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Tuesday, 28 April 2015

It's EPP Tuesday!

And I am piecing myself together along with Anthea at Hibiscus Stitches





Why not pop along and see what everyone else got up to.

This is my scrap box


It's a plastic shoe box full of smaller pieces of fabric - off cuts and leftovers. And it's about time some of it got shifted. So I have decided to work through the fabrics making the nicer ones into hexagons and being ruthless and throwing anything I am not so keen on!

So this afternoon I spent an hour making a start and ended up with this little pile of hexagons


with the byproduct of some smaller pieces for my 1/2" hexagon collection.

Don't know what I shall make with them yet but I doubt if it will be anything as big as this!


This was my very first quilt and it took me two years - a year to piece and a year to quilt! I had no idea that quilting was done by a running stitch so it is all stab stitched! I soon learned though.

Enjoy your EPPing.
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15 comments:

  1. Chookyblue......28 April 2015 at 21:58

    goodluck sugin your scraps up.......may daughter just made a big quilt from the scrap box and I can't see a dent in the supply..........love your hexie quilt.......

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  2. Rosa28 April 2015 at 22:13

    Wow,Just awesome and have fun playing with your scraps!

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  3. Hilachas29 April 2015 at 05:32

    Wow! That's a beautiful quilt you made. Thanks for sharing..

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  4. elliek29 April 2015 at 06:28

    Love the quilt.

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  5. kiwikid29 April 2015 at 08:13

    Love your hexie quilt...great idea to use scraps up.

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  6. Maria29 April 2015 at 10:34

    Your hexie quilt is magnificent! You've done well cutting your scraps into hexagons...all ready for a new project perhaps?

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  7. Anthea29 April 2015 at 13:51

    Wow Lin, that is one massive hexy quilt you've already made! Good heavens what a task it was!
    Good on you, using those scraps to make some EPP... thanks for linking up
    x

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  8. Anonymous29 April 2015 at 15:36

    What a good idea to prep hexies ready for when inspiration 'gets'you! your first quilt is amazing, although I'm surprised all that quilting didn't put you off for life!

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  9. Sheila30 April 2015 at 00:21

    Great idea to prep for more hexies . Your quilt is stunning , that was a lot of work !

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  10. Anonymous30 April 2015 at 03:53

    wow Lin i love that quilt,well done xx

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  11. Judy 30 April 2015 at 15:21

    Wow. That was your first quilt, ever?? I'm so impressed! You've had a love of handwork for a long time, haven't you? That's really neat. Good luck sorting your scraps, that feels really good to keep what you know you'll use and toss the rest.

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  12. JennyPennyPoppy30 April 2015 at 21:07

    Wowie - that is quite the fabulous quilt Lin!

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  13. Pamela1 May 2015 at 23:48

    Wonderful quilt! I am hand quilting my hexie quilt and it'll be two years come summer.

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  14. marina4 May 2015 at 09:43

    wow what a first quilt!!
    it's stunning.

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  15. Sue (this n that)4 May 2015 at 23:25

    I love your quilt Lin - it's a beautiful piece of artwork. Well done, a lot of loving work has gone into it :D)

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