For the last four days or so I have been off gallivanting with my husband in Canada. We took the Thanksgiving break to drive up to Vancouver Island and spend some quality off line time together. November has been a crazy month with my husband deciding to write a novel in November (nanowrmo) as well as grow a mustache. This has meant I have not seen much of my him this month and when I have I have not always recognized him!
As we left Portland on our adventure a friend commented that it is great that Nick will not be distracted by writing and I would not be distracted by quilting… my husband just laughed, he knew I had packed this…
My trusty hexagon kit. Yes I somehow managed to quilt while on vacation in the middle of nowhere. I industriously made a stack of hexagons…
and also some more flowers…
which will all be added to the ongoing crazy which is my hexagon quilt.
It has grown a little bit since I last photographed it.
There is no rhyme or reason to how I am adding the flowers… I just add randomly. It is kind of fun.
I am loving making this quilt…though it is slow going. There is something about hand stitching I find very therapeutic.
I will get back to the sewing machine this week but I am not in a hurry… and if you were curious as to just how dodgy my husband looks with a mustache…..
The answer is very dodgy!
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Love that row of teal hexies! Your flower quilt is really coming along!
It is slowly growing…very slowly.
That hexie quilt is going to be amazing, I love the colours.
The colours are loud and bright… and sometimes I think they might be a little too much (which I why I added some grey flowers) but in the end it should be a pretty good reflection of my fabric stash.
I love your hexies!! It’ll be so happy when it’s done. Have fun in Canada!
Beautiful hexagon quilt, husband not too scary… I love your colour choices and the way you’ve used black and white in the centres to calm things down a bit. I love your travel sewing kit too – I’m in the middle of designing myself something which will be allowed on planes for long distance trips – no scissors, no blades, etc, and as small and light as possible.
Kate I got the mini scissors in this photo on 4 planes including 2 international flights in and out of the USA. They are from a cheap sewing kit and pass TSA inspection.
Good to know – I’ll keep a lookout for something similar. We’re planning a trip to the West Indies in April next year, 32 hours of travelling, and I’ll go mad on the plane if I have nothing to do except eat and watch movies and read. Hence the sewing kit, which is going to be part of a larger On Board kit also containing my laptop, camera, block folder, DVD case (for movies) and my travel docs folder. The finished thing will be posted… eventually!
Your hexie kit is so sweet! Where is the tin from?
Lucy the tin is a Tintin tin I picked up in Belgium years ago. It was meant to be a pencil case.
love your hexie quilt…so colourful….must get mine out again!
Your color choices always cheer me up! I’ve very recently discovered the joy of hexie-making – love seeing your progress on this beauty!
Great job! I’ve never cared for hexies, never understood the craze, then saw this fun creation…:-)
I think craze is an appropriate word to describe this mad process.
What a fun trip! Whenever my hubby grows facial hair he likes to rub his face on me cuz he knows I don’t like it! He only doesn’t shave when he is off from work for more than a few days though so that is good;)
My husband has been doing the same thing. What is it that makes men want to exfoliate our skin with their facial hair!
So cute! I love your hexies! I think doing something with my hands is the most relaxing thing ever! I totally agree with you on that!
Wonderful hexies. That line up of the turquoise ones- so pretty!
Love the fabrics that you are using!
Love how your quilt is coming along. The colours are really stunning, so bright and cheery. It’s going to be really beautiful
Was the Moustache for Movember?
That is a cute sewing tin. love the colour of the hexies you made on your trip.
It was Movember… a couple of our friends decided to do it and only two of them made it to the end. I am hoping the moustache is shaved off soon, but at the moment he is threatening to keep it FOREVER. Augh!
Just lovely! Someday I’ll tackle hexies!
I love your hexies and I’m not a big fan of hexies. As always your fabrics/colors are fantastic. So beautiful and cheerful.
Sounds like a fantastic trip. Your hexie flowers look so fabulous, love the colours and the prints!! Good luck to your husband with his novel writing.
-Soma
Hi Cath! Your heaxagons are adorable! Do you really add them randomly? I just can’t do that – always I start to look that same colours don’t ‘touch’ for example. I like you plan to use white/black in the centres. x Teje
Teje I am aware of colour placement when I attach a new flower to my top but I try not to sweat it too much. In the beginning I was getting bogged down by trying to get the colour placement just right. Now I just have fun with it.
It’s always nice to go galavanting ~ love Vancouver Island.
And, I love the hexagon quilt you’re working on ~ so bright and cheerful!
That will be a beautiful quilt. Makes me want to learn to make hexies.
Love the colors of your flowers! Good to take your time and enjoy the process.
Beautiful picture of you two! Gorgeous background too. Book?!? I need to hear more. Hugs!