Hexi Progress
Here is the progress on my hexagon baby quilt. I decided to arrange the hexagons to fade from one color to the next.
I also added a slim grey border and a wide white border of Kona cotton. The blue and white stripe (Retro Clown Stripe Blue by Michael Miller) is the quilt binding prepped and ready to go. This stripe matches the blue in the collection nicely.
The backing is going to be “the abc’s of fleas” by Alexander Henry Fabrics. I love the fun letters and so many cute little objects. Lots for a little baby or toddler to look at.
Stay tuned for the finished product…
Happy Sewing!
Candace
22 Comments
Susan Snooks
This is beautiful! The colours are wonderful, as the eye moves over the quilt!
UKMUMINUSA
Wow it's beautiful, I love it, maybe I should get out my Union Jack hexagons and start sewing again!
Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
really love the hexies! And that backing fabric is adorable!
-Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
Carmen y Prady
Que preciosidad, es una belleza.
Un beso.
Carla
It's just beautiful!
Kelly
So pretty!
Ophelia
The colours and prints are lovely! And the backing fabric is really cute, too.
Greetings from Austria via WIP Wednesday!
hydeeannsews
your photography is as nice as your quilting! lovely combo.
tubakk
This is so cute. I love your hexagons, and I'm looking forward to seeing it finished.
Anonymous
Hexagons forever! Beautiful colours, and a superb choice of borders. All the colours on your blog are so carefully chosen, it looks so fresh. JJ
Anonymous
Love the colors. I am doing the same thing – a baby quilt with hexies. How big are your hexies? I think I should have gone bigger than a 1.5 " side 🙂
This looks wonderful – love it.
Michelle (ml_wilkie(at)hotmail(dot)com)
Anonymous
I just saw your previous blog and it answers my question there…2 " 🙂
Tessa @ TheSewingChick
Candace!! I have missed you, girl! Welcome back to the blog world 🙂 Your hexi quilt is so pretty, those are definitely your fabrics! I am looking forward to following your quilty awesomeness again.
Kathy@KayakQuilting
Those hexes are gorgeous! Love the color placement!
Pomegranate Quilts
Beautiful job! Your attention to detail is amazing… can't wait to see the finished version!
nicole
Wonderful hexies!
Tina in Boston
Nice job! I like the striped binding you chose. I am working on binding at the moment. Amazing how long it takes. Mostly because I go too slow, I think. I have a hexy project on deck with the same Kate Spain fabric!
Q @ JAQS
Gorgeous!
Thank you so much for sharing and I've featured you this week 🙂
http://www.jaqsstudio.com/2013/06/made-by-me-84-linky-party-and-features.html
Jessica
Absolutely gorgeous! Love your hexies! 🙂
Rosa
Awesome hexies!
quilt for fun
I love this quilt, but I can't figure out how it could be 30 by 40 if the hexis are only two inches. I'm thinking of making one, so I'd love to be sure of the size.
Saltwater Quilts
They are actually close to 4 inches through the widest part of the hexagon. The template I used is on Geta's Quilting Studio at http://cadouri-din-inima.blogspot.com/2013/01/tips-for-cutting-hexagon-templates.html. It might help if you see the templates in the different sizes. I used the 2" templates and stretched it a little because I was using 5" fabric squares from a charm pack and I wanted to use as much fabric as possible. So mine are actually slightly larger than 2" hexagons.