A Quilt A Day » hexagons

A to-do list, of sorts.

jennicakes — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:57:35 +0000

As you may have guessed, I’m not the only one who made a mosaic.

I love Mary’s inspiration so much that it intimidates me a bit. It’s one thing to figure out what someone likes and just go for it, but my tastes are similar to Mary’s. So the pressure is on to make something really fabulous.

Wish me luck!

hexy idea #8: geek out

jennicakes — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:31:15 +0000

If you like quilts, hexagons, and board games, it’s probably already occurred to you to make one of these.

So what’s stopping you?

hexy idea #7: come full circle

jennicakes — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:46:04 +0000

I love craftapalooza’s entry into Doll Quilt Swap 7. This ring formation for hex flowers is so precious. I’d love to see a bed-sized quilt covered in these.

hexy idea #6: make a border

jennicakes — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:41:10 +0000

I love the way letterwoman arranged these hexes into a border:

Hexes can go together in so many ways, it’s easy to forget that they can look fabulous in a single row. This is a quilt label, but the border would look great on a quilt of any size.

hexy idea #5: build a wall

jennicakes — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:40:18 +0000

How seductive are these rows and rows of tiny hexes by Alexia Abegg?

These are only .5″ per side, which is TINY. And crazy. And awesome!!! Look at the cute prints! They work together beautifully. And the alternating solid cream hexes add so much to the overall design. Not sure what the end result will be, but it’s shaping up to something amazing!

hexy idea #4: embellish!

jennicakes — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:11:28 +0000

I know this isn’t all that different from idea #3, but this is one of those rare occasions on which I made something to show here, so, please bear with me.

This photo of my hexy days of the week towels was the last one I took with my trusty Nikon:

You’d think that would make me love the towels a bit less, but I can’t say that’s true.

I’m aware this has only the most tenuous relation to quilts and quilting. Thankfully, most quilters I know are crafty domestic types, and I’ve always thought one of the necessities of crafty domesticity was a set of hand-embellished days-of-the-week towels. Maybe I’m way off base. But if you can’t get a little crazy during hex week, when can you?

The towels are from a Martha Stewart K-Mart set from, I dunno, 2007? They are definitely not being made any more, and more’s the pity. They are great quality, and the colors are easy to match. I’m using some of my favorite fabrics to embellish a whole set. Minus one towel. I’m missing the Saturday towel – a blessing, in that, I bought the towels to give as a gift, and now I’m forced to hang on to them. A curse in that I’m missing one-seventh of my towels!

A hex flower is a great way to get a lot of mileage out of a small amount of fabric, so if you’re looking for a project on which to squander some of your most treasured scraps, I highly recommend something like this. A hex flower can look great on any trimmed towel, so if you don’t want to go whole hog and make seven, a smaller set of 2 or 3 would make a great gift from your scrap bag.

And, if you happen to have this set of towels lying around unloved somewhere, I’d be happy to take them off your hands for you