I got some awesome news yesterday... DSW and ARC Thrift stores in my area are now open. WOOHOO!!! So on Saturday, I plan to do some much-deserved shopping therapy. I CANNOT wait. Online shopping (which I've been doing a lot of) is great in a pinch but there's nothing like the real thing.
In the meantime...I have some photos to share with you of my latest finish - a half hexie quilt.
Ever since I started quilting I've loved the hexagon quilts that I've seen on Pinterest but knew that I wasn't cut out for English Paper Piecing. So you can imagine how happy I was when I saw a half hexie quilt. I purchased the Lori Holt Hexie Half Ruler set and found two tutorials that I liked - this one by Cloud9 Fabrics and this one by Southern Charm Quilts. After adapting the tutorials to what I wanted to make this is what I came up with.
I used the 10" hexie ruler and I absolutely LOVE this quilt. It was made using fabrics from my collection of thrift store sheets except for the red and dark blue floral, which are quilting fabrics from my stash. There are a total of 144 half hexies from 14 fabrics/sheets. The quilting design that I used was included with the Cloud9 Fabrics tutorial. Basically, the design makes triangles that perfectly compliment the pattern.
This was super fun and really easy. I will definitely be making more half hexie quilts in the future.
Until next time...
Camille
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