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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

A Finish!!!

Well finally here is  my first completed hexie project!!! I was just so excited last night when I put the cords through and it all came together!!
The basic design with the hexies and checkerboard started off as a Rosalie Quinlan project in a magazine. However I adapted it as I wanted a dilly bag rather than the bag shape she had done.
Look what happens when your yellow lining fabric isn't quite wide enough — 
— you invent a pocket!! A good place for a leftover hexie too!! 

Now if you keep reducing the template, you end up with tiny little flowers!!!
Big one for my retro-hexies
middle sized one for the pretties (bag)
smallest one..see below
Here is today's flower next to yesterday 'normal' sized flower. 1/4 inch sides!! And not as fiddly to make as I thought but I think removing the papers might be a challenge.
FUN FUN FUN!!
Have a great week everyone!!!

30 comments:

  1. well done - finished is always best isn't it!

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  2. Wonderful. Great job on the bag! Aren't your eyes crossed after making that mini hexie? Wow.

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  3. Wow: that bag looks great! Enjoy the finish!

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  4. Way cute bag!! Soft sweet colours.It's a neat feeling when you get something finished.

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  5. Gorgeous Bag...so cute are those little Tiny Ones.
    cheers

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  6. The bag is fabulous. great idea for the pocket too. I see you succumbed to the 1/4" hexies. :)Haven't taken the papers out of mine yet bit worried about that part. Jeanette

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  7. Your dilly bag is just gorgeous. Oh they are such tiny hexies.

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  8. What a wonderful finish! I love your hexie bag. The 1/4 inch hexie is so small I almost didn't see it! Good for you!

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  9. What a gorgeous bag you made, I love the way you used your hexies! And your little hexie is so cte beside the big one!
    Greetings, Cisca

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  10. Your bag look so sweet, a little taste of spring.

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  11. Raewyn, this is a gorgoeus little dilly bag.
    Love the hexies, love the fabrics!!
    Simply delicious!!

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  12. its a beautiful bag...and the little hexies are also beautiful..
    have a nice day

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  13. I love your bag, such soft pretty colours and the baby hexagon is amazing

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  14. very nice bag and I love your little baby hexagon. Can you imagine I made 91 of these already? do not want to think about removing the papers...

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  15. I love your bag. Very Beautiful.

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  16. Wow, your little hexies are sooo tiny!!

    Love the bag!

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  17. Clever use of your hexies, very cute.

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  18. Love the bag and those hexies sure are tiny!

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  19. What a beautiful finish with your hexagons! I love your drawstring bag. I would love to try to make some minature hexagons, too! Thanks for a great inspiration...

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  20. What a wonderful use of the hexies , I love the bag it is just sweet !

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  21. What a lovely finish! Such happy colors!

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  22. Now I'm the one having trouble leaving comments! Love those teeny tiny hexies.

    Broody chooks is usually the breed, light breeds tend to go broody less like my leghorns. I always take every single egg away every day and never even leave a fake one behind and that seems to help. Can be frustrating though!

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  23. I might get lost in all your wonderful comments! I just wanted you to know your bag is lovely and thank you for your sweet, sweet comment on my blog regaring the "Little Cottages">

    Quilty hugs, Carolyn

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  24. Absolutely gorgeous Raewyn, your hexagon finish is beautiful. Love the teeny tiny hexie - too cute. I've tried the 1/2" sided hexies, but 1/4" sounds pretty scary!! Good luck with those papers coming out.

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