I started making colorful hexagons on a trip to Colorado in 2010. Off and on for months, I continued making them and eventually stitched them together in chains of color...
Most of the fabrics are polkadots with a few stripes and checks thrown in here and there. The hexagons have been to Colorado twice, to Maine (and all states between), as well as accompanying me during not a few hours of TV watching.
The quilting is a sort of grid pattern that I admit to "eye-balling" and is not particularly straight. I like the texture that the lines give the quilt, though. The binding is a colorful stripe that I found in my stash. It was my second choice. I originally sewed on a polkadot that really bugged me after I had it on the quilt....the dots were not printed straight and looked like they'd had a little too much too drink as they danced around the outside of the quilt! The stripe is a better choice anyway it turns out!
The Heather Bailey floral has been in my stash for several years and made for a fun back coupled with two Amy Butler dots.
I'm so excited to have my Rainbow Garden hexies finished that I can hardly stand it! Can one have too many photos of a finished project? Not in my book, you can't...especially if you have been working on it for 18 months or more!!
So....I've been seeing this little sign as I drive to and fro, here and there. It stands in front of a cute little house wearing two of my favorite colors...I wonder....
"Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "Lolly." "Lolly who?" "Lollyquiltz. Do you mind if I take a picture of my quilt in front of your pretty turquoise house?"
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Your what?" "My quilt...it's colorful, like your house!"
"Well, sure....your right, that is colorful! and it goes well with the house paint. My daughter-in-law will be so tickled to know that you like her color choices!"
I can't wait to see what treasures will be for sale in the Unique Boutique (in Leawood, Kansas) when it opens it's doors. Pretty and colorful stuff, I"m sure!
I guess that's enough pictures for today! Come back tomorrow for a special Give-away celebrating a couple of special days in my life.
Wow! I love your hexi quilt. The colors are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! And you found the right colored house for the background!
ReplyDeleteI remember peeks at your work on this! What a fantastic finish! It really is wonderful, front and back, top to bottom! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteGreat hexie quilt--love the rows of colorways...nice finish. Julierose
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty! Love the colors, the layout, the quilting and your beautiful setting with the turquoise house. There can never be too many pictures IMHO
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You make me want to make another hexie quilt... Congratulations on a beautiful finish!
Oh I love your quilt! Now you have me anxious to get back to my hexies...so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt and that house is really cute, I love it when people use COLOR on their homes!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty the next to last photo really shows off the quilting. I like the quilting design you picked and it adds to the quilt
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed that it only took you a year to make a real quilt with hexies. I was working on one for a year and I made a small runner. With big borders. haha!
ReplyDeleteThe quilting really does enhance the hexagon shapes! And "unique boutique" is pretty cute too! Great photos!
ReplyDeleteI love it!!What size are the hexies? Your grid quilting is perfect.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the quilt--and your fun photo op--you pick the BEST places to photograph your amazing quilts!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely SCRUMPTIOUS!!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a terrific quilt! The colors are wonderful - so eye-catching. You can't take too many pictures of it! Your quilt made that shop look great. Hope her business is a success, and perhaps more so because of your publicity. I love this quilt. You're so talented.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, it's a beautiful quilt. It deserves lots of pictures! And you're right it looks wonderful in front of the Turquoise house.
ReplyDeleteI sure like how this came together, it is fun, happy, and colorful! Beautiful pictures, too, what a neat finish!
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Oh Carla!! It's so beautiful! Man, how do you knock it outta the park everytime? Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteI love this!! The colors are so fun and I love the grid quilting. I have been also working on a paper pieced hexagon quilt and love how it is turning out. I am almost done with the top so I am trying to figure out how I am going to quilt it. Can you tell me how big your hexagons are and also how big is the grid you used in quilting it?
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! This is one amazing quilt! Your grid quilting is just perfect for your dotty hexagons. Well done!
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LOVE this one, Carla. You outdid yourself...again!! The back is equally amazing. The colors are so great. I think that house is so darling. Can't wait to see what's behind those doors.
ReplyDeleteLOVE this one, Carla. You outdid yourself...again!! The back is equally amazing. The colors are so great. I think that house is so darling. Can't wait to see what's behind those doors.
ReplyDeleteI love that quilt and what fun to photograph it in front of the cute little house.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I loooove it!
ReplyDeleteRainbow colour designs strips are so innovative look.It look so colourful.There are so many different shapes are available with different colour.
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It certainly is a lovely, colourful quilt. I have never particularly like hexagons, I thought they were way too old fashioned, but your quilt could make me change my mind! And it looks good outside that colourful building too. I am looking forward to reading forward in your posts to hear about that little boutique! (PS I am catching up with your post from March to June).
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