- Are all from the past week
- 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...)
- 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.
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?
Posted by: Kate | 05/02/2010 at 02:24 PM
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.
Posted by: Islay | 05/03/2010 at 12:03 AM