Friday 7 June 2013

Hexie Log Cabins Quilt Top

My hexagon log cabins quilt top is finished!!  I made it in time for finish it up Friday at Crazy mom quilts!
It is going to be the largest quilt I have made so far at 65" wide and 70" high, which is 165cm by 178cm.
The biggest problem I had by far was joining the hexagons together.  When I had nearly finished I just decided to take the whole thing apart and start again, this time cutting all the hexagons to size first.  Also, my triangles weren't all perfect.  I need some sort of ruler to do 60 degree angles.  I know you can get them and it would make life easier.
So once I had done all that it actually came together ok.  Then I decided to do 16 patch blocks for the border and scrappy trips at the corners.  In fact the scrappy trips were made from the left over 1.25" strips for the hexagon log cabins. 
The corner is ragged because I will neaten that up when I find a quilt back.  Sorry about that - just keepin' it real.
 The hexagon joining is not perfect but I am ok with that.  It is hand made, remember. 
When I laid the hexie log cabins, 16 patches and corners out it just looked so busy I decided I needed some sashing to calm it down a bit so used white.  I think it really needs it.
I think the quilting will be a combination of machine and hand quilting.  I like the idea of having hand quilting around the hexagons in some form.  But it will take forever to hand quilt all of it so I could do some simple machine quilting in the ditch of the hexagons and on the squares and sashing.  Now I just need to find the right quilt back. 
I also want to do some hand piecing in my next project, and a bag and some smaller projects.  I don't want the house overrun with quilts!
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32 comments:

  1. Anonymous7 June 2013 at 22:21

    Wow, so many little pieces to sew together. It looks great, what an accomplishment.

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    1. Marianne9 June 2013 at 16:28

      It is lots and lots of teeny tiny pieces! My most challenging quilt so far!

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  2. quilty stitches8 June 2013 at 03:59

    Awesome and inspiring! Thanx for sharing!!

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  3. Marianne9 June 2013 at 16:27

    thank you!

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  4. Jennifer Mathis of Ellison Lane10 June 2013 at 09:14

    Well that is adorable and obviously a lot of work! Love the fussy cuts. :)

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    1. Marianne11 June 2013 at 22:32

      It was A LOT of work! I have left it for a few days while i do other things before i quilt it.

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  5. trish10 June 2013 at 10:50

    Wow!! Great job! :0)

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  6. Janine @ Rainbow Hare11 June 2013 at 22:16

    This is great! I like all the fussy cuts :)

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    1. Marianne11 June 2013 at 22:34

      Thanks Janine , and thanks for visiting.

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  7. Sara11 June 2013 at 22:51

    That is a lovely,lovely quilt and I love the corner patched blocks:)

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  8. AmandaK@whatthebobbin12 June 2013 at 00:54

    I like the sashing. I think this is a gorgeous quilt top. Nice work.

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    1. Marianne25 June 2013 at 17:52

      Thank you. I think it needed the sashing to tone down the pink a little....

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  9. Cynthia Brunz Designs12 June 2013 at 14:57

    Such an adorable quilt! It is going to be amazing when you are finished!

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  10. ipatchandquilt12 June 2013 at 15:25

    Oh wow, this amazing and adorable!
    Esther
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  11. Amy12 June 2013 at 22:18

    Great job!! it is beautiful.

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    1. Marianne25 June 2013 at 17:53

      Thank you so much. It is one of those ones you doubt at certain points and then it comes together ok.

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  12. RobotMomSews12 June 2013 at 23:37

    It turned out so lovely!! The sashing is a perfect touch and the patchwork blocks tie it all together. Love it!

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  13. Connie Kresin Campbell14 June 2013 at 14:21

    Looks beautiful! I really like the border!

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  14. Lauren Deel18 June 2013 at 00:10

    This is AMAZING! I'm very impressed with all the piecing, and I really LOVE this use of "Children at Play."

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    1. Marianne25 June 2013 at 18:13

      Thank you - I love that fabric too. I think I am all over children at play!

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  15. Janice @ Better off Thread18 June 2013 at 06:25

    This is gorgeous and I totally agree with mixing hand and machine quilting. I'm featuring this on Sew Cute Tuesday this week:)

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    1. Marianne25 June 2013 at 18:13

      Thank you so much Janice! That was amazing of you to feature me. Cannot thank you enough! I commented on your post too! xxxxx

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  16. Gemma@prettybobbins1 July 2013 at 20:07

    What a lovely quilt top! I love the idea of mixing hand and machine quilting. I've been doing it a bit lately and it's lots of fun :)

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  17. myBearpaw1 July 2013 at 20:35

    Wowm this is so beautiful!!

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  18. Lucy | Charm About You1 July 2013 at 20:40

    really beautiful!

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  19. Jessica2 July 2013 at 13:18

    This is so completely beautiful! :) What's wrong with a house overrun with quilts? ;)

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