darn cute. My Christmas obsession right now is hexie snowflakes. They should have been done but I'm enjoying the process none the less. I hope I can get back to my RSC projects before the year ends --- fingers crossed!

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  16. For the love of geeseDecember 20, 2021 at 10:48 AM

    Love the fussy cut octagons, it will be a beautiful finish. Thank you for linking up to Put your foot down.

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  17. Jennifer Fulton Inquiring QuilterDecember 20, 2021 at 12:37 PM

    I'm with you, the scrappier the better! Thanks for sharing your projects on Wednesday Wait Loss. Merry Christmas!

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