For the as yet undetermined niece or nephew, my plan is formulating. I'm waiting on gender to finalize and determine colors, but I've got it mostly thought out. I plan on machine pieceing that one, which will be a nice switch, seeing as I'm hand piecing the niece quilt.
Yeah, hand piecing. Am I crazy? Kinda. I was feeling hexagons and the easiest way for me to do hexagons is EPP. So, I'm doing it.
I wanted to get started (my kids were sick on the couch so I may as well get some handwork in, right?) but I didn't know what to do about papers. So after a lunch date with google and a consultation with my husband, I determined I was going to be brave and make a cereal box template and then trace it onto printer paper and cut out a bunch of hexagons. I think I made 22 paper hexagons. And then I went to it.
Aren't they just cute? I feel so accomplished looking at them. Of course I need a whole lot more, but it's progress. The only slightly stressful moment came when I took out the paper. I wasn't too eager to cut more just yet, so I took the paper out of two to see if I was actually capable of sewing two together without the papers to give them more structure. It's not as intimidating as it seemed. Turns out I really can EPP. Must be the handsewer in me.
(and you aren't getting any real pictures yet. my sister requested "part of his left elbow" with regard to pictures. and if you know the movie, we should so hang out.)
