These hexagons, begun a full two years ago, were fun to begin with, then got frustrating, then sat in a basket. I just couldn't rally my enthusiasm for them enough (or find the rest of the ones I'd cut) to make a decent-sized baby quilt until my sister called to see if I had any "girly" quilts in stock for a friend expecting her first grandchild. Turns out adding the white panels was just what this piece needed. The backing is one of my favorite lavender/pink/gray/white Kaffe Fassett prints, also used liberally on the front.
In retrospect I probably should have quilted the hexagons a bit more (they got a little poofy in places after washing), but I kind of like the contrast between them and the denseness of the straight lines. It is what it is, and it's in North Carolina now, hopefully snuggling with a week-old baby girl.
Of course, The Inspector had to put it through its paces before I could send it off. No quilt escapes his quality control test for nap-ability!
4 comments:
Love the inspector, and the quilt is gorgeous!
The quilt is awesome!!! Hexagons are perfect and love the white panels and the quilting. So glad you are posting again.
I think it might have been boring if it had been all hexagons. The white panels are perfect. And just think, when you find the rest of the hexagons you can do something equally exciting with them.
Oh, it's perfect, Kate! Love the way you quilted it, too!
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