The next step in the Journey 2 Nebula started today! We began the Jaybird Quilts Lucky Charm pillow. It uses the Jaybird Quilts Hex n More Ruler, which I have used before. I find it a bit more fiddly than the Super Sidekick Ruler. I think that is because there are a couple of other angles to cut.

I\’m using Moongate from Maywood Studios for this pillow. I have it leftover from the GE Designs Hope Quilt Along. I finished that top, but I haven\’t quilted it yet. Maybe a coordinating pillow will inspire me to get it done so that I can show it off! Last week, I took my scraps from that project and turned them into 5\” squares.

Today, after watching Julie\’s video for tips, I cut the half hexies. It\’s a good thing that I watched the video because it probably would\’ve stressed me out to have a tiny bit of fabric missing from the edge. Julie said that it was okay, though!

After cutting, I laid out all of the pieces until I had a few remaining that would be sliced and diced for the edges. Before I decided on what those would be, I made sure I was happy with the middle and that I would have enough variation for the edges. Overall, I think I\’m pleased with the layout, but I\’ll keep looking at it until next week\’s tip video for sewing it together.