A few months back, I needed a good project for a road trip in the car. So I started making little tiny hexagon flowers. It's a perfect way to use up scraps and it's so portable I can take them with me anywhere.
Last fall, my friend Amy gave me this cute little pencil box (from Target, I think.)
It has become the perfect traveling-hexie box for carrying all my supplies and keeping them handy for any spare moment in the car or at the pool when I can pick up and do a little hand work. The box stays with me in my purse at all times. Inside I keep my templates, a bunch of fabric scraps, scissors and a bobbin of thread - smaller and more portable than a spool - in the box. The sturdiness of the box keeps everything safe and it doesn't get ratty like a plastic bag does.
I just started adding the white hexagons that will surround the colored flowers.
I like the potential here. I'm using the ⅝" hexagons from PaperPieces.com. They're little, so it's going to take some time to have anything sizeable put together, but I'm fine with that since I love having my little portable project during all that normally-'wasteable' time.
Jennifer Rodriguez says
Beautiful as always! I am loving handwork more too.. Can't wait to see what you create with these lovelies!!
trish says
So cute!! :o) I love the white borders! And super sweet of "the other" Amy to gift that adorable box! ;o)<br />Have a wonderful weekend.<br />love ya. Trish
Crafts4others says
love the hexagons, always a fan of them. EPP is addicting.
Archie the wonder dog says
Gorgeous!
Heidi Staples says
These are so perfectly darling. I remember seeing those pencil boxes at Target last year -- such a perfect size for this type of project!
Kimberly says
Cute! I made a whack of hexis too on our recent holiday (inspired by you, of course!) and was wondering what to do with them. I had thought of a black surround for my flowers, but the white looks great too! Thanks for the inspiration!
Leah says
So cute!
Katy Cameron says
Such pretty flowers :o) I'm currently working out what to take on my over 26 hours of flights in October (that's round trip, but even so, I'm trying not to think about the over 11 hour ones!) and then the long road trip after SS
Jaime Costiglio says
Love your portable project - great minds think alike! I too always, always have some handsewing in the car, especially when waiting for school pick up. We cannot waste a single minute without being productive - it's a little secret to how us women get so much accomplished. PS - Your color choices are terrific.
ME says
Love them! I love my hexies too, and I just found out about glue-stick basting with them,and boy does it speed things up!
amy smart says
Glue-stick basting! That is brilliant! I need to give it a try.
kelli says
LOVE IT! The new hexa-go-go book has a quilt that combines strings blocks with hexis... Those would look so cute in that quilt! Great job!
Carla says
I love them love them love them! I have also been making hexies on the go all summer! Yours are adorable!
Melissa Corry says
These are so cue Amy!! Love them 🙂
Missy Shay says
I like the idea of the pencil box, your hexies look great! [email protected]
Marian says
Soooo lovely!! They've got great potential that's for sure!! And the pencil box is a great idea...I've been using plastic bags and it's lame. I need to upgrade!
Laura says
These look great. I love making hexies! I saw a nifty idea somewhere lately that used a bento box to cary EPP supplies around. It was very cool!
Kati from Kati's Quilting says
Beautiful hexies Amy, I love your fabrics! Thanks for sharing!
tubilinha tiacarminha says
Amo e sou viciada nestes mimos.Estes seus estão divinos.Beijo. <br /><br /><br />
Micki says
How cute! I love hexies, and these are just adorable!
Mary says
I love your Hexies! I'm doing a single ring hexie quilt with white border too! Isn't it a blast! I'm using my Accuquilt Go! to cut both the fabric and the paper. I use the middle hexie for the fabric and the smallest for the hexies. It's perfect to make 1" hexies.
Live a Colorful Life says
Beautiful. They are great surrounded by the white hexies!
Elisabeth says
Gorgeous hexies. It's a good idea to always have something in your bag; I've been stuck in boring places with nothing to do a few times. I might just go and get some paper templates, fabrics and pins right now to put in my bag.
Meggie says
Thanks for link to Paper Pieces...the hexagons are adorable.
Jenn says
I'm doing the same thing, although I don't have a cute little box - mine is larger and I can't take it everywhere! I plan to do the white hexies, too, and am somewhat dreading all that....not sure if I want to applique my flowers onto blocks or go with the all-out entirely hand pieced top....I know it will take a few years to amount to anything, but I'm OK with that too because,
CathyK says
Such pretty hexes! I love the box...how handy!
adaisygarden.com says
Great idea! Beautiful!!
Tessao says
Gorgeous hexies! I love the contrasting coloured center of each one!
agirlnamedmaria says
Can you please explain handwork(where do you learn to do it)and hexies to a non-quilter who is getting ready to dip her toe into the beautiful sea of fabrics. I realize this is not something a beginner would start off with, but your projects are so beautiful that I want to learn all of it! Thank you :o)
amy smart says
Great questions! I found an older post with some links to good tutorials for places to get started: https://www.diaryofaquilter.com/2010/05/in-need-of-summertime-project-hooked-on.html
Barbara says
Wonderful (: Hexies are my go-to in the car as well. Such an easy and small project to bring along!
Karen says
I love your hexie flowers, they do travel well!
Layne Bushell says
You inspire me Amy! I wish I were organized enough to do traveling hexies!
bethanndodd says
Those are adorable! I have yet to try hexies but hope to soon. They may just be the perfect project to work on while at practices every.night.of.the.week 😉 Smiles~Beth
Carla says
Your hexies are gorgeous! I just finished a doll quilt with 3/8 hexagons. So fun!
Cindy says
Just starting into the quilting world. Sorry for maybe an obvious question: do you take the paper or plastic out? And how and when do you do that?
amy smart says
Great question Cindy. Yes, you eventually take out the templates. I take them out after I have sewn all six sides to an adjoining block.
Sherri says
I love these...I guess I didn't realize they were so small...amazing!