On to the next...

For my next project, the recipient requested purple and pink, with emphasis on the purple. I've seen a lot of cute hexagon quilts in the blogosphere lately, and when Jacquie posted her nifty tutorial a couple weeks ago, I knew it was perfect timing to start this quilt and learn a new technique. So I sliced up a whole bunch of purples and pinks from my stash and made a pilgrimage to the Hexagon Whisperer herself.

I probably could have figured this out on my own, but Jacquie is a great teacher and made it SO easy to understand, it saved much gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair to have her show me in person instead. My hair dresser and dentist are eternally grateful.

It doesn't go very quickly (this coming from someone who thrives on strip sets, so "quick" is relative), but getting those first seams lined up and laying flat is incredibly rewarding. After avoiding hexagons for years because they appeared too labor intensive, this kind of feels like magic!

I echo Jacquie's advice on adding one hexagon at a time until you feel really comfortable with the process. Sewing two full columns together isn't horribly difficult, but it creates more room for error.  I'll be ripping out at least part of the top column I added to fix some puckers that couldn't be fought off with the iron.

One big downside:  I can't get Jimmie Rodger's "Honeycomb" out of my head. Been singing it all week, and don't think it's going to go away until I'm done.

Welcome to my madness!