Last week I told you that I had pulled my English Paper Piecing project. Â Well I stitched all I could and then was out of hexies. Â All week long I’ve been cutting and cutting and cutting. Â I have plenty to work on for a very-very long time. Â I have them all sorted into bags with numbers on them in regards to the cut sets. Â In the 4’s bag there are all sets of matching cut fabrics of groups of four.
I figured it would be a great time to stop and see where I was at too.
After counting and figuring I had a little revelation. Â I am looking at a picture that I like of project. Â I don’t have a pattern. Â In never occurred to me to wonder how big her hexies were. Â Mine aren’t that small. Â They are 1″ along each side. Â My stars with the white on them are measuring at around 19″ across. Â If I put five stars across the top my quilt will be well over 100″ across. Â Oops. Â That is a little bigger than I had hoped. Â Hmm….
If I do something like the picture I’d need 23 stars.  I have 9 done up to the white border.  I have 11 more started.  I need 82 diamonds  I have 49 finished and 20 started.
In light of those number and in light of not knowing how big this is all is going to be I’ve decided that I am not starting any more new diamonds or stars. Â I’m going to start stitching the white and black connector hexies and start sewing it together. Â I’m nervous and excited all at once. Â I never dreamed I had enough units to start the task of putting them together.
I have my little stitch-y bag all loaded and reading to start piecing some more. Â I am excited…but I still have a long way to go. Â I keep telling myself, little by little Jo, little by little.