Got my hexagons

After I got done with schoolwork yesterday, I went down to the quilt shop. I got their last package of 2" hexagon papers. However, the owner said, when I asked her if there were more, "Oh, I have to place an order with them; some folks need the 1" papers. I'll call you when they come in." And that is why I like to shop at small businesses - the "I'll call you when they come in."

(Also, the papers CAN be popped out and re-used. So if I start the quilt and get 25 patches done before the new papers come in - I can sew some of them together, pop the papers out, and keep going.)

I envision this as a "make a few patches, then sew them together" quilt - a sew-as-I-go project. The nice thing about the hexagons is that they are like tiles and can be added on anywhere - so you can start a quilt with one corner, or the center, or whatever. So instead of a tedious laying-out process, as I get patches made, I can figure out where it "needs" to go and sew it on.

I also dug around and found LOTS of scraps that will work with the predominantly aqua/red/grey/gold/a little bit of pink color scheme. I got out one of my small tubs and put the bits I have so far in the tub....I probably have about 15-20 fabrics' worth of scraps, some big enough to make several patches from. (I don't plan on doing this as a charm quilt, but I WILL "fussy cut" any novelty fabrics - like the Aneela Hoey scooter-kids - so that the fancy part of the design is centered.)

I also bought 3 1/2 yards of white fabric - I had one of their loyalty cards filled out, and you get $20 off a purchase of $20 or more, so I got the fabric for the equivalent of 70% or so off. This will be for the quilt I want to make with a Jelly Roll of the latest Aneela Hoey fabric. (Yes, I use her fabrics a lot, but I really love her designs, and she chooses interesting color palettes to use).

I did also buy a couple small pieces (well, half-yards) to use in quilting - a bright, 1930s/40s style floral print in predominantly red and yellow (It will work with the hexagon patches, and I am still thinking about doing a Depression-era fabric Jacob's Ladder quilt). And a pink with little tiny deer silhouetted on it. Not sure what it will go with or where I will use it - it is a slightly odd pink - but it was too cute not to have a little of. (It might even work in very small doses in the hexagon quilt).

Yesterday evening, I worked more on the new project. I finished the head. (Yes: "I don't have a Pony problem. I can stop ANY TIME I WANT TO." heh. Though there are probably far worse things to be hooked on.)

One other Pony-related thing - I got, and read, the two "micro-comics" (one-off storylines showcasing a single pony; these two were Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash). I admit, I liked Dashie's comic better, but I have one question about Twi's comic: how does "Harlan Ellison" become "Cesium Grande" in pony-translation (or is there another "I have no mouth..." apocalyptic story out there?). I get Jade Singer = J.D. Salinger, but....was Ellison a pen-name, or did he write other stuff under a pen-name, and I'm just not getting it? (I confess, I had to look up "I have no mouth..." to remember the author's name).

Also, from #5 of the regular series comic: Pinkie Pie in a cheerleader outfit. I am slain by the cuteness.  She also wears something that looks like a short pajama top at another point in the story. And we learn that Fluttershy apparently ties ribbons in her hair before going to bed, presumably for the same reason I braid my long hair (so it will not tangle and will not wind up in my face))

This weekend it's supposed to be warm and sunny; one of my goals is to refresh the raised beds (mix some compost with topsoil) and get my beans planted, and maybe give a try at putting out a tomato plant or two; maybe one of my problems in the past is I put them out too late.