I’ve been seeing some hexagon quilts around lately and falling in love with them, I quickly forgot the difficulty of my last hexagon project. This baby quilt is for a little guy named Dash born on Christmas eve.
I went through my stash and pulled out everything that was bluish or greenish without flowers. Then I threw in a dash of orange (pun intended). Funny, ‘cuz looking at it here it doesn’t look particularly boyish. I built the quilt mainly around Sarah Jane’s Children at Play.
Love this line of fabric! Lots of rockets, paper airplanes, and stripes for boys and hopscotch, florals, and gingham for girls.
The back was much easier to put together. If you look closely you can see where I didn’t have the backing pulled tightly enough during quilting. But thankfully the wrinkling process is very forgiving.
I have another hexagon project in mind – one that will definitely be easier.
Oh, it looks really good. Did you sew the hexagons on the machine or by hand. I think it looks boy. I’m just finishing up a baby quilt in these colours.
Thanks, Alisa! I sewed it by machine. No hand-stitching for me – I just don’t have the patience. It took a lot longer than I’m used to because I had to keep turning the pieces – there aren’t any long strips to stitch together.
That sure is a dashing quilt! Sorry, I had to……I’m sure it will be a well loved quilt
It’s a stash Dash quilt.
I made a queen size one for my bed…All by hand…It took a couple years because it was just a go to project for tv watching….I would make another in a heartbeat if I could just get caught up on all the other unfinished quilts I have going….
Okay that’s just super impressive and very humbling. My hexagons were HUGE – like 6″ across. I can’t imagine using itty bitty hexagons like some of the ones I see out there. Hang in there – just one day at a time and we’ll get our unfinished projects done one day – at least that’s what I tell myself.
It’s very cute!
Thanks, Beth!
Lovely quilt! I have a stash of hexagons myself but can’t bring myself to start sewing them. Looks very daunting.
It’s not as easy as other quilts I’ve done, but it was doable. I definitely would do better next time. The nice thing it is very forgiving!
So detailed! I wish I had time to quilt. I love that paper airplane fabric. How long did it take you to make it? I saw this cool technique where they had typography and to make the type “pop” they did all this free hand motion stitching in a contrasting thread. I wish I could find a link for you!
Hi Sonya, This quilt took me about a week, working on it an hour or two a day. Quilts are always long projects, but I need to make a little quilt every few months – it reminds me of why I love sewing.
Lovely! I bet Dash will look very cute wrapped up in it.
I hope he and his mommy like it! I suspect it will get a lot of spit up on it.
Your hexagons quilt is very nice I am shore it will get lots of love in it new home.
It looks wonderful! Definitely worth the extra difficulty I am sure the hexagons caused
Saw above that you machine pieced it & I am impressed! I really want to try making a hexagon quilt & might have to try machine piecing…
Chara, Everywhere I look people talk about paper piecing and stitching by hand. I just couldn’t bring myself to do that.
Machine piecing wasn’t easy but the places where things seemed to go wrong were “forgiven” in the quilting process. I love it when it works out like that!
Beautiful quilt, Linnie!
It does look so good! My wife will surely love to make one for our new baby.