Do you remember this post? Let's review (because I actually got around to finishing it!)
Create a ring of hexagons. Stitch them together as shown.
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| Grandmother's Flower Garden Hexagon Ring: each hexagon finishes to 4-1/2" |
I faced the 6 hexagons with medium weight interfacing
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| Faced Hexagon Ring using interfacing |
Applique the focus hexagon (which is also interfaced) onto the center
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| Don't you just love interfacing? It's AWESOME! |
Now it's ready to be appliqued to a 15-1/2" background square of white on white fabric:
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| Center and machine applique with invisible mono-filament thread |
And then cut away the white background fabric from behind the Hexagon Block
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| Clip away fabric to reduce bulk. This would make an interesting applique, huh? |
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| Everything clipped away and you can see the seaming and applique stitches |
I finally got around to quilting this. Used my HandiQuilter Sweet 16 and it was so much fun.
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| My Ring of Hexagons |
What am I going to do with all these small quilted samples? Too big for a mug rug. Too small for a table runner. But they are good to take on the road as teaching samples.
this is a good way, I have used it for dresden plate too so much easier to attach and neater
ReplyDeletemy fav colors lol...and the hexi perfectly executed like only you can do
ReplyDeleteIt looks great. Maybe too big for a mug rug, but how about a snack mat, with a cup of hot chocolate and a small cookie plate?
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Love the colors...wonder how it would look fussy cutting the hexagons.
ReplyDeleteIn my house I'd use it as a place mat for the kid!