Hexagon - GFG Quilt Progress

Say hello to sweet little Fred!  Fred's my little quilt inspector and
always has to be the center of attention.  Since he hasn't appeared
on the blog in awhile he wouldn't budge until I took this shot.  

You ask why Fred is looking up, because mom had to get up
on a ladder to fit the whole quilt in the photo.  I'm excited to
share my hexagon quilt with you since it is really beginning
to take shape.

I call this my "Forever Project" because I knew it was a huge

undertaking and would take me about 10 years to finish.  I 

often ask myself why I didn't make a small pillow to satisfy

my urge to sew hexies.  

It has taken me 11 years to get this far, but in my defense it

was started as my traveling project.  I only worked on it 

when I traveled on a plane trip or in our motorhome.  

I collected the red fabrics over the years in the quilt shops

I visited along the way from Alaska to Arizona.  So this

quilt will be a reminder of many happy travels.  

My first instinct was to make this quilt in the traditional 

Grandmother's Flower Garden style pattern, but when I laid 

the blocks out it didn't speak to me.  I abandoned that idea

for more contrast with the row design which gives it a more

modern feel.  

This next photo shows the length of the quilt.   

  

Murphy in the forefront

My plan is to make a queen size comforter quilt. There are 

96 blocks and 8 rows assembled and I have 3-4 additional

rows to stitch.  To date I have sewn a total of 120 blocks

and assembled 2052 hexies with more to stitch. 

Recently I discovered I can use a water soluble glue stick to 

attach the fabrics to the paper pieces without sewing a single 

stitch.  It makes the process so quick and easy.   If you think

you might be interested in trying some hex blocks, I would

be happy to share my technique with a quick tutorial.  

Closeup view

Last summer I picked up the quilt again and decided to make

some progress and added 3 additional rows.   A little 

encouragement from my girlfriend who was visiting helped

a lot.  I hope to gain some ground again this summer.  

Wish me luck!  

Are you working on any hand projects lately?  I would

love to see your hex quilt progress.  

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!