My Christmas Hexie Journey
I have been a follower (some may say stalker - haha)
of Bonnie Hunter, Scrap Quilter Extraordinaire for quite a few years.
A couple of years ago Bonnie shared her progress on an English Paper-Pieced hexagon quilt she made for one of her sons.
I was fascinated by this quilt and made the decision to try to replicate her quilt. Bonnie is EXTREMELY generous with her quilt patterns. I've purchased all of the books she has written and I have participated in almost all of the free mysteries she has offered. I have even been fortunate to take two classes from her in Hershey, PA at Quilt Odyssey.
On Bonnie's website: Quiltville, she states this about her quilt patterns:
*Note* You may print the patterns from this website for your own use! Feel free to share them with your friends. I encourage you to use the patterns to teach a class, make quilts to sell, to donate to charity and exhibit in your guild quilt shows! However, just because the patterns here are free for your use, does not mean you can use them with the intent to sell the patterns themselves. Please respect copyright policy and keep the pieceful spirit of quilting alive and well!
Thank you, Bonnie, for being so generous and for all that you do for the quilting community!
With this in mind, as Hurricane Sandy raged outside our house in October 2012, I got out my trusty colored pencils and hexie graph paper and started to color in all those little hexagons.
This is the picture I came up with. I decided to use the same colors as Bonnie and to make it a Christmas Quilt because I really don't have a red, green and cream quilt.
The next step was to cut up A LOT of red, green and cream scraps.
After all the fabric was cut it was time to start sewing. This quilt will be completely hand pieced. I will try to post pictures after I finish each section.
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| 37 Hexies |
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| 148 Hexies |
183 Hexies
235 Hexies
275 Hexies
353 Hexies
469 Hexies
490 Hexies
511 Hexies
532 Hexies
553 Hexies
637 Hexies
658 Hexies
694 Hexies
700 Hexies
721 Hexies
721 Hexies
757 Hexies
793 Hexies
So pleased to have found you. I am just about to start making this. Going on holiday and want to take some paper piecing with me. This afternoon wil be spent cutting squares ready for a basting session. I look forward to following your progress.
ReplyDeletebonjour je suis bouche bée devant autant d'hexagones quelle patience vous avez il est tres beau votre quilt bonne continuation claudy
ReplyDeleteI am late to this game. I had just emailed Bonnie to see if her quilt was a pattern or her own design. Now I see your graph and am "borrowing" it to make my own. I think the only thing I will change will be to put something in those empty corners!! Thank you for graphing her quilt out for us. I will post updates on Pinterest as I go.
ReplyDeleteYay! I admit I haven’t worked on mine in a while but I do love it 😊. Please be sure to credit Bonnie for her beautiful design.
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