by Polkadotchair
Free large hexagon quilt pattern & template. Make a simple hexagon quilt with no Y seams with our tutorial. Uses half hexagon quilt pieces.
Alison from the Popular Patchwork Forum got in touch with me and asked me to quilt one of her quilts. Now I know Alison is a Master Quilter, so was intrigued to see what she would send me to quilt. At the moment she is unable to do quilting for herself as she has had quite a serious operation on her back and is unable to sit, lay or stand for any length of time. So lucky me gets the job of seeing close up one of her fabulous quilts. You will not be disappointed. When the parcel came, Hubby, Rebecca and myself were here, we stood gobsmacked when we finally got into the parcel --loads of sellotape hee hee --- Rebecca said "I'm going to get my sunglasses" Alison had said it was bright. What she hadn't said was that is was FABULOUS. I had to ring her straight away and tell her how great it was and what would she like me to quilt on it for her. She gave me free reign - which I love folks . I laid the quilt on the bed for a few days to get the 'feel' of it for quilting, I designed a pattern to quilt on the computer for it, something I have never done before. After yet another day I decided it was time to start the quilting...well it was odd but you know once I got the quilt under the machine, I hesitated. I sent Alison a message to say I felt if I quilted in coloured thread[s] it would detract from her fantastic design and wondered how she felt about mono filament thread! Absolutely fine with it was the reply. I only use YLI monofilament as it is very fine and soft. So once I had that go ahead, under the machine it went and again, but again I stopped. The design I had done on the computer went out the window as I decided less is more on this one and I free machined it from my head, as per usual. I could easily have done vermicelli all over it for an easy option but it deserved better I thought. Sometimes that is such a cop out I think. I decided when I originally looked at the quilt I thought of daisy chains, so that is what I thought I would do in the quilting, I am not sure if you will be able to see it as it is monofilament. I have tried to get good pictures of it. The only other quilting on it is in the centre of the Floret's and I did circles in that central hexagon. I loved it when it was done and really wanted to keep it. But off it went back to Alison and I can tell you she likes it. So all is well. Thank you Alison for trusting me with one of your masterpieces. I appreciate it. So here it is folks in all it's glory... Before quilting... This is the back of the quilt, I just loved it, the precise sewing is amazing... one of the blocks pre quilting - the border round the main floret are 1/2" diamonds, rhomboids and tumbling blocks... the colours are fabulous, how can you NOT love this, Quilted at last... close up of one of the blocks, can you see the daisy chain? the back view... close up of the back for you to see the quilting, can you see the daisy chain? That is done on the small 1/2" pieces round each floret... I have been so privileged to be allowed to quilt some wonderful Quilts for people, I just love to quilt and thank them all for trusting me with their wonderful works of art. I am looking forward to doing Rosemary's for her when she manages to correct the mistake we spotted on Saturday!!! ********************************* Just a quick word about YLI Monofilament thread folks. I used it in the bobbin AND on the top of this Quilt - do not believe what some folk say about monofilament thread. IT WILL NOT CUT your quilt, If you decide to use FISHING THREAD well yes, that will cut your quilt, but this YLI is so soft to use, I love it and for this quilt it was perfect as if you imagine lots of different coloured threads on there, it would have completely ruined the look. The quilting is in second place where it should be for this quilt. There is a place for this thread in quilts and I will continue to use it on my own and possible on future quilts for others if they agree to it. I always ask people what they would like me to do quilting wise and thread wise. **************************
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A free tutorial for a tiered pillowcase dress and other ideas for cute dress patterns for girls. Summer Dress Pillowcase dress pattern
Figure 1: Curio Jelly Roll Hexagon Quilt top I've had a few enquiries about my Curio Jelly Roll Hexagon quilt , so I've decided to post...
I've started the blocks for Brinton Hall. The pattern is by Leigh Latimore and Part 1 was published in issue 107 of QUILTmania. One of the things I like about the quilt design are large prints framed by hexagons. This is the same basic method that I used in my quilt Butterscotch Ripple. Both quilts are/will be made with 1" hexagons. Butterscotch Ripple by Karen H 2013 The pattern instructs one to make a ring of hexagons and then applique them to a square of fabric. I'm sure that this works for many but I do things a little differently and today I'll share how I am going to make the seven framed prints! The first step was to cut out paper hexagons that are the size of the fabric that will be surrounded by a ring of hexagons. I traced around this shape on a blank piece of paper. My goal was to create a window template that I could move around on my fabric to locate the part of the print I wanted to use and to make sure that the print was correctly positioned. I put some small pieces of double-sided tape on the wrong side of the window template. I moved the window around on my fabric until I was happy with what I saw and then applied some pressure so that the tape would stick to the fabric. I used a Frixion pen to trace inside the window (you could use any fabric safe marker that you like). The fabric was cut out with scissors leaving a generous 1/2" seam allowance all around. I placed my ring of hexagons on the fabric lining up the inner edges of the ring with the lines that I drew with my Frixion pen. I used applique pins to hold the ring in place and then I thread basted it to the fabric but glue basting with a product such as Roxanne Glue Baste-It would work equally well. I'll cut out the remaining six motifs, make the rings and thread baste them to the motifs. Then I'll have a little pile of hand sewing at the ready. But of course I had to sew just one to see how it will look! I've also added the background hexagons (I'll attach the same arrangement of background hexagons to each framed picture). I love the idea of framing large prints with hexagons. It makes for a quilt that is much faster and easier to make and it is a wonderful way to use fabulous, large prints! Also I've reached a decision about Birds in the Loft. I am removing two rows from the top section and two rows from the bottom section. The top section rows have been removed and the quilt stitched back together. I'm working on the bottom section. I always sew my rosettes, rows and sections in the same manner so if I have to do any amount of reverse sewing I know exactly how to do it! I'll post pictures of the edited Birds in the Loft when it is finished! Until I post again, happy sewing! Karen H
Free large hexagon quilt pattern & template. Make a simple hexagon quilt with no Y seams with our tutorial. Uses half hexagon quilt pieces.
A free quilt pattern for Sweet Treats Quilt block. Free quilting patterns and tutorials. Learn how to quilt. Great quilt block for a beginner.
A bit of machine appliqué can take a quilt to the next level. This post is a tutorial on how to easily machine appliqué EPP shapes to your quilt.
Make a hexagon template with an old plastic container, or some card stock (like I did). If you're just beginning, you should start with at least a 1.5 inch template, although I used a 2 inch hexagon for this tutorial.
One of my favourite things in quilting is hexagon blocks and I just love kaleidoscope blocks. To make a kaleidoscope quilt, you only need fabric with a large print and 6 print repeats. Each block is a
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I’m super excited to introduce this new quilt pattern! A fun jelly roll friendly Hexie Quilt. Hexagons are super popular right now in quilts and this is a fun twist to the classic Hexie quilt. I’ve yet to attempt a Y seam so this pattern is made up of half hexies which go together in […]
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I am hooked on hexies! I stitched a few while watching the Olymics and ran out of papers. I made 100 of the cute little things and I ...
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Friday’s tutorial this week is one of my favorite quilt blocks. Several years ago, a little after my love affair with crochet began and I started making pinterest boards about it, I finally sat down and let my grandmother teach me. It’s slow, time consuming and utterly relaxing. And it’s for me. I rarely share...
The Artisan Spirit, Water Garden fabric in this post was given to me by Northcott Fabrics for the Creators Club. This is my 63rd One Block Wonder, and I love it! It came out better than I had anti…
I’ve meant to make a kaleidoscope quilt for years and this is it. It’s such an easy and quick quilt to make. The only thing you need is a fabric with a large print and 6 print repeats. …
Tutorial on how to use scraps of fabrics to make a magic quilt that sews itself as you are making another quilt.