Hi everybody, it’s Jenny from the MSQC. And I’ve got a fun project for you today.
Let’s take a look at this quilt behind me. Isn’t this great? This is actually a really
easy half hexagon quilt and the setting is what makes this special. So let’s take a
look at what we need to make this quilt. So to make this quilt what you’re going to
need is one packet of ten inch squares and we have used Burkshire Garden by Lila Tuller
for Riley Blake. You’re also going to need one packet of ten inch background squares.
And we’ve used a solid white for ours. You’re going to need ¾ of a yard for this inner
border right here this little 2 ½ inch strip. And your outer border right here is a six
inch border. And you’re going to need a yard and a half for that. Now on the back
we put, we just used regular 45 yardage so we have vertical seams. And we used the large
pear print. Isn’t that pretty? And you’re going to need five yards for that. Also we’re
going to need the half hexi template. So this is our half hexagon template and it’s made
to fit the pre cuts so you’ll need a template or something along that lines, you know, that
cuts that shape.
Alright so what we’re going to do is we’re going to take our whole pack and we’re going
to cut it up into half hexagons. We need about 72 to make this quilt. And I failed to mention
it makes a pretty good size quilt, it’s about 76 by 76. So it’s kind of square and
just a great size. So what we’re going to do is we’re going to take some squares.
And I like to stack them because it makes cutting more efficient. So I have four here.
And you know what let’s do, let’s go ahead and try four. If you have a really, a really
good blade you can do four because we’re going to fold these in half and it’s going
to be eight. Normally I would probably only do six, you know, but let’s try it and see
what happens. And then we’re going to lay our template on there. And I like to lay it
on there like this. We’re going to cut these edges off right here and then cut this little
strip because if I can save that little tiny strip right there to do some string quilting
later on. So let’s go ahead and cut that and see how that goes. So we’re just going
to come right through here on this edge and cut. And I do have a nice sharp blade on mine
so it’s going to be great. Now the way the hexagon template sits on the fabric, it should
give you these nice straight edges right here on the sides. So you don’t have to actually
trim those off. You’re just going to, you’re just going to trim across and because it’s
laid right on the edge, it will, it will be that, it will be that nice square shape which
is what we want. Because we’re going to actually pair these up with white hexagons.
Now the trick to this quilt is all in the layout. And you can see, our rows don’t
go straight across, they’re going at a diagonal. So that’s where, that’s where the layout
comes in and that will be, you’ll have a diagram in your pattern that will show you
that layout and it will be great. So let’s look at how we sew these together. So I’m
going to take my white half hexagon right here and I’m going to pair it with a colored
one. And what we’re going to do is we’re going to pair it like this. It kind of looks
a little bit like an L. And you’ll see on here the little, the little edges on our half
hexi, they don’t actually line up with anything. That’s just where they cut but I always
try to make things fit, you know, so I have a little pattern for myself. And this little
point here I put right where the cut starts that’s where I start my fabric here. And
then where this little one ends that should be right up there on the point that one should
start at the top. So it should stick off a little bit at the top and stick in just a
little bit at the bottom. And we’re going to go to the sewing machine and sew a quarter
of an inch. Now you can do this with, with all your pieces. I did a whole bunch, just
chain pieced a whole bunch so then you can start laying out the rows because again it’s
the layout on this that makes the difference. Alright now let’s look at, let’s look
at how close we got lined up. That’s pretty good. So see how I’m just a tad bit off
right here in here. I’m ok with that because that will fit in that quarter of an inch seam.
So as you start putting them together, you know, you’ll get better and better at noticing
where they come together. And I’m going to do another one right here. And we’re
going to see, I’m going to take, leave just a little less hanging over and a little less
over here and then we’ll do another and see. You know by the end of it I’m telling
you I was lining these up. They were just lining up. But I don’t worry about that
little bit because it will fit in that quarter of an inch seam. Alright and this one is perfect.
So just like that you get to figure it out. Alright so I”m going to press these. And
I have to say that when I started laying them out I did have to take some of my pairs apart
to make sure they lined up right. So let’s, and I’ll show you what I mean in a second
so we’re going to start here with this layout.
And what I’m going to do is I have two sewn together starting up here from this corner
right here. So we have these two right here. And you can see a little piece of fabric up
here and that needs to be another hexagon on the top. So I’m going to put this up
here. And our hexagons match together just like normal. We’re putting a color to a
white just like this. And we’re going to go ahead and sew this one on. Now there’s
nothing to line it up to so we’re just going to match it up exactly on here and sew a quarter
of an inch down. So we’re going to start right here and we’re just going to sew a
quarter of an inch down here even though there’s nothing over here because we need that little
piece in the corner to make it square. And I’ll show you why. There’s a little bit
of waste with this but not a ton. And the pieces that you get off, they’re kind of
a fun shape. You could actually use those in a, in a different project. You know I don’t
like waste very much but, but this was such a stunning layout I just thought it was worth
it just worth it. Alright here we go.
Alright so again if you know me at all you know the diagonal thing is a little hard for
me but what made this easier is I’m matching up white with color and then the color with
white, you know, on those. So this is how our corner goes right here. And then we’re
just going to keep laying them out. And I’m just going to lay some out. And once you get
it all laid out on your design board you’re going to, you’re going to be able to, you’ll
see what I mean as far as cutting goes. So we’re going to come down here and do this
one and every other one is just white, color, white, color. And I’m going to put another.
So this next row we’re going to start with the white here. And you have to add another
one up here on the top because because that’s where you’re, where you’re going to see
you’re going to cut that off straight to make a straight edge on there. So let me go
ahead and put some of these in here. I’ve got this one sewn together, this one sewn
together like this. And you see how it starts laying out and the diagonal rows are coming.
Well when you get all your rows done and sewn together then you’re going to grab your
ruler and you’re just going to lay it along right on the edge of this. And these are the
little pieces that we’re cutting off. And we’ll come piece to piece and we’ll go
all the way across. So it leaves this kind of triangle piece right here like that because
we’ve used this edge. We’ve just cut it off straight. Now on the side over here we’re
going to do the same thing. And we’re going to use this edge of our template, of our half
hexi as our guide and that’s going to be that way all the way down. And so again we’ll
come over here on this side and. Because one side will have a white hexi that will be the
guide, this side over here. And then the other side over here because it’s just how it
ends up. And hopefully and hopefully you can make that work. So you’ll come along and
you’ll just trim straight off the sides and straight across the top and the bottom.
Then you’re going to add your little 2 ½ inch sashing out here and your border and
you’re good to go.
So again with this quilt the key is in the layout. And your rows are going to be set
in here long and angularly like this. And you’re just going to sew those long rows
together. And when you sew the rows together you’re just going to match top and bottom.
And it goes together really easily and quickly because these are nice big hunks of fabric.
And it just has a stunning layout and gives you a stunning design. So I hope you enjoyed
this tutorial on the Slanted Half Hexi Quilt from the MSQC.