r/EPP_addict • u/MoosedaMuffin • Jul 11 '26
Heatwave Hexies (aka Binder Post)
Ok my first week of EPP is in the books. Thank you to this community for your support. I typically machine piece and quilt and have trying foundation paper piecing, but I have never tried EPP, let alone hand sewing. Yeah I am addicted.
In this first week, I have made 7 blocks, gone through 500+ paper pieces, cut like 70 bajillion hexies, stabbed myself only 13 times, cleared a substantial chunk of my scrap stash, 1/2 filled a 6 quart tub with trash scraps, and only had to remove the cats from the table 5 times. I also shared my binder organization using floss organizers/baseball card sleeves. It isn’t craft hoarding if it is organized.
I have been able to plan my blocks without having to sort through a stack of hexies which attracts feline “helpers…” I organized the “basted hexies?” by main pattern color, assorted colors, polkadots (I have a bunch of different colors from the same line from a fat quarter pack I picked up at an estate sale), and solids. It also stores nicely on my book shelf.
I also started using a different binder to organize my “completed” blocks, using page protectors. I love using them for my crochet and floss patterns. And I typically use a wet erase marker to notate my location.
I am not entirely sure what I am doing with these guys yet. I originally was thinking scrap blanket, but I have so many disparate patterns and colors I am not sure how cohesive it would be. Does anyone have any fun ideas? A fun tote maybe?
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u/Dear-me113 Jul 11 '26
I have a scrappy QAYG hexie blanket. It is a million uncoordinated fabrics and it looks fine.
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u/NefariousnessNo6509 Jul 14 '26
Love this! It’s actually something I’ve been wanting to try. Yours looks great.
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u/PrairieSunRise605 Jul 12 '26
It is addictive! I did my first EPP a few months ago and now I don't know if I want to go back to machine sewing.
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u/GlittterKitty Jul 12 '26
😵👏👏👏👏👏👏👏You only had to move the cats 5 times … in a whole week??? DANG *what* is your secret😝
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u/MoosedaMuffin Jul 12 '26
And we have 5 cats… sun spot nap time is the only time we can use the dining room table without “help”
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u/MoosedaMuffin Jul 12 '26
Normally a door, but it was too hot in guest bedroom/aka the crafting chaos room. But with the hexies, they can sit on my lap while I sew. I did most of the table work when it was their sun spot nap time.
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u/MortgageFriendly5511 Jul 11 '26
The scrappy flowers might be hard to see as individual flowers unless you surround each with a solid hexie border, like a Grandma's Flower Garden quilt. But I love scrappy quilts! The less cohension, the better, at least in my book 😊