{"id":552,"date":"2016-10-12T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/?p=552"},"modified":"2016-10-12T13:08:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T17:08:29","slug":"in-progress-christmas-hexies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/12\/in-progress-christmas-hexies\/","title":{"rendered":"In Progress &#8211; Christmas Hexies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So after having made almost 2500 hexies for my <a href=\"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/tag\/ten-year-plan-quilt\/\">Ten Year Plan Quilt<\/a>, I decided I&#8217;d better try sewing a few together to make sure that part wasn&#8217;t going to be a deal breaker. \ud83d\ude00 Last Friday, I made up 42 hexies from a mini charm pack of Kate Spain&#8217;s Jingle fabric and got to work whip stitching them together. We also had an unexpected visitor in the form of Hurricane Matthew. He was supposed to be a good boy and turn out to sea before he got here, but he decided he wanted to visit the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Rude! <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"550\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/12\/in-progress-christmas-hexies\/img_3968\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3968.jpg?fit=2383%2C2383\" data-orig-size=\"2383,2383\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1475834686&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3968\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3968.jpg?fit=663%2C663\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3968.jpg?resize=663%2C663\" alt=\"img_3968\" width=\"663\" height=\"663\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3968.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3968.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3968.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3968.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3968.jpg?resize=982%2C982 982w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3968.jpg?resize=400%2C400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3968.jpg?w=1326 1326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3968.jpg?w=1989 1989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our power went out at a little after midnight Saturday morning, so I needed a project I could work on without my sewing machine. I made up 42 more hexies from another mini charm pack of the same Jingle fabric and kept on sewing them together. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"551\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/12\/in-progress-christmas-hexies\/img_3983\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3983.jpg?fit=2246%2C2246\" data-orig-size=\"2246,2246\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1476005503&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3983\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3983.jpg?fit=663%2C663\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3983.jpg?resize=663%2C663\" alt=\"img_3983\" width=\"663\" height=\"663\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3983.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3983.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3983.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3983.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3983.jpg?resize=982%2C982 982w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3983.jpg?resize=400%2C400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3983.jpg?w=1326 1326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3983.jpg?w=1989 1989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Matthew finally left town on Sunday, but because of all the downed trees, our power didn&#8217;t come back on until a little after midnight on Monday morning. We are very thankful that our neighbors let us run an extension cord over to their house for our refrigerator. They have a big generator that runs most of their house when the power goes out. We will definitely be getting some sort of generator before the next hurricane season!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"553\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/12\/in-progress-christmas-hexies\/img_3995\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3995.jpg?fit=2224%2C2224\" data-orig-size=\"2224,2224\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1476208723&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3995\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3995.jpg?fit=663%2C663\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3995.jpg?resize=663%2C663\" alt=\"img_3995\" width=\"663\" height=\"663\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3995.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3995.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3995.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3995.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3995.jpg?resize=982%2C982 982w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3995.jpg?resize=400%2C400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3995.jpg?w=1326 1326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3995.jpg?w=1989 1989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think this is going to be a pillow eventually or maybe a mini quilt. I&#8217;m going to make it somewhat bigger first and then decide. I have two more Jingle mini charm packs on the way here, so we&#8217;ll see how big it gets. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m linking up with the following:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shecanquilt.ca\/2016\/10\/october-scraptastic-tuesday-link-is-open.html\">October&#8217;s Scraptastic Tuesday at She Can Quilt<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/lets-bee-social-146.html\">Let&#8217;s Bee Social #146 at Sew Fresh Quilts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So after having made almost 2500 hexies for my Ten Year Plan Quilt, I decided I&#8217;d better try sewing a few together to make sure that part wasn&#8217;t going to be a deal breaker. \ud83d\ude00 Last Friday, I made up 42 hexies from a mini charm pack of Kate Spain&#8217;s Jingle fabric and got to&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/12\/in-progress-christmas-hexies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">In Progress &#8211; Christmas Hexies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,154,155,70,74,153,48,7,72],"class_list":["post-552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-progress","tag-aurifil","tag-christmas-hexies","tag-christmas-quilt","tag-english-paper-piecing","tag-hexies","tag-jingle","tag-kate-spain","tag-moda-fabrics","tag-paper-piecing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3995.jpg?fit=2224%2C2224","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7y5BE-8U","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=552"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":558,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552\/revisions\/558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}