"Oh Mister Sun.
Sun. Mister Golden Sun,
please shine down on me."
I used to sing this to my little ones all the time.
I've been looking for the sun.
It hasn't shone in... *forever* !
I'm about ready to build a boat !!
Rain drops make good stitching company,
but, really...
I'm beginning to run out of projects...
Okay, not really, but you get the picture !
I've been cutting golden yellow hexi's
for my current project.
I found when I simply blanket stitched around them,
they lost their "hexi" shape...
they became 'wonky' round shapes.
So how do you keep the 'hexi' shape ??
Wool Hexi's stitched with Valdani Perle Cotton
At each of the 6 Hexi points,
you make a total of three stitches, each of the
three blanket stitches shares the 'top entry point'.
you make a total of three stitches, each of the
three blanket stitches shares the 'top entry point'.
Kind of like a triangle with a stitch down the middle.
(As shown in the above picture.)
(As shown in the above picture.)
Nothing sweeter than perfect
little honeycombs to chase away the rain !!
Stitching through the rain drops...
Rose
I'm hoping your hexi honeycombs DO chase away this monsoon. Dang, you taught me a lesson about keeping crisp clean corners. THANKS!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat solution! I used this technique back in my hardanger days. I've loved doing a blanket stitch for years, especially with perle cotton & it's pretty sheen. Those hexes are making a great honeycomb!! Your raindrops have moved south to me so I will have to stitch through the raindrops this week....darn!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so pretty. I like the way that turned out. I thought I would tell you, I made it to the deer finally. :)
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