If this seems overly simplistic you'll be relieved to hear it's not without some pain on my part. I'm trying to recreate the blossom with these teeny-tiny hexies and a mix of all the pinks and off-whites I have in my stash. The hexies themselves are 1.25 centimetres across (that's a penny there for scale). I have some very short appliqué pins which are great for pinning - but still have my large, cumbersome, sausage-like fingers which really aren't helping at all. This isn't going to be a huge project, but it's requiring more patience than Miss Marmoset's entirely hand-pieced and quilted quilt! 

The plan is to position the hexies first then stitch the tree after the blossom is appliquéd. I have a variety of perle 8s to use for the trunk and branches. We'll see how this one goes over the next couple of weeks.

Thanks for reading,

Helen

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