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Rainbow hexies for a small person

I wanted to make a simple comforter for Little Sis and it has taken me a couple of weeks but I’ve done it! It took me a while to increase my fabric stash as when I went to pick out some rainbow fabrics I realised I had lots of prints and patterns but hardly any block colours, not that I ever need an excuse to buy more fabrics!

Rainbow hexies for a small person

I love my English Paper Piecing and stuck to the traditional method – cutting out paper templates and making up hexies in the colours of the rainbow. Then I added a couple of extra colours in, just because.

english paper piecing

The finished comforter is made of 12 rows of 10 hexies, starting with red and going through to black. It’s backed with a really soft cotton from a vintage baby blanket found on a recent charity shop trip. I wanted it to be as soft as possible as my daughter loves to cover her face and hold something when she sleeps.

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I’ve really enjoyed stitching it together whilst watching the Olympics and I finished it whilst cheering on Tom Daley in the diving over the weekend.

EPP

To me the reverse is as interesting as the front. It was so enjoyable pulling out those basting stitches an pieces of paper. Rather than applique the finished hexagon front to the backing fabric I decided to sew around the edge of the completed piece which gives it a more interesting look but was quite time consuming.

And here is the little lady herself, snoozing with her snuggly, the only opinion that really matters.

 

15 Comments

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    ClairLou
    August 13, 2012 at 11:21 am

    This is really impressive! Any chance of a tutorial?

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      jenny
      August 13, 2012 at 11:24 am

      Thank you! It was really fun to make and I’ve already started on the next one 🙂

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    Bev Newman
    August 13, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    Oh that’s gorgeous and she looks so cute snuggled under her blankie too 🙂 I remember learning this at guides and I made my daughter a pram cover in hexies – its still safe in the cupboard for her first baby 🙂

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      jenny
      August 17, 2012 at 10:13 am

      Oh that’s lovely. Really hoping mine will treasure hers, even if it only gets used to cover her dolls!

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    Ginny
    August 13, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    That is such a great idea. Love the colours.

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    Wendy
    August 13, 2012 at 7:39 pm

    Wow, that’s really impressive (and what an amazingly cute and gorgeous baby pic too!) x

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      jenny
      August 17, 2012 at 10:09 am

      Thank you, it was fun to make.

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    handbagsbyhelen
    August 13, 2012 at 7:55 pm

    lovely blanket. A tutorial would be fab!

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    With U in Mind
    August 13, 2012 at 8:02 pm

    You have the patience of a saint and the talent of a god.
    This is a lovely blanket. Lets hope she grows up and keeps it 🙂

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      jenny
      August 17, 2012 at 10:05 am

      Thank you! I find patchwork strangely addictive, just need to think of the projects so I can use up all the hexies I’ve made!

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    creativejewishmom/sara
    August 16, 2012 at 8:25 pm

    looks amazing, thanks so much for sharing on Craft schooling Sunday!

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      jenny
      August 17, 2012 at 9:57 am

      Thank you for your comment!

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