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Hexagon I Spy Quilt: Keep on stitchin’

May 3, 2013 by Jodi 5 Comments

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Spring Weather = plenty of Hand Stitching Time in the yard while the kids play.

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So much time, in fact, that I have all 56 hexagons attached to the quilt (some are not sewn all the way on yet). It certainly went faster than expected.  I think it needs just three more hexagons on the left side to balance it out properly.

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I tried out some new things while putting together my Hexy Kit and working on this project. I tried these because of the talented Katy’s recommendations and they worked so well, I wanted to pass it on.

  1. Grey thread blends far better than white or ivory on this eclectically colored quilt.
  2. Beeswax* – Running the thread through the beeswax does help it not tangle quite as badly. It’s not perfect, but it seems to do a little better.
  3. Clover’s Black Gold needles* are the shiz. Seriously. Sharp, smooth, strong (I didn’t bend these while sewing like other needles). I am sold. (Although, I just realized I was using “Quilting needles” instead of “Applique” needles. hunh. They worked great though!)

I Spy Hexagon Quilt (WIP) - SewFearless.com

Now that I have gotten to this point, I am wondering how I will finish off this quilt. I have two ideas.

  1. Applique it to a solid blue background then finish it off like a regular quilt (quilting, binding).
  2. Add solid blue hexagons (in various shades) around the edge of the quilt for a sort of border. Then, figure out how to keep the edge hexagon shaped.

I Spy Hexagon Quilt (WIP) - SewFearless.com

 What say you? How would you finish this quilt?

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…more posts from this project…

Making A Hexy Kit
The Finished Quilt
Quilting Without Binding Tutorial

Filed Under: Quilting, Updates & Project Progress Tagged With: crafterhours, english paper piecing, epp, hexagon, hexy, hexyispy, i spy, ispy, quilt

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  1. Charity says

    May 5, 2013 at 12:39 pm

    It’s coming along really well! I’m not a quilt-maker, but I think I would go for the hexagons in various shades of blue for the border.

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      May 7, 2013 at 12:25 pm

      I think that is how I am leaning right now. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Meg says

    May 6, 2013 at 7:57 am

    I couldn’t tell you how to finish it, but I can tell you it looks awesome. And it may be yet ANOTHER sew fearless project that I have to copy.

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      May 7, 2013 at 12:26 pm

      I hope you do.

      Reply
  3. Susan says

    May 26, 2013 at 7:13 am

    I just found this! Not sure what’s going on with my reader that I didn’t see this sooner! Looks amaaaaazing! I definitely need to line up my lap projects for the coming months. It’s so beautiful. I’d never have come up with the hexie plan for it, so I’m so glad you had the vision! I’ve pinned it to the I Spy board so I can repeatedly ooh and aah. 🙂

    Reply

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