Hexie work station

      A few posts ago, I think it was when we took Elizabeth to her archaeology dig, I said I remove the backing from my hexies  before I stitch them together.  Jenny wondered how they stay in shape for the stitching.  They do.

I have a box of hexies, these all have the stiff paper backing from those post cards that come in magazines and junk mail, I have a hexie punch for that.  

As we drive I do what is done if the hexies are stitched together WITH the backing in but I remove them first.  You can see the dark pink one holds its shape fine.  When we stop for gas I dump the deleted card stock in the trash.

The back doesn't look any different than if the card stock was still in place and everything holds its shape.

     As we head out our first stop is for an iced tea from McDonald's.  I got an extra water cup, put it in the door handle and keep the hexies that have been de-backed in there so I have a mini stash ready to go.  I don't plan anything other than not putting two navy or two reds side by side.  I stick my hand in the cup and take one out.  You can see they are all holding their shape just fine.     

 

OH! I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING!  If you are a gluer this wouldn't work but I never, ever use glue on my quilts in any way, not even the fusible stuff.  So, if you are a gluer this is a lost post for you. 

    I could never, ever keep the backing in and remove them at the end.  It just wouldn't happen, I'd be so bored with it and the card stock would make maneuvering the piece on my lap in cramped car quarters almost impossible. 

 

                                             

It's growing.  I decided to go long rather than wide. This was taken about 8 hours into this trip, it's the culmination of many previous trips and has grown even more since I took this photo.