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This is Janice's gorgeous hexagon quilt. It is huge (100" x 100" approx). There is a little group of quilting friends that I sew with on a Friday. When Janice was putting this quilt together we all thought it would be a great idea to make one. We made two hexagons for each other every week and had a swap at sewing. This went on for about 2 years and it ensured that we had a large variety of fabrics. Jan and Michelle have started sewing their's together and I decided to start with mine. This is how far I got.
I had a lot of trouble with my wrists and hands sewing them together. I then decided that I would make a yo yo quilt instead (after discovering the clover yo yo maker). Jan gave me all her yo yo's and I gave her all my hexagons.
I have made quite a few but now realise I will need hundreds of them to make a quilt! Not to worry, the joy is in the making of them and watching the squares of fabric change into something beautiful when gathered together.
Sue-Anne xxx
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5 comments:
Yo-Yo or hexagon both look hard! The end result is always amazing! Even as a table runner:)
What a good idea to swap them. I love the tablerunner.
Thanks for stopping by with a comment on my scrappy quilt, it's really a good book for anyone.
The hexagon quilt and runner are gorgeous but I'm looking forward to seeing the completed yo-yo quilt!
welcome to blogging! lots of lovely bits so far for us to look at and enjoy.
Ah - a kindred spirit! I, too am stitching 'circles'. And hexagons - little ones from the scraps of the circles. I was delighted when I saw your pictures. Made me feel warm and fuzzy to think that someone else had a pile of circular fabric delight!
I love that your quilting friends all swapped hexagons. What a great way to build up a selection of different ones, and great memories of your friends.
Thanks so much for sharing.
Sue
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