Hexie Quilts - Signed Book Giveaway!

Welcome to Day 1 of the Hexie Quilts Blog Hop! 

Leave a Comment below to win a signed copy of this book. Drawing is June 10th.

I'm so glad I agreed to review Quick and Easy Hexie Quilts by Dr. Peggy Rhodes and Julia C. Wood because otherwise I might have missed this! Instead I'll be making little hexies this summer, especially when I'm traveling.

First of all, the quilts in this book are fresh and new! There is so much inspiration here. One of my favorites is called Seven of Diamonds, shown below. It has fussy cut hexies. I'm liking this! It reminds me of the quilts in  "Material Obsession" by Sarah Fielke and Kathy Doughty.

Peggy and Julia's method for making little hexies is so simple! No paper, plastic or basting! I appreciate how the authors show you exactly how to make them on pages 9, 10, and 11. They're fun to make and they look so pretty. 

Julia even sent me some pre-cut circles and a threaded needle so there was nothing standing in the way of  hexie-making! This pretty little duo took only a few minutes to make. Nice points and body too.

(My next ones won't have that tiny dot in the middle. I got carried away making the knot on the back.)

These hexies are 1 5/8" across (flat side to flat side), each made from a 2 1/2" circle. These little pretties truly are quick and easy. I heartily recommend Quick and Easy Hexie Quilts published by AQS.

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Here are the authors with Alex Anderson at Quilt Market in Portland, Oregon. Left to right: Peggy, Alex, and Julia. Alex invited Peggy and Julia to be on The Quilt Show soon. Cool!

Be sure to visit Julia Wood's Hexie Blog by June 10. You might win an Accuquilt Go Baby fabric cutter!

Hop over to these blogs this week for more chances to win this fabulous book:

June 4:  Susan Cleveland at BlackberryCreek

               

June 5:  Melinda Fulkerson at Melinda’s Blog

              

June 6:  Victoria Findlay Wolfe at Bumblebeans Inc

                

June 7:   Sew Cal Gal

                

June 8:   Kelly Jackson at I Have A Notion

                

June 9:   Pat Sloan

                 

June 10:  Julia Wood, author of "Quick & Easy Hexie Quilts"

                 http://greenquilts.blogspot.com

                 http://thehexieblog.blogspot.com

Julia Wood's Selvage Quilt: T

Julia Wood of Birmingham, AL made this beautiful selvage/label quilt for her older daughter and future son-in-law whose last name starts with a "T." The "T" is made from clothing labels. Isn't this quilt amazing? Great job, Julia!

Julia challenged herself to spend a year quilting with her existing stash and recycled items. You can read about it on her blog GreenQuilts.

You may have seen Julia's book Fabric Photo Play published by AQS in 2005 about making portrait quilts.

Julia Wood's Green Zinger!

Julia Wood of Birmingham, Alabama made this "Green Zinger." Isn't it fantastic? I love the green fabric with the subtle stripe and shading. This is just beautiful. (It measures 43" x 43.")

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Julia has vowed to abstain from buying any fabric, patterns, books etc. for a whole year. Each month she's making a stash quilt. She says the first month was a little tough, but now it's not hard at all. See Julia's blog at: http://www.greenquilts.blogspot.com/

Julia is the author of Fabric Photo Play, published in 2005 by AQS. It's about making portrait quilts. Pretty talented lady!

Julia Wood's "Tic Tac Tomato" Selvage Quilt!

Julia Wood has made another amazing selvage quilt, "Tic Tac Tomato." (Remember she recently made the beautiful "Green Zinger.")

This is what she had to say about it:
"This is a 12" x 12" art quilt. The selvages form the tic tac toe grid. I stamped the tomatoes with real tomatoes and fabric paint. Then I appliqued them to the grid. The quilt also features beading (for seeds), puff paint (for mayonnaise), and lots of hand quilting using embroidery floss."

I wish I could have seen her "stamping the tomatoes with real tomatoes and fabric paint." I keep trying to imagine how she did it! Those beads look just like tomato seeds! And that mayo! And all that quilting! Incredible, Julia! This is delightfully and exceedingly creative.

See Julia's blog at: http://www.greenquilts.blogspot.com/.

More Selvage Stashes!

Kathi Price keeps her selvages on these interesting hangers (above). I think that little lizzard is waving at us. Very artistic. See Kathi's blog and Etsy shop at:
http://kathiskreations.blogspot.com/
http://kathip22.etsy.com/

Susan McConnell keeps her selvages (above) in a brown paper bag! I think I see a gray Japanese selvage in there on the right. I bet she just doesn't want to tempt burglars. (I don't mean Anya and Rita, of course!) http://hangingonbyaneedleandthread.blogspot.com/

Michele Lancaster keeps her selvages in a shallow box (above). Good idea, you can see what you're looking for. I love that colorful selvage front and center. It certainly is a "variety pack."

Jean of http://www.quiltinjeannie.blogspot.com/ keeps her selvages in bags (above). Makes sense to me. I think I see enough selvages there for a quilt, Jean! Cool shamrocks.

This vertical selvage collection belongs to Debbie in Jerusalem. When she visits New York and New Jersey she stocks up on fabric (and selvages, of course). See Debbie's blog at:

http://debbiesfiberwork.blogspot.com/

More selvage stashes to come on May 5th, 9th, and 13th! Don't miss tomorrow's post: Julia Wood's "Tic Tac Tomato." It's really amazing!!

Not Red Zingers

Here's a Purple version of the Red Zinger! Made by Dar.

Below, see Jill's Black & White Zinger.

Next is Julie's Denim Zinger. She made it for her son, as I recall.

The Green Zinger below was made by Julia Wood of Alabama. Her blog is Green Quilts. She's also the author of "Quick and Easy Hexie Quilts."

Next is Jen Duncan's beautiful Blue Zinger. 

 

Next is Margaret Zenk's Gold Zinger. Margaret is a talented quilter on Long Island, NY.

The Brown Zinger below was made by Cynthia Fuelling of Fuelling Designs.

Nice job, quilters!

Hexie Pillow by Lori Holt

This hexie pillow was featured on Julia Wood's Hexie Blog.

It was made by Lori Holt of Busy Bee Inc. and you can see it here on Etsy. 

Charming as can be!

Hexagon Quilts Down Under

Look at what Melinda and the quilters at Quiltsmith in NSW Australia are up to!

I love these fussy cut hexagons. Wow! 

Want to learn the best way to make hexagons? See the post about Julia Wood's and Peggy Rhodes' recent book: Quick and Easy Hexie Quilts. 

Quiltsmith also has an online fabric store specializing in reproduction and Oriental fabrics.