I've been quietly working away on some of my unfinished projects including this Liberty Hexagon Quilt which needed basting and quilting. Last week I decided I had put off the inevitable long enough and basted and quilted it. Basting is still not one of my favorite tasks and it requires the kind of effort that includes crawling around on the floor (sore knees, back, elbows, fingers ... you know it) but it is a task that needs to be done well or there may be all sorts of quilting dramas.
Fortunately, it all went really well, even with an all those hand sewn seams, fine Liberty lawn fabric, and extra low loft batting. I have kept the quilting super simple, and have stitched vertical straight lines across the quilt, spaced 1¼" apart. Lots of straight line quilting!
For the back of the quilt I have a small scale floral fabic - Emilia's Bloom (B), which is also a Liberty of London Tana Lawn fabric. For this quilt I have also used a light weight cotton batting called QuiltLite. Quiltlite is a woven cotton fabric similar to a loosely woven flannel fabric; it offers the presence of batting without adding bulk and gives this quilt a lovely soft drape. This batting adds almost no loft to this super lightweight lawn quilt.
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I have finished the quilt with a Liberty of London Tana Lawn fabric for the binding; a dark blue and small scale floral fabric called Summer Blooms (C) from the Garden of Dreams collection. And while I do usually machine stitch the binding, I did hand slip stitch the binding to the back of the quilt because ... Liberty! It is so lovely to sit and hand sew with Liberty fabric.
ALL ABOUT THIS QUILT:
Liberty Hexagon Quilt
Quilt top measures approximately 50 inches x 61 inches.
English Paper Pieced.
783 Hexagons.
Hexagon Size: 1¼" sides.
27 vertical rows of 29 hexagons.
Fabrics:
Liberty of London Tana Lawn.
Most fabrics have been used at least three times.
Quilting:
Machine quilted on a domestic sewing machine.
Most fabrics have been used at least three times.
Quilting:
Machine quilted on a domestic sewing machine.
STARTED: July 2018.
FINISHED: October 2018
TOOLS AND NOTIONS
1¼ Inch Hexagon Papers.
1¼ Inch Hexagon Template with 3/8" seam allowance.
Water Soluble Basting Glue - Sewline.
Straw Needles - Size 11.
The Bottom Line 60wt thread by Superior Threads.
See also previous blog post:
Liberty Hexagon Quilt - Work in Progress - July 2018
I am continue to enjoy English paper piecing (EPP) more than I thought I ever would, and once this Hexagon Quilt was finished I gave myself permission to started a new project. More hexagons! I look forward to sharing my progress with you soon.
Thank you for stopping by and for scrolling through the photos!
Thank you for stopping by and for scrolling through the photos!
Rita
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More Red Pepper Quilts English Paper Pieced Quilts:
- A Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt - September 2018
- Mandolin Quilt - May 2018
- Liberty Stars Quilt - January 2018
- The Daisy Chain Quilt - November 2016
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