Apologies if you received my last post twice. I was adding the Pin It button to my side bar to make it easier to pin from your tablet or phone. On a computer, there should be a Pin It button that appears when you hover your mouse over a photo.
This is my Millefiori Block 1 of the quilt along from the book The New Hexagon by Katje Marek. Katje gives directions for one block a month from her book, and you can either print the blocks on card stock and cut out the shapes to English Paper Piece or you can order the precut papers from paperpieces.com.
This is my Millefiori Block 1 of the quilt along from the book The New Hexagon by Katje Marek. Katje gives directions for one block a month from her book, and you can either print the blocks on card stock and cut out the shapes to English Paper Piece or you can order the precut papers from paperpieces.com.
To be honest, I've spent way too much time puzzling and trying to figure out what fabrics would look best with the fabrics I've already sewn. The diamonds for the next round are different in the photos that I'm posting. One problem is that there is really no good way to see what the finished block will look like unless you cut the fabrics and sew a couple blocks of each round together. Another problem for me is that these hexagons measure 3 inches on a side. After working on Dear Jane and Nearly Insane, one block that measures 3 inches is huge. And yet another problem is that sewing and twisting these large pieces hurts my hands after I sew awhile.
So after working with this block off and on for the last month, I'm going to set it aside and work on it at some other time, or I may re-purpose it into the center medallion of another quilt.
Even Tiki has had enough of this block.
Here is an idea I have for the center medallion of a Christmas quilt using the first block from my Christmas Millefiori Block 1. The 6 surrounding hexagons are from the book Pieced Hexies A New Tradition in English Paper Piecing by Mickey Depre.
For now I'm going to work on more of my 3/4" hexagons. I'm not sure what this project will be yet, but I love these little blocks.
Thanks for stopping by for a visit.
I hope you are finding some time to stitch today.