I've managed to buy some fabric which I think is sympathetic to the age of the hexie quilt. It took much pondering and the owner of the shop brought out an array of fabrics, which, just didn't do it for me. I've learned over the years that if I am not totally happy with an element of a project then it sits forever unfinished and unloved.
The quilt top has sat unfinished for long enough and now that I own it I am determined to complete it. I have removed most of the paper from the quilt, many of them were falling out anyway. Only the edge papers remain. It means that I can re-use them, which is nice.
I have decided on an edge that is true to the hexie, well, I did have help to chose this finish by No 4 who told me the hexie edge is cool! So that's that then. The look that I'd like to achieve is here, not the quickest finish but one that I like . Thank you Jenny for the heads up on this one!
This evening I have made a start on my hexie making, I need 312 in total. I've made 14 so far this evening , although now I've done some preparation I should be able to rattle through a few more tomorrow evening a bit quicker. I'm also hoping that blogging about my progress will mean that I really must finish this project! Watch this space!
