Hexie Mat Finally Finished!

Back in September of 2022, I traveled up to Beaverton to the Farmer's Wife Retreat House for the Border Creek Station quilt show. I purchased an English paper piecing (EPP) kit called 'Runaway with Hexies'. 

It was a complete kit including the instruction sheet already-cut-out hexies, and backing and border fabrics. 

I also purchased a pack of Clover No. 9 Appliqué/Sharps needles.

Back at home, I began enthusiastically sewing hexies together. Over the next few weeks, I decided not to do the 5 hexie 'flowers' and only did three. 

Today while looking for something else, I encountered the stitched hexie mat and the accompanying backing and border fabrics and decided to finish the project once and for all.

I trimmed the stitched piece, to create straight edges; then cut the backing and binding to fit. After sewing the folded binding onto the right side, I folded it over and to the back and hand stitched it down.

All done!

This doesn't even put a dent in the number of stitched/sewn pieces that need to be fully finished but it's a start.