This is possibly the strangest quilt I've made yet, but I think I LOVE strange. My son Eli (he's six) and I decided together to call this quilt I Spy Planet Hexy. Those tall pointy triangles are towers. All the hexies are piled ever-so-carefully on top of them. (Click any photo to enlarge if you wish)
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It is my own design. I can't remember the thought process that led me to this, but it was a jump from idea to idea to idea before I came to Planet Hexy.
This quilt is for my son who will be finished kindergarten on June 24. I must say I love a good milestone as an excuse to make another quilt. *wink*
It is made all from scraps or stash. I didn't buy any new fabric for it. The hexies are I Spy scraps. The towers are Kona scraps left from my I Spy mega quilt (back at my house now waiting for binding). The sky background is fabric I had bought as a possibility for the background of The Selvage Snowman quilt, but it had been too light for that. The grey rock fabric is some I had bought for a pillowcase but didn't use.
There are 146 one inch hexagons in it. I'll probably add a few more to take it to 150. I was wary of overdoing it with the hexies that are falling off the towers, but I think a few more wouldn't hurt anything, we'll see.
I am planning to quilt it myself. I think I will do some very simple straight lines. Unfortunately my sewing machine has had a bit of a bad attitude lately and has been throwing some thread-tangling tantrums, so it will need to go in for repair before I attempt any quilting.
You may remember that the I Spy hexies were supposed to be my summer travelling project. Well, I'm still going to make more. I have more ideas for them. And my daughter Tess could always use her own hexy quilt.
Now an off topic message: Happy Birthday Dad!
And for some linky fun, I'm hanging out with other talented crafty sorts at {Sew} Modern Monday , Made by You Monday , Manic Monday ... and of course I have to party with Fabric Tuesday at Quiltstory. Click any link to see piles of fabulous projects by bloggers from around the world!
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