Scrappy hexagon quilt

I had no business starting another English Paper Piecing (EPP) project but I did it anyway. Having a slow sewing project on the go cont...

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This quilt is already over two years in the making. How to make English Paper Piecing (EEP) hexagons I work on it when I’m watching TV or while on holidays away from my sewing machine and my …

I started a project a few years ago when I was pregnant with my second child. He's about to turn 4! Am I done? Not even close, but I knew starting it would take me

Learn how to finish the edge of your hexagon quilts- choose from 4 different ways.

Scrappy Giant Hexagon quilt | Diary of a Quilter - a quilt blog

A Finished Quilt Click on any image for a larger view. English Paper Piecing (EPP) was what kept me busy not only for the month of ...

Frolicking Florals Honeycomb Stars quilt — Stitched in Color

Another quilt finished! Almost two years ago I posted pictures of my Early Bird quilt top , and it’s hung in the closet ever since. Until last month, that is, when I summoned the courage to try an all over free motion quilting design on it. I actually quilted this quilt before quilting my On a Whim quilt , because [...]

I finally finished sewing the hexie flier panel for a tiny baby quilt and added a border. Now it’s ready to be basted and quilted. I generous sized fat quarter is all it takes for the backing so I’m happily working my way through my stash for them. 😊#quiltersofinstagram #babyquilt #handmadewithlove #patchwork #darlenezimmerman #robertkaufmanfabrics #epp #englishpaperpiecing #hexielove #grandmothersflowergarden #handpiecing #aurifilthread

Jenny Doan is joined by her daughter Natalie and her daughter-in-law Misty as she demonstrates how to make a beautiful quilt-as-you-go hexie quilt. This technique comes from Nicola of Daisy and Grace. Nicola's wonderful set of templates is the perfect tool to whip up gorgeous quilted hexagons the easy way!

You know he's a keeper when he asks if he can pick your next project because he's been following some quilters on Instagram. Yep. That's exactly how it went. Brent has been following Modern Handcraft for several weeks now, and he is all about her hexie quilts . They are pretty awesome.

The Hexagon Quilt-A-Long Posts flickr pool block 1 & layouts block 5 supply list & faq block 2 block 6 button & participants block 3 block 7 cutting instructions block 4 finishing directions block 5 { fyi...you can join the hexagon quilt a long at any time } block 5 the twirl! sew another 3 sets of strips together and follow the cutting instructions to make your pieced triangles then take 6 from one strip. and lay them out like this. and then sew them together as we have been doing each week…

It’s happened to you too, I’m sure. You’re happily sewing, your mind relaxed, contented and open. Suddenly it strikes you that the scraps of your current work-in-progress are positively perfect fodder for a new idea, and you feel instinctively that it must be.

Quilt as you go hexagons. Just sew binding color of your choice and stitch together hexagons with mono filament.

I finished the rainbow hexagon quilt a week or so ago. You can read more about piecing this quilt here and here. It was quilted by my LQS. Kim made a template using the Hex-N-More ruler, so the quilting inside the hexagon would match exactly. She quilted 1/4" from the seam around the inside of each hexagon shape, and then quilted on the lines she had marked from the hexagon template. (I think the template was approximately a 3" hexagon.) She used a medium grey thread that looks great with…

Last Saturday, my family and I made a quick day trip to Pittsburgh. The boys visited the super cool science center and I was finally...