The Hexagon Project: Blocks 18-20

I can hardly believe that it’s been four weeks since my last update on The Hexagon Project. This month, I hand stitched three more English paper piecing hexagon flower blocks for my Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt, bringing my total up to 20. I feel good about how far this project has come over the course of the past six months or so.

I’ve started laying out the blocks to get an idea of how I might want them in the final quilt. The colors are working well together, and I’ll likely use the pink sparkly fabric between the flower blocks as I originally planned.

Eight blocks with a dark middle ring and light outer ring.

Last I checked, I had an equal number of blocks with a light middle ring/dark outer ring, and a dark middle ring/light outer ring. At this point, there are definitely more blocks with a dark outer ring.

Twelve blocks with a light middle ring and dark outer ring.

While the quantities were even, I had been thinking of arranging the light and dark blocks in alternating rows to create stripes. Now I’m considering other options — maybe a pattern of light blocks surrounded by dark blocks, or maybe a random mix. Of course, with so many blocks yet to be sewn, the balance could still change considerably.

Yes, I could look ahead at the hexies I’ve already grouped together to become blocks and create whatever light/dark balance I want. But where would the adventure be in that? Part of the fun for me in working on a scrap project is seeing where those scraps take me. It will be exciting to see where this project stands after the next six months.

What long-term projects, or partial projects, are you feeling good about?