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My first hexagon quilt

13 Sunday Nov 2016

Posted by Heike Schneider in Uncategorized

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blue, hand quilting, hand sewing, hexagon, hexies, mini quilt, neutrals, old shirts, shirting, table runner

hexiequilt-1

(c) 2016 by hs

I’ve been a quilter now for almost twenty years, and I’ve never done English Paper Piecing. It has a reason: I don’t like the shape of hexagons too well. It sounds strange and I can’t really explain it.

The reason I started a hexie quilt anyway was that I liked the idea of carrying along with me a small hand sewing project. To tell the truth: I carried this one along with me once, on a weekend retreat, rehearsing with our orchestra. Never before and never again. I found out that I don’t like carrying my sewing projects along with me. I like to work on my quilts at home, and when away I like doing whatever I went away for.

hexiequilt-2

(c) 2016 by hs

To make a long story short: it took me several years, I guess as many as seven or more, to finish this one small quilt. It makes me quite ashamed.—But in the end, I should be proud of me for finally finishing a project I never warmed to.

There’s one further special thing about this mini quilt (14.5 x 26 inches): I used four old shirts of my husband to make it. A rather bittersweet fact, now that we are separated since four years. That’s the reason I won’t sell this quilt, although maybe I should.

hexiequilt-3

(c) 2016 by hs

I used one inch (self-made) paper hexagons. I sewed the basted hexies together in rows, and appliquéd the whole piece on a blue background. Then I hand quilted it, using two layers of a low loft polyester batting. The only time I used my sewing machine for this mini was when sewing the binding to the front side. It is kind of cool to remember that.

hexiequilt-4

(c) 2016 by hs

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block six of the Tiny Tree Sew Along by @temeculaquiltco : pinwheel || #quilt #miniquilt #reproductionfabric #christmasquilt
... likewise for economical reasons, i’m making the paper templates myself. i need a good 800 hexies (still in production), some 200 diamonds and 46 triangles. plus, i found the hexies in the exact size i need (1 1/8 ") for purchase but not the diamonds and triangles. i found some very good directions on the web on how to make the paper pieces yourself but still not in the size i needed. so i made the layout myself but used the fast technique described there || #quilt #epp #paperpieces #hexagonquilt #handsewing #reproductionfabric
5th block: Log Cabin, Tiny Tree Sew Along by @temeculaquiltco || #quilt #miniquilt #christmasquilt #reproductionfabric
christmas quilt i made several years ago || #quilt #christmasquilt
block 4 of the Tiny Tree Sew Along by @temeculaquiltco : Four Patch || #quilt #miniquilt #christmasquilt #reproductionfabric
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