Handmade, hand-stitched, scrap hexagon quilt - An heirloom Quilt made by Christine

 

Christine's heirloom Hexagon Quilt

Christine had been working on this quilt by hand for many, many years, working from the middle outwards. Each layer represents another decade of family history in the quilt.  It includes polyester curtains from the 1970's to Winnie the Pooh duvet covers, and everything in between. If you look at the detail photo, you may just spot some fabric you recognise from your history.  Christine got to a point where she was wondering how to turn it into a quilt - this is where Fabadashery Longarm Quilting was able to help.

Christine's heirloom Hexagon Quilt

On this quilt we chose the quilting pattern, Popcorn, designed by Willow Leaf Studio, a very versatile pattern and one which I reach for often. However, the difficulty with hexagon quilts is how to deal with the uneven edges - it not something you often think about when you start a hexagon quilt.  On this occasion I quilted the whole top, then added the binding and trimmed the quilt square, so some of the hexagons were cut off.  As a result, Christine and her family now have a true heirloom quilt which the whole family can treasure.

'Popcorn' designed by Willow Leaf Studio