I’ve had a chance to make 100 more hexies, bringing the total count to 200 now. I imagine some of these won’t make the cut, with how the colors might clash. I’m ok making extra, though, since it won’t be easy to imagine it all together until I have them all whipped up. And I can always use the scraps (or hexies) in another project! Most of these are just fabrics I had on hand, or those I’ve already mentioned in my last post about it.
I want to include different kinds of hexies, too. I experimented with embroidery in this set – titling my quilt with the year I hope to finish it up. This is a dress rehearsal, though, since I can’t guarantee it will be this year, nor that the grey will work with the rest of the colors. But I did want a placeholder, and to test the threads. In my final one, I will use smaller thread.
![](https://www.thecrafties.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hexie-dream-5.jpg)
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In this set I “signed” a hexie with smaller thread, and I like it much better than the title hex. My smallest perle cotton is just too thick for lettering at this size, in my opinion.
![](https://www.thecrafties.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hexie-dream-7.jpg)
It is also obvious that some fabric quality is less than others. If I keep them, I can just slip in some interfacing so that you can’t see through them. For now, I am not too worried about it.
![](https://www.thecrafties.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hexie-dream-8.jpg)
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Something else I can do with the see through ones is add to their tops with something unique. This set includes the circle-hexie that I learned through the #52tagshannemade challenge I’ve been doing. If I decide to machine quilt, I’ll have to add the little button finishes later. But it at least gives me an idea of different things I could do with hexies.
![](https://www.thecrafties.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hexie-dream-11.jpg)
![](https://www.thecrafties.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hexie-dream-12.jpg)
I am pretty sure those last three won’t fit in with the rest of the quilt, but I like them anyway and part of the motive behind the quilt is to collect a sample of all the fabrics I like, so who knows!
Your hexies look great. Love the colours you have selected. They also look incredibly neatly made. Enjoy piecing them together.
Thank you Tracey! I have been making a few more when I get the chance, and it is going faster than I thought it would! I hope to complete it by the end of the year:)