Hexagon Love

My husband says I have too many projects in the works. 

He's probably right. 

I have 2 quilts, 1 baby quilt, and a pillow top that are all unfinished.

And now I've added this to the pile...

Hexagons!! I LOVE them!
I'm wanting to make a mini-quilt to hang in my crafting spot.

I had never sewn with hexagons before so when I first saw them at nanaCompany I fell in love!

I knew I just HAD to try my hand at them.

When I was picking out the fabric, I fell in with this soft teal floral design. 

I matched this pretty pink with it and already had grey polkadots on hand.

I thought the gray was too dark so I just flipped it over and used the backside.
 I like the faded gray look much better.

 

The sewing technique is called English Paper-Piecing. 

It's a very slow process..(at least for me it is.) 

It's taken me 3 days to get this much done. Wow.

But when I think of all the time and work I've done, it makes me love it even more! 

I haven't had a lot of experience with hand-stitching, so I am quite surprised by how sore my hand and arm are! I almost want to take the day off and give it a rest, but I'm too excited about this project! 

I can't wait to see it done! 

The crazy thing is, I don't even know what design I want the finished project to be!

Do I want it to stay a hexagon, make it a square, rectangle, etc..Much to think about.

But for now, I just keep sewing my hexies together. 

I guess I'll just stop when I think I'm ready too.
I'm hoping I'm finished with the hexagon part in the next day or so.

Have you tried any new projects lately?