I have never been more excited to share with you a quilt than I am today!! My hexie flower quilt is done. Finally! No more basting hexies or sewing flowers together. When I initially started back in the summer of 2015, I never thought it would take me this long. In fact it was going so slow tha
Do you love hexie flowers? If so, we've collected five lovely hexie flower projects for you to choose from whether you have one, a few, or a garden of hexie flowers waiting for their forever home in a project. Read through to find a variety of quilts and accessories. There's something for everyone!
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This tutorial will take a classic quilt design–hexagons–and make it modern with extra-large hexies! Don’t let those funky angles scare you, hexie quilts are surprisingly easy to make and always look fabulous. You will need…
I made this English paper pieced hexagon quilt for my fifth-born child’s first birthday. If I had more time, I would finished off the quilt edge by making a hexagon facing (see Bad Skirt for …
With a ton of things to do before the end of the year I got distracted yet again! I saw the "Quilt as you go Hexagon" tutorial from Missouri Star Quilt Co. (here) and realized that this was my kind of hexie! Paper piecing and little hexies scare me - but this bigger, faster and easy version seemed like a whole lot of fun. You don't have to buy a template; there are lots of tutorials and videos that show you the same technique using cardboard and different sized units. I did get the one sold by MSQC on their daily deal and am loving it. I got a "Scrap Pack" of fabric from Hawthorne Supply Co. in Amy Butler fabric to expand my own Amy stash. This may not be the traditional way to do this but here is my process. Cut your larger hexie and then with a pencil trace the image of where the batting and smaller hexie will go. Position your batting on your pencil lines and stick the batting down with the help of a little glue stick. Pin the smaller hexie onto the batting. Put a little glue on the bottom edge of the larger hexie. Make the first fold and press. Then dab a little more glue onto the hexie, fold and press with the iron. Apply glue and press one side at a time. The MSQC tutorial shows Jenny using "Magic Pins" - pins that have a silicone tip that can be ironed and not melt. I don't have those and figured applique glue would work, which it does just fine. Lastly, straight stitch around the unit and that's it. Will experiment in the final joining of all the hexies with a thicker #28 weight Aurifil thread using a zig zag so that stitching shows up even more. This is a long term project but it's easy to pick up for a quick sewing fix when one gets tired of bigger projects and you 'just want to sew something!' So, for good instructions and lots of ideas of what to make with these hexies - check out the MSQC video here. Materials: Quilt As You Go Hexagon Template from Missouri Star Quilt Co. Amy Butler everything :) Hawthorne Supply Co. Aurifil Thread #50 weight (#2024-white) Warm & White batting scraps Roxanne Glue Baste Glue & Collins Fabric Glue Stick December 2019
This tutorial will take a classic quilt design–hexagons–and make it modern with extra-large hexies! Don’t let those funky angles scare you, hexie quilts are surprisingly easy to make and always look fabulous. You will need…
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Free large hexagon quilt pattern & template. Make a simple hexagon quilt with no Y seams with our tutorial. Uses half hexagon quilt pieces.
How to Make Hexie Flowers - Everything you need to know - Video Tutorial - Southern Charm Quilts - Techniques + Tutorials
I love modern quilts and have since I was a little girl. I especially love quilts with a lot of white space – not surprising!...
I love (to look at ) quilts. I do not possess patience or preciseness that is involved in the making. But that did not stop me from putting together a roundup of all the pretty
EASY Grandmother's Garden Quilt - TUTORIAL Hi Quilty Friends! Today I'm sharing my EASY Grandmother's Garden Quilt (keep on reading for the free tutorial) with the gorgeous Wild and Free Collection designed by Gracey Larson for Riley Blake Designs. The Wild and Free Main print (below) is my FAVORITE because Gracey has drawn all 50 state flowers!!! This collection is both beautiful and educational! PS- the Wild and Free Panel is a must as it is a map of USA with all the states and their flower! I knew I wanted a to make quit a with a floral design and I love a Grandmother's Garden Quilt, but hand sewing hexagons together would take me forever and sewing y-seams is stressful. So I used my AccuQuilt GO! Half-Hexagon die to make my quilt EASY with no hand sewing or y-seams! EASY Grandmother's Garden Quilt Tutorial 53.5" x 63.5" Quilt Supplies: (12) 1/2 yards : Wild and Free designed by Gracey Larson (5) 1/4 yards: Wild and Free designed by Gracey Larson 0.625 yard binding: Wild and Free designed by Gracey Larson 3.5 yards Backing OR (1) Wild and Free Panel with extra (1) yard of Wild and Free Main Print plus left over fabrics AccuQuilt GO! Half-Hexagon 4 1/2" sides die AccuQuilt GO! Cutter (if using AccuQuilt GO! die for cutting) Note: If you do not have an AccuQuilt GO! or GO! Half-Hexagon die – try using Lori Holt Hexie Half Ruler Set. Just use the larger size ruler. Your quilt size may vary slightly from mine. Cutting Instructions Cut each 1/2 yard print into (3) 4 1/2" x WOF strips, then cut (12) half-hexagons with your AccuQuilt GO! Half Hexagon 4 1/2" Sides Die from each print. (Total of 144 half-hexagons) Each 4 1/2" x WOF Strip will cut (4) half-hexagons Cut each 1/4 yard print into (1) 4 1/2" X WOF strip, then cut (4) half-hexagons with your AccuQuilt GO! Half Hexagon 4 1/2" Sides Die from each print. (Total of 20 half-hexagons) There will be a total of 164 half-hexagons cut. Quilt requires 162 half-hexagons. Each full flower requires (12) half-hexagons for petals and (2) half-hexagons for flower center. Don't worry - it's super quick to cut the half-hexagons as your AccuQuilt GO! Cutter does all the work for you! Plus you can cut 6 layers of fabric at a time - yay! Cut (6) 2.5" x WOF binding strips. Note: If you do not have an AccuQuilt GO! or GO! Half-Hexagon die - try using Lori Holt Hexie Half Ruler Set. Just use the larger size ruler. Your quilt size may vary slightly from mine. Quilt Assembly Arrange your half-hexagons in your desired layout. Don't worry about the hexagon edges on the quilt sides, we will be trimming them off. No need to panic- it's just a tiny bit of trimming off so there isn't much waste at all. Layout should be (9) half-hexagons across (horizontal) and (18) half-hexagons down (vertical). Sewing Begin sewing horizontal rows together. Sew (2) half-hexagons short sides, right sides together with 1/4" seam. AccuQuilt has already trimmed the corners of your blocks so they are easy to line up and sew together. Continue until entire horizontal row has been sewn together. Row 1 Row 2 Continue sewing all (18) horizontal rows as shown above. Be careful to pay attention to placement of half-hexagons. Next sew Row (1) and Row (2) together with a 1/4"seam. I did pin each point as I like perfect points :). Repeat sewing rows together in numerical order until quilt top is complete. Trimming Quilt Using a ruler - trim the edges of the hexagons on the left and right edges of the quilt. I trimmed at the intersection of the two fabrics. This will give your quilt straight edges and it will be so much easier to bind. See diagram below. EASY Grandmother's Garden Quilt will measure 53.5" x 63.5". OPTIONAL (but awesome): Pieced Backing The Wild and Free Panel is AMAZING! Plus I love a double sided quilt so I chose to use my left over fabrics for a fun pieced backing! I think this is a fun (and pretty) option to learn US Geography!!! Quilt and Bind as desired You did it! Now you have an EASY Grandmother's Garden Quilt with the gorgeous Wild and Free fabric to enjoy!!! Plus hooray for NO y-seams or hand sewing!!! I can't wait to see your quilt! Do you know your state's flower????? Be sure to follow me on Instagram @ABitofScrapStuff and on my A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog for more fabric fun! Have a great day and happy sewing / quilting! Melanie This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting A Bit of Scrap Stuff. My family appreciates it!
Ombre Confetti Hexie Pop quilt by Quilty Love. This modern hexie quilt is a quick and easy half hexie quilt pattern. Uses VandCo ombre.
Så er den her... lovet for meget længe siden, men bedre sent end aldrig ikke? Swap Miniquilt efterår 2015 Inden jeg kaster mig ud i denne tutorial, så vil jeg lige henvise til ophavs kvinden til denne skønne teknik nemlig Nicole Daksiewicz fra "Modern Handcraft". Hop endelig over og tjek hendes ud - der er mange lækre (og som navnet hentyder moderne) sager! Tilbage til de der moderne hexagoner. Det jeg viser her, er den måde jeg er endt ud med at synes bedst om. Nicole gør det på lidt en anden måde, tjek det ud og gør så hvad der passer dig bedst. Klargør Hexagonerne: Til at lave hexagonerne bruger jeg papper, stofkvadrater der er 1" højere end højden på pappet, gluepen, ritråd og nål. Jeg klipper/skærer ikke stoffet i hexagoner, det er ikke nødvendigt. Jeg sætter en lille plet lim midt på hexagonen og vender limen nedad mod stoffet. Så sidder pap og lim sammen, og jeg behøver ingen clips eller lignende under rining. Jeg starter med at tage to ri sring, så første hjørner bliver låst. Jeg stikker kun igennem stoffet - aldrig gennem pappet. Derefter drejer jeg min hexagon et hak mod urets retning og tager endnu et risiting. Når jeg drejer mod urets retning, er det for at opnå, at stinget "låser" hjørnet. Jeg forsætter hele vejen rundt, men undlader at hæfte i samme hjørne som jeg har startet. Når jeg har riet en stak hexagoner, skal de presses, så kanterne forbliver pæne og skarpe, når jeg piller pappet ud. Brug gerne lidt strygestivelse hvis du har. Når hexagonerne er kølet af/tørret efter presning, fjerner jeg pappet. Jeg lader bare rytråden sidde. Når du har den mængde hexagoner du skal bruge - og gerne lidt flere, så du kar noget at vælge imellem - er det tid til at gøre baggrundsstoffet klar. Optegning af grid: Inden du tegner et grid, til at placere hexagonerne i, op, er det vigtigt at regne ud hvor lang afstand der skal være mellem linjerne. Jeg er kommet frem til at højden af hexagonet + 1/4" delt med 2 = linjeafstanden. I dette eksempel betyder det, at 1 3/4" + 1/4" = 2. Når det deles med 2 er linjeafstanden = 1". Jeg tegner her på papir, da det er nemmere at vise teknikker på en jævn flade. Start med at markere linjer enten lodret eller vandret. Her er 1" mellem linjer, og det skal der så være mellem ALLE linjerne! Næste sæt linjer skal tegnes med en vinkel på 60 grader ift første linjer. Sidste sæt linjer tegner, så den rammer alle skæringspunkterne fra første to linjesæt. Nu ligner det mønsteret som vi kender fra kardus patchwork pap. Læg en eller anden form for mellemfor bag stoffet - lim gerne sammen - og vi er klar til at placere hexagonerne. Jeg bruger ofte en vandopløselig pen til at tegne op med, men det er også muligt at bruge kridt, sewline pen, hera marker eller andet der nemt kan fjernes sidenhen. Placer og lim hexagonerne på: Først skal alle hexagonerne placeres på baggrunds stoffet (her bruger jeg hør), og det kan godt tage noget tid. Læg specielt mærke til retning på stof (så som striber), nuancer mv. Af erfaring ved jeg, at jeg skal tage et billede af mit færdige "oplæg", at der så nemt går ged i det for mig senere... Det gør der i øvrigt alligevel, men så har jeg da i det mindste mit udgangspunkt at forholde mig til! Til pålimning bruger jeg enten Roxanes Glue-Baste-It (ses på billedet) eller den vandfaste lim som Nicole Daksiewicz anbefaler (kan ikke huske hvad den hedder, men Helene Juul Design sælger den). Jeg sætter en lille prik lim i hvert hjørne. Mere er ikke nødvendigt. Så placerer jeg hexagonen på dens plads, og går videre til næste hexagon. Jeg bruger faktisk en pincet til dette arbejde, da det er så nemt at få gnattet fingrene ind i lim... som så kommer på forsiden af hexagonerne... Den opmærksomme læser kan tydeligt se, at mine gridlinjer ikke rammer helt perfekt. Nu er det sådan, at jeg heller ikke syr helt perfekt, så i sidste ende passer det super godt sammen! Når alle hexagoner er limet fast, lægger jeg en eller anden type mellemfor (termolam, hobbs eller lignende) bag stoffet, og så quilter jeg i samtlige optegnede linjer. Jeg quilter altid alle linjer i samme retning, inden jeg tager fat på næste retning. Se det var det... ikke spor svært, men en alvorligt afhængigheds skabende aktivitet skulle jeg hilse at sige. Julegave til Helene 2014 Hvis du syr noget, og sidenhen viser det på ex instagram, så husk #modernhexies, så andre der har interesse i dette, kan finde og beundre dit værk! Nok for nu... men det varer ikke så længe inden jeg vender tilbage med endnu en tutorial. Maria
I have always wanted to have one of those pretty hexie pillows or colorful crochet blankets. Sometimes you desperately want … More
Hi friends! A few days ago, I published a post about sewing scrappy hexagons. To supplement that tutorial, I provided a few sizes of templates for you to easily print off. Click on the hexagon imag…
Ombre Confetti Hexie Pop quilt by Quilty Love. This modern hexie quilt is a quick and easy half hexie quilt pattern. Uses VandCo ombre.
Free Tutorial to make this Swirling Hexagon Quilt Block
I love modern quilts and have since I was a little girl. I especially love quilts with a lot of white space – not surprising!...
There are no Y seams in this hexagon quilt!
Hi friends, I am tempted to call this Geometric Rainbow 2.0 since it is so similar to my last big hexie project, but the jury is still out on that one. What I do know is that I fell in love with this fabric before I even cut it - and it was in fact painful to cut (I was so worried I was going to get the ombré effect out of order!) Vanessa Christenson of V and Co. was so sweet to send me the full ombré collection for Moda and this is exactly what I wanted to do with it, make a large scale hexagon piece. I will be sending this to her to have in her booth at Fall Quilt Market in Houston, so if you are there stop by and take a peek! I usually stick with the darker brick wall on our building's patio but the white wall in my landlords basement was too tempting! Enjoy some pictures and some close ups :) There are a total of 340 hexagons on this project - 17 hexies in each colorway. I used my Modern Hexies method of applying them to the backing fabric and then quilting from corner to corner. Thanks for stopping by today and if you would like to make a project like this of your own - be sure to check out my Hexie Pillow pattern here. It has the full Modern Hexies method including video links to help you with your project! Happy sewing, -Nicole
Today's quilts include all the quilts I saw in the RMQM exhibit made from patterns by Willyne Hammerstein. Probably the most "famous" pattern of hers is La Passacaglia, which include all the quilts shown here except the second one. A couple of these ladies said this was their first attempt at English Paper Piecing. I'm not sure they could've picked a more difficult pattern! I have this book and the "papers" and have yet to start it. Some of the pieces are very tiny! I love all of these quilts - I think they're just amazing. And the three made from the same pattern are all very unique!
I was actually productive last week. I mean, I think I always am, but I was productive with sewing projects this time around. Here's what I finished: Glamping Big Hexies quilt Harvest Open Season quilt 2 dresses for my youngest daugheter - just need buttonholes and buttons! Train Tracks flimsy 1 laundry bag Plus some progress on a few other things. On to this week's list! And it's all about bags and zippers and small stuff! Sew 2 Ultimate Art Organizers for my youngest and her bestie Sew a church bag for my eldest child - she's finally decided on her fabric! I used the dragon scales fabric to make her a laundry bag. Sew a snappy mani pouch for one of my girls at church Finish Backyard Bugs flimsy Cut and sew binding for 3 quilts Sew train case for my eldest child Cut wallets for my 3 youngest kids That's not too much, is it? :) And now for a pretty picture. I'm thinking of writing up one of these as my next pattern. Or should I just write them all up? I'm pretty partial to the pinwheel quilt, and the on point boxes. I can't decide!
This year for Christmas, I asked for one thing from my totally talented, crafty Mom. A pillow (any pillow she wanted to make) to match my new bedding. I should have known when I made such a simple request it would turn into the elaborate and amazing handmade pillow of my dreams. Pattern: Hexie Pillow Pattern by Modern Handcraft Previously my Mom had made me the Elizabeth Hartman Fancy Fox Pillow. It inadvertently matched my bedding perfectly and has been sitting atop my bed for years. When it was time to change out my tired and ripped duvet I was sad to say goodbye to my fox friend that no longer matched. Christmas came around and I knew exactly what I wanted….a replacement pillow! I have always admired Nicole’s amazing hexie patterns. I have dreamed of making something with this unique and modern hexie technique, but it’s not the kind of sewing I really enjoy doing. When I opened up my pillow and saw the design my Mom had chosen, I was overjoyed! It is beautiful, intricate quilting that I love but would never complete on my own and looks perfect on my new bed. I helped my mom pick out a few of the colors for the pillow top so that she knew it would match, but mostly she picked all the fabrics herself. With a whopping 30 fabrics, she definitely had her work cut out for her. She did an amazing job though. It is truly the modern, minimal pillow of I had been dreaming of. Most important of all? The pillow is pupper approved!
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
I am so excited to FINALLY share this quilt with you all! I made it back in June, but haven't time to finish it until now, ...
My progress on my La Passacaglia continues slowly. In the meantime, I finished some Christmas projects (in March!) and generally enjoyed a break from most sewing. Since my last Passacaglia post, I&…
Free large hexagon quilt pattern & template. Make a simple hexagon quilt with no Y seams with our tutorial. Uses half hexagon quilt pieces.
Welcome to my stop on the Salt n Sand blog hop, hosted by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt. Carol always comes up with such fun ideas for blog hops. When I saw the theme was salt n sand, I immediately wanted to make something in beautiful blues and golden beachy colours. I ended up creating this 'Coastal Vibes' English paper pieced hexagon pillow, which I just love, love, love. I started with dark blues in the top left corner and worked my way towards the lower right corner by adding lighter blues/turquoise hexies finishing with lighter creams and golds to represent the sky/surf/sand. Once I'd sewn all of the hexagons together, I gave it a good press and then removed all of the papers. Another good press and then I placed it over a piece of batting and quilted straight lines diagonally across the piece. After squaring the quilted piece, I used some favourite fabric to complete the envelope style back. The backing fabric is an old print by Sarah Watts for Cotton & Steel in a range called "From Porto with Love". Metallic gold sardines - how can you go wrong with those?!? If you haven't had a chance to yet, go and visit these blogs to see what everyone has been creating for the Salt & Sand Blog Hop. March 26 Samelia's Mum (you are here) Just Let Me Quilt Websterquilt Quilting Gail Quilt Fabrication Little Penguin Quilts Just Sew Quilter Inflorescence Get the full list of blogs who participated through the week over at Just Let Me Quilt.
Have you tried EPP yet? That’s short for English paper piecing. It’s a technique that’s as old as the hills but has been making a HUGE comeback. Hexagons are perhaps the best-known shape used in EPP, and author Jaynette Huff makes the most of hexagon quilts in the re-release of Quilts from Grandmother’s Garden. Originally …
How To Hexi / English Paper Pieced (EEP) Hexies Tutorial and Pattern
