Quilt as You Go Hexies Can Be Used Many Ways
Just Stitch The Finished Hexies Together for a Completed Project!
Some quilters like making hexies and some don’t. They’re fiddly and require precision. Plus, once they’re made you need to applique them down to a background or carefully stitch them together into a quilt top.
These quilt-as-you-go hexies still require precision, but once they’re done they already have batting and backing and are ready to go. Just stitch them together into a completed project.
The quilter at Silly Goose Quilts made a table mat with hers. You could make a mug rug, placemats or even a lap quilt. There are so many things you can do with these.
Each individual hexagon is essentially a mini quilt, with binding brought around from the back. You can make them as small or large as you like.
The tutorial, by Silly Goose Quilts, includes a template. Print it full size onto a standard 8 1/2″ x 11″ piece of paper for a finished hexie of about 3 1/2″ (you know the printed version is correct when there’s a 1″ space between the inner and outer hexies).
In the instructions, she refers to batting as wadding. Once the edges are folded, pressed, and basted in place you can sew down the edges by hand or machine. Machine stitching will go through all layers, essentially quilting them at the same time.
I think this would be so great for all my Christmas fabrics! I love to do handwork; and pack take-alongs with me wherever I go! And then, I think of all my batiks; and how great they would look done like this! Kind of like an easy cathedral window! Love this! I’ll be doing it, for sure! Thanks for sharing your ideas! 🙂
Everything is there but what I am looking for. I want to get the pattern for the quilted baby bib.
Here you go, Kathy. You’ll find the bib here: http://quiltingdigest.com/patchwork-bib-will-wow-new-moms/
Very nice quilt and tutorial, thanks.
Just one suggestion – cut out the center of the larger hexi template, being careful to follow the lines so the center hole is exactly in the middle. When it’s time to place the small hexi on the larger one, place the large template on the large hexi, outside edges aligned, then place the small hexi inside so it aligns with the hole. Remove the template & pin the edges for sewing, just as in your directions. The inside hexi will be centered without having to draw the lines beforehand.