Of
all the projects in Patchwork, Please!, I
thought that the Happy Hexagon Trivet would be my favorite. Originally, I had
intended to make one for most every person on my Christmas list. In the end, I
counted it a success that I finished one at all! While I think that it’s a very
cute design, I am still not sold on paper piecing as a technique. It’s just so
fiddly with all the folding back of the paper and whatnot. I made things
unnecessarily difficult for myself as I misplaced my copy of the book, and so
had to muddle my way through the binding without the benefit of Ayumi’s
instructions. Of course, I found the book during my post-Christmas decluttering
of my sewing nook. At least I know what book to reach for next time I need to bind a
hexagon!
My hexagon
trivet was made with scraps from the Christmas gift bags I made this year, so
most (but not all) of the fabric is from one or another of Kate Spain’s holiday
lines. This project would be a great scrap buster, for those of the paper
piecing persuasion.
