Zig Zag Hexed Twice!

 

Zig Zag Hex!

Side One  My Original Pattern Quilt Size: 60" by 65"  

 Zig Zag Hexed Again!

Side Two   This is my first "Thoroughly Modern Quilty." I am feeling pretty chuffed as these actually worked up to look just like the images in the quilty place in my head. My inner Quilty Muse is pleased.  

  This is where it started, with a sketch, a stack of possible fabrics and two rulers ... my 6.5" x 24" standard ruler and a large 60 degree angle ruler, both from Creative Grids ... and with the help of my inner Quilty Muse.   Thanks to all who tried to help me decide whether I should "Orange or Not" Here As you can see, in the end the orange jumped in for the pieced back. It does make a bold statement and I am happy that I went with the lower volume palette on the front. I do also like the orange zing on the back. My hubby liked the back and thinks this should be called the front.   I think I shall just call it a "Two Sided Quilt."   The easy hexagons were pieced from 2.5" strips.  

I made two identical 2.5" strip sets with three strips each and used my 60 degree angle ruler to cut the triangles to form the hexagons.  

 

I made three blocks from these strip sets, on "in" and one "out"  

 

and one with the extra triangles.    

 

I pressed one strip set in and the other strip set out and nested the seams as I sewed the triangles together to form the hexes.

 

 

I sewed in halves and then sewed the halves together.

 

 

I placed the hexagons up on my design wall

where I wanted them to be in my quilt.

 

Then I added the strips for the zig zag.

The zig zag was also pieced with 2.5" strips. These strips measure 6.5" unfinished.   Figuring how to piece the setting with no "y" seams took a little time, but I was able to sew everything into rows and then sew the rows together as for an on-point setting.  

  My quilty kitties, Katniss and Butterfly were also very helpful.  

  So was my grand-kitty, Pepper, who stayed with us while The Happy Couple were honeymooning.   Once I worked this out, the top went together easily ... around frequent stops to visit a couple of doctors and to go get my eyes "mapped" and other pre-op preparations ... and to just rest my eyes now and again.   I really like this pattern and hope to be taking what I have learned in the design process, making a few small changes and adjustments to make the construction easier, and that I will be making it again soon in solids.   I have some very labor intensive quilting in the works and it will take me sometime to post the finished quilt. I am looking forward to taking my time quilting this one.   >>> "just keep sewing" <<<   I hope you have enjoyed my hexie happening for this hex of a blog hop!  

Please visit all my Hexie Queen For the Day friends!

Friday, August 23

Sew Peace to Peace

Quilt Crossing

sarah did it!

Jane’s Quilting 

Life in the Scrapatch ( you are here! )

Lixie Makes It 

Creative Notions 

Modern Handcraft 

Feathered Nest Studio 

Moneik Quilts

 

Thanks to

Madame Samm @ Sew We Quilt

and

Debby @ Debby Kratovil Quilts


This blog hop is "sew hexilerating" !

I want to make one of everything I see!

... just keep sewing ... just keep sewing ...

 

... and hexing!

~ <3 ~

 

Sneak Peek at my Hexies Happenings!

Hexie happenings!

 

I am very pleased with how this pattern idea is working up.

 

At this point I am 99.9% certain that there will be no orange in this quilt.

Thanks to all who offered their thoughts on the orange question here.

 

I am really looking forward to the

 



Hexie Blog Hop!   More soon .... ;)   ... just keep sewing ...   :-)  

Quilty Christmas in July

A Merry Hexie Quilty in July!

My quilty corner has been enveloped in the longest, hottest heat wave of the summer.  While I have been staying inside in the breeze of the AC and quilting the table quilts for My Girl and Her Groom, I have been enjoying my breaks by cooling off with all the Christmas in July quiltiness in blogland.

While I am quilting I am dreaming of a Quilty Christmas.

Visions of my project for the ...

 

are dancing in my head!

I am posting on August 9th!

To get into the spirit I took a picture of the

 

 

 Hexie Quilty Trivet that I made last year.

 

It was made as a quilt test project from a sample block I made for the

 

 

Tumbling Christmas Blocks Quilt

featured in my Quilty Christmas Open House post.

Tutorials for the "no y seams" easy piecing of this traditional pattern

may be found in My Tutorials.

 

Here is a pictorial of how I made the Hexie Trivet:

 

 

2 diamonds and 2 triangles to make this block

The triangles are sewn to the top of the diamonds and then

the seams are nested and the two units are sewn together

to make the third diamond.

Sewn into strips, these make tumbling blocks with no "y" seams.

 

 

quilted onto batting and backing

 

 QAYG borders added

 

more quilting

trimmed to hexagon shape

 

 

ready to finish

 

 

flannel backing and binding.

 

 

I used this last on my holiday table.

I am planning to make more quilty trivets this year.

 

Have you been following these cool and Christmasy blog hops?

 

 

 Christmas in July Blog Hop

 or

Modern Holiday Blog Tour

or

 

my personal favorite blog hop for this month ...

 

 

31 Days Of Holiday Gifts

 

from one of my LQS, Quilter's Way

 

Lots of great ideas and tutorials to get you in the

Christmas in July spirit!

 

Enjoy!

 

Happy Christmas in July!

:o)