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 Raspberry/Peach Experiment

Raspberry/Peach Experiment

This is my latest experiment with irregular hexagons. 

I found this lovely, soft, 100% cotton fabric line awhile ago and started collecting some of it's vibrant colors. (For this wall hanging I had a yard of each color.) It has a sateen finish so it kind of shimmers. I was excited to find a suitable project for this fabric and looking forward to working with it. 

But looks can be deceptive. Though the feel and finish were so inviting, it was difficult to work with this fabric. It frays rather easily so cutting edges have to be sharp. They always tell you to start a new project with a fresh rotary cutting blade. This project brought that lesson home.

The title of this wall hanging gives a hint of the other problem I ran into in pulling this piece together. I was experimenting with a new approach to these shapes so there was some expected trial and error. This fabric doesn't stand up well to a lot of seam ripping and manipulation. Never a good thing when your materials turn out to be a source of frustration. It's hard enough making mistakes and correcting them as you learn to execute a new idea. Needless to say, I've learned a few things since this little journey began.

When all is said and done though, I really like the concept. It's rewarding to see something to it's completion, especially when there have been a few struggles along the way. So here we are, . . .

I think this will be the first in a new series. Stay tuned to see where all this experimenting leads.

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