This one is not my original design; it is from a pattern book called Modern Baby, by Martingale. It is called "Fractured Hexagons" in the book.
I call mine "Floating Hexies."
I wish I'd taken some in-process photos; must learn to remember to do that in the future!
The background part went together very quickly; it was just width of fabric strips of Kona solids sewn horizontally, then "fractured" to get the jagged appearance. Instructions in the book for doing this were very clear and concise.
For the hexagons, I used a charm pack of organic little prints. I swear I thought I kept the package so I could remember the name, but it appears the black hole in my sewing room has engulfed said package...
I made the hexies a little differently than suggested by the author. I lined them with very lightweight fusible interfacing. That allowed me to tack each one down with an iron before topstitching/applique-ing each to the background fabric. I learned this technique when making circle appliques for the first Lulu Quilt.
The quilting is a simple meader/stipple using gray Aurifil thread.
For the backing, I used a neat print found at JoAnn fabrics; gray with teal. The binding is a contrasting antique gold with metallic microdots.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with this little quilt. I do want to figure out what I did wrong with the binding; it is a little ripple-y... (see first photo) If you have suggestions, please post!
What did I learn this time??? That hexies aren't quite as daunting as I thought they'd be... but I sure would hate to have done all of them by hand by English paper piecing, which was one of the methods suggested in the book. Guess I'm just not a purist... I'm more from the "Get 'Er Done" school of thought!
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