Friday Finish: {Hugs}
I finished the hexagon quilt I started in Jacquie's workshop in time to gift to a dear friend who can use an extra hug right now. I hope the cheery fabrics and quilted messages of hope, love and peace provide comfort to her.
There were times when I wasn't sure how this quilt would turn out, but in the end I am very pleased with the finished product. I kept remembering some of Jacquie's pointers which really helped: pin, pin, pin; use the bias to your advantage; sew with previous seams facing up so you aren't sewing blind; sweep seams away; and when finished press all seams down and to the left. If I ever piece hexagons by machine again, I will stitch with a darker/contrasting thread for better visibility.
The size of the quilt was determined in class basically by filling up the portable design wall with the oversize hexagons I had cut from my fat quarters. Jacquie and friends helped with the placement of the hexies. It wasn't until I was home and finished sewing the rows and columns together that I realized the quilt wasn't quite tall enough so I added borders to the top and bottom.
I used a fat quarter bundle of Technicolor for the hexagons, with the remaining fabric coming from my stash. The borders are from Connecting Threads; the backing is a Amy Butler Soul Blossom print; the binding is the last of the pink ribbon binding leftover from my mom's Got Pink? quilt.
You can't really tell (I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing), but I free motion quilted words of "hope", "love" and "peace" here and there among meandering loops. I used Aurifil 50wt thread for the quilting. This is the second time I have quilted with Aurifil and I love it.
I spent a few minutes admiring the crinkly goodness that comes after washing and drying a quilt before I wrapped it up for gifting.
Quilt stats:
Name: {Hugs}
Pattern: Piecing Hexagons by Machine technique by Jacquie Gering
Finished Size: 52" x 75"
Fabric: Technicolor by Emily Herrick; Connecting Threads Quilter's Cotton; Soul Blossoms by Amy Butler
Quilted: Free-motioned loops and words of hope, love and peace using Aurifil 50wt 2024 White thread
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| Backing |
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| "hope" |
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| "peace" |
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| "love" |
I spent a few minutes admiring the crinkly goodness that comes after washing and drying a quilt before I wrapped it up for gifting.
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| more "love" |
Quilt stats:
Name: {Hugs}
Pattern: Piecing Hexagons by Machine technique by Jacquie Gering
Finished Size: 52" x 75"
Fabric: Technicolor by Emily Herrick; Connecting Threads Quilter's Cotton; Soul Blossoms by Amy Butler
Quilted: Free-motioned loops and words of hope, love and peace using Aurifil 50wt 2024 White thread
Thanks for stopping by! Linking up with Amanda's finish it up Friday.
