This quilt has been on and off the design wall for months!
After sewing 4 rows, I decided I was NOT a hexi girl . . . have you ever sewed hexi rows together? not. fun.
Then I discovered this pattern:
believe it or not, adding the white strip in the middle is much easier than sewing hexies together.
I wanted to make it look like a piano key board
You have to turn it sideways to see the key board, like this:
Do you see the keys? (my husband didn't either) This quilt is for my niece who is extremely gifted on a piano. I wish you could hear her, her fingers fly back and forth along the keyboard.
fabric is:
My favorite part is that little tease in the binding.
In the quilting process, I got lots of "swirl with a hook" practice.
and match stick practice.
Quilted on my HQ Sweet Sixteen. Have I mentioned how much I love it?
It's the perfect option for me.
No scraps were left behind, ha ha.
linked:
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I love how this looks - a more modern take on hexies and the white stripe really lifts this.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! From the colors to the quilting! I recently made a hexie quilt...but like you, I added the zig zag in between the rows! SO much easier!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great solution to your problem. This has worked out so well. The front and the back both look great!
ReplyDeleteI love hexies, but not necessarily the sewing together bit! Your final layout looks awesome, good choice! I see the keys but I have 3 piano playing kids! :)
ReplyDeleteI've sewn thousands of hexies together but all by hand. I think this is fantastic! She will love it. I wish I could hear her too ; )
ReplyDeleteOnce again, you have done a gorgeous job! I can totally see the piano keys and I think ou at a genius for coming up with that! Plus the surprise binding is awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteThere is so much I love about this quilt: the creative twist of piano keys, the pieced binding, and the sass on the back. Love it!
ReplyDeleteI so do not get the hexie craze!
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