The Half Hexi Quilt
I finally finished it! Yes, the quilt that has been 14 months in the making. And it didn’t take that long because the quilt is amazing or complicated or big. No, it just sat in my closet for like eight months.
I chose this pattern because I could combine a bunch of large fabric scraps with a background fabric. Also, because the pieces are so big it would be really fast to put together - theoretically. I glanced at a couple of half hexi tutorials before decided to draw my own hexagon in the size I wanted. That worked just fine. The quilting is free motion that I did on my Bernette machine. It looks a lot better than the last time I did FMQ, I guess practice actually does help!!
The fabrics are Effie’s Woods scraps left over from my rag quilt. The background is Kona Oatmeal. I like neither fabrics. I just wanted to make this quilt as a fast, cheap finish that would be a skill builder and something to snuggle under.
But then… I lost the fast part of my goal when I decided to let the (already quilted) quilt sit in my closet for eight months before binding it. And I lost the cheap part when I bought five yards of undiscounted backing fabric. Considering how much I dislike the quilt top, I LOVE the binding and backing. The backing is this adorable two-tone intricate design with foxes. I pattern matched the seam down the middle - and I almost like the back side of the quilt better than the front. Yikes. And after spending a couple of days deliberating over the perfect binding color - and having a narrow escape with nearly buying a very wrong pink - I finally decided on white. The binding is just Kona Snow but it adds the perfect modern, clean touch to a busy and traditional and, for lack of a better word, muddled, quilt.
After seeing Knot and Thread Design’s Modern Half Hexi Quilt I knew I wanted to at least attempt a hexagon binding. It adds such a great design element to the quilt! I followed this tutorial from JayBird Quilts. It was pretty easy and definitely worth the little extra effort.
Another way I slowed down the finishing of this quilt was by hand embroidering a label. But this detail was totally worth it. At the time of embroidering, I truly believed I would finish the quilt in early winter 2024. Oops. It just took another eight months than I thought.
I was really struggling taking pictures in the wind… it was the first windy day we’ve had in a very long time, like probably since I finished this quilt :)
I’m so happy to finally have this quilt done! It was really irritating me to look at it just sitting there. As I write this I am happily sitting under my hexi quilt :)
Project Overview: Half Hexi Quilt
Pattern: my own
Size: Lap
Materials: Franken batting, Kona Snow and Oatmeal, Effie’s Woods scraps
Date started: 8/7/23
Date finished: 10/5/24
