Well, maybe not 'squared'....but rectangled is not a word...is it? haha they came out 5 1/2 x 6 1/2"
I've been thinking about all those hexies I have and trying to come up with an original idea. and you know I like my selvages. so....
I cut some 3" black squares and cut them diagonally and put them on 4 sides...trying to get the block in the proper orientation. the lady who cut these out didn't always center the design straight.
And trimmed that to 3x4"...then,
Added 1 1/2" wide selvage strips...making sure to use all the same fabrics on each block....and always starting at the top and bottom of the blocks.
That put them at 5 1/2 x 6 1/2". a few are a smidge smaller, but that will hide in a seam.
That is all the selvages that i had cut that I had the proper amount for....so, today I spent a couple hours pulling fabrics off the shelves, looking for more dots I could use. I found enough for about 12 more blocks. This time I cut the selvages 2" wide to give myself a little wiggle room.
I tried doing them with just any selvages, but they looked too chaotic with all different sides.
And a couple of times I pieced some together to get what I needed.
This will be an ongoing project because it will be a while before I get more selvages that I can use.
Now, I just need to come up with another dozen ideas to use more hexies. got any ideas for me?
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