Fast Hexies

 Hi I'm Cara from CaraQuilts and I really like hexies and mini charms.
 I've collected a lot of mini charm packs and wanted to be able to see some of my favorite lines so I created these hexie mini quilts.

Requirements

 1 mini charm pack
 2 sheets water soluble paper (I use C&T Publishing's Wash-Away Applique Sheets)
 1 water soluble glue stick
 12x12" fusible batting (I use Pellon)
 12x12" backing
 Coordinating thread for top stitching

To start

We need to cut out 42 1" hexies from the water soluble paper.

Use a dab of glue to place the hexagon paper in the middle of each mini charm square.
Another swipe of glue and fold down the fabric to the paper.

Repeat going all the way around the hexagon.

 Repeat for all 42 from the mini charms.

The original one I made I fused each individual hexie. The second time round I stitched them into rows first and I found it easier to fuse them with less risk to my fingers so I suggest first laying out your hexies so you know you like the colour placement etc. and stitching them into 7 rows of 6 using a small zig zag stitch in a coordinating thread.

Lay your first row near to touching the edge and follow the directions for the fusible batting (if using regular batting pin down).  Place the next row right up against the first and fuse. If you have tails from stitching the rows together just tuck them under the row about to be fused.
It's a bit like piecing a puzzle only here forcing the issue is just fine. Continue until you have fused each row.

 Lay the batting and top piece onto your backing and gently press. This normally keeps the quilt sandwich together without needing to pin on such a small piece.
 Using the same thread zig zag the rows together, stopping with the needle down and turning with each point.
 Once your rows are stitched down press the entire piece.

Lay a ruler across the edge of the quilt and trim to a straight edge.

Bind and enjoy!

Tumblers are always in style

I've had the above mini top in a drawer for years and contuing my effort to at least put hands on and look at my old projects I got it out to add a few more rows.

 This is made out of 2.5" mini charms I've cut into tumblers from different lines of Moda Fabrics. I think there is only one of each print and there currently some Kansas Troubles, Civil War Reproductions, and generally heavier feeling fabrics get added to this baby.

 It's now 17*23, which is 391 tumblers.

This one I don't actually have a plan for when it will be done, maybe never, just that it gets worked on every once in a while is enough.

Sailor Mini

I enjoy doing English Paper Piecing (EPP) but the time does add up so I love when I can figure out a small project to do with it and this time I was playing around with 1.5" tumblers, a mini charm pack of Barth-o-meow and this is what I ended up with!

I'm thinking of either embroidering or adding an applique with a name under the wheel since it wasn't 100% centered. One would think I'd know to check this better by now but oops.

What do you think? And what the heck should I call it?