Janice & the Fussy-Cut Hexie!

Janice and her hubby Ed were both in Monday’s class together, and though he had to work yesterday and today – he still made an appearance to... thumbnail 1 summary

tháng 6 13, 2012

Janice and her hubby Ed were both in Monday’s class together, and though he had to work yesterday and today – he still made an appearance to bring Janice to come play with us. It’s been fun getting to know them both.

As they say, the couple that quilts together -----shares the stash! LOL!

Yesterday I walked into class to be stopped dead in my tracks by the most incredible hexie quilt ---and I know Janice said she had been working on it for over 10 years.

TINY Rosettes. FUSSY cuts! All of them! You have to stop and examine each and every one of them, and there are thousands….

Her use of the fabric is so imaginative – come take a closer peek! I just wish I could have caught each and everyone up close and personal ---

Doesn’t this look like a stained glass window? I love that the colors aren’t really ‘organized” –it allows your eyes to travel to each and every one. But check out these rosettes!

Come even a bit closer, that’s not close enough!!

Bugs! And Dinosaurs!

Penguins marching in a circle!

LOVED this one….3 doxies --- fussy cut so they’d join up mid-bodies to complete the design!

Tennis racquets ---and can you see she spelled her name going clockwise?!

Halloween dinosaurs…and there are cows and other things…..she just had the MOST FUN playing with such whimsical fabrics --- it was like a big giant grown-up I spy!

It’s been in the hand quilting process for years – the hardest thing, Janice said, was trying to hand quilt with black thread on black fabric as eyes age. This is something I get very concerned about as my eyes age too. I’d have to shoot a goal of one hex section a day or something…maybe try natural daylight to quilt by, but she says it is really hard on her eyes to sit at it for very long with black hand quilting thread trying to do black stitches on a black fabric.