These pictures

1. Are all from the past week
2. Didn't justify a post of their own (although some have already made their way into other posts and will doubtless appear again some time...)
3. Make me happy

My favourite hexagon at the moment. Pretty much every single one I make for the charm quilt becomes my new favourite, but I'm really loving this one.

 Planting onion sets (as opposed to seeds) is a bit of a cheat, but it does mean you get to see proper sized plants really quickly.

 The outdoor toddler (minus toddling). I love that he loves the outdoors so much.

A little project with no pressure, started yesterday morning. I'll stop when I get bored. 1.5" hexagons, so progress is reasonably fast.

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'These pictures' is a semi-regular Sunday feature showing some of the images of the previous week that didn't quite get the attention that they deserved from me.

Comments

[Kate]

I am trying hexagons for the first time but I noticed that when you use a whip stitch you can kind of see the stitches on the front...any advice on another stitch to use or tips on how to prevent seeing the stitches?

[Islay]

Hi Kate! When I first started hexagons I found that my whipstitch was visible from the front, and tried a few other stitches, but after much trial and error found that stitches that were more invisible pulled the fabric out of shape and/or took even longer than whipstitch. I returned to whipstitch (feeling a bit despondent about it) and now find that my whipstitch is so small and tight you really can't see it from the front. For instance, on a 1.5" hexagon I get between 28-40 whipstitches in. Making sure that each stitch is tight as well makes all the difference in the world.

If you're using multi-coloured fabrics rather than print-on-white ones, Melanie from www.texasfreckles.com also comments that she uses an off-white/beige coloured thread, which somehow seems less obvious if it does poke through. I've stuck to white though, and haven't had any problems.