Last night I did a trunk show at the Portland Modern Quilt Guild meeting along with three other amazing quilters! I brought a mix of things to show how I work with color, and two of the quilts I brought were Hexie Quilts. The question I was asked most was: how do I layout my hexie quilts.
So I thought I’d repost a video from a couple years ago when I was working on the Jellyfish layout. This shows only 4 days of about 30 that I spent on the layout. It was the most time consuming part of the whole process!
I use a ‘design board’ made from rigid foam insulation with batting wrapped around it and taped to the back. It’s very lightweight and can be moved. I tend to leave my layout as is until I have completed all the sewing. Yes… that means that thing hung out on my dining room table for about 4 months. It was such a great night, I received so much wonderfully supportive feedback from so many people, made me feel all super special! I love my quilty friends!!
New Quilt
I’ve also been working on a brand new quilt! I’m super excited about it – I’m about halfway done with the top – hope to have the whole thing finished in a month for an upcoming birthday. It’s going to be tough time-wise for me, quilts take a long time for me to finish! The block I chose to use on this one is called Trip Around The World. A few years back there was a tubular technique I found here at Quiltville.com by Bonnie Hunter that makes the sewing go a little faster – I’m using that technique and it’s really fun!
After cutting strips of fabric, this is a pretty pile of scraps I had – I can already tell I’m going to love this quilt!
Congrats on presenting at guild meeting! Your TAW looks great so far. I like your colours for it. Have a great weekend.
Thanks Nicole!! I like the colors too – nice, bright and happy for spring!