HEXAGON FINISHED PROJECT

I started this project in January 2012 and have finished it in February 2015.

I started with these fabrics to make a hexagon project.  




I worked on it watching TV; riding in the car on trips to see my grandchildren compete in wrestling, basketball, and football; and while waiting in various offices.  My hubs thought I would never finish it!

 I worked on it in sections.

Another set of units

One of the larger component sections

Here the design starts to develop

When I reached this point it was large enough for my 48 inch breakfast room table.  

 I liked this size so I added some borders and called it a finished top.

Channel quilting seemed to be perfect for finishing this piece.

All of the piecing was done by hand.  Over 570 hexies were used.  I did not hand quilt this because I was just ready for it to be finished!

LilBit loves this quilt.  She has on her little shirts because it is very cold today.

And, of course, she will just take a little rest while Mom takes her picture (again)!!




I am already working on some more hexies for more projects.  They are so addictive and fun to make.

Will post more on the new hexies later.

                                           -sandi


* inspired by a project by Bonnie K. Hunter, Quiltville USA

HEXIE TIME

In January I decided I wanted to start a Hexie quilt.  I did not want to do a traditional Grandmother's Flower Garden pattern. 
Bonnie Hunter (http://www.quiltville.com/) inspired me to try making a star pattern.
I wanted to use some bright colors and modern fabric. I searched my stash and found these fabrics.  Most of them I had selected from the Sale Section at my LQS. 

 The bright green and the red would be the supporting fabrics for the two focus fabrics with all the colors.  The prints will be used the most because they are the background fabrics that make the frames for the rest of the hexies.

So I cut some squares that I would then cut off the corners to use as my hexies with the templates.  I have mylar 1" templates that I find to be very easy to use.

I began making lots of these hexies before I started my assembly.  I had drawn a pattern on graph paper that I would be attempting to follow.



I have been working steadily now for two and a half months through these stages




added two star points



only one more star point to go



center for first outer ring



All six star points and the first outer section

I will continue to work on it as my TV viewing project.  I don't know how big it will be and I don't know how long I will enjoy working on it.  It might also depend on how far my fabric goes as to when I stop.
I will come back to the Hexies from time to time and post my progress.  

                                                         -sandi