Wednesday, July 8, 2009

A Week of Finishing :: Hexagon Quilt


The quilt measures about 36"x 45". I don't know the dimensions of the train depot or the cow.

28 comments:

Lori said...

I was going to comment on how much I love this quilt and then I saw your line about the dimensions of the train depot or the cow and laughed so hard my boss came by my office. shhhh.

Love the quilt. And the pics. And the laugh...

Janet said...

I course I love the quilt but I also love the way you photographed the last two quilts. Great settings to contrast with the wonderful colors and deasign.

Angie said...

I love your bright colors. Your quilts are really inspiring. Thank you.

Jennifer said...

did you paper piece this project?

Michaela said...

The line about the train and the cow got me giggling and then reading Lori's comment got me tickled all over again.

Beautiful quilt : )

Helen said...

Okay, so are big are the hexagons? They seem to bigger than the usual sizes.

Malka Dubrawsky said...

Jennifer-
It's not paper pieced. it's actually machine pieced. It's a very simple technique where you leave 1/4" unseamed so the you can maneuver the pieces to fit together. Maybe I'll work up a tutorial for it.
Helen- The hexagons measure about 4" across.

Andi said...

Really beautiful.
Was the binding tricky?
Andi :-)

Malka Dubrawsky said...

Andi- The binding is pretty easy to do as long as you use binding strips that you've cut on the crosswise grain. It's all about the strips being stretchy.

wishes, true and kind said...

Love this quilt! It has a very unique look to it!

Tam said...

We have one of your smaller quilts hanging in our home and we love it. However, this evening my husband wandered past my laptop and saw this piece and fell in love. It's gorgeous.

Isabella said...

Gosh I love your quilt Love how you finished it of, can you tell me what size your hexs are.

connie said...

I looked at this this morning and just had to come back and visit it again. I love this quilt.

May Britt said...

Beautiful quilt. Love the colours.

RosaMaría said...

thats amazing!!!

Unknown said...

wow. I love the contrast between the quilt and the train depot.
And, I love that the quilt is completely hand dyed (right?). And, I would love a tutorial on how to piece this!

Eva said...

very beautiful.

Helen said...

I would love a tutorial on the machine-pieced hexagons - when you get back from your trip. Have a great time. I will miss you and all your wonderful projects!

Carmiña said...

Hello Malka,
I like your hexagon Quilt and the colors you put in it.
Thanks for share

Sarah said...

I love those big hexagons!

Heike said...

What wonderful colours. I like your finished quilts very much.
Heike

Infanta said...

Your quilt is gorgeous. I found you through someone else's link and I can't seem to stop reading your blog and your creations. It is so inspiring and have fun in Isreal and I hope your son will do well in his swim meet.

p.s. I was going to ask you for the measurements on the cow and the tank. :-)

Maya Sara Matthew said...

What a fabulous quilt and such a great location its been photographed in

textiledesigns said...

I love this quilt!! I still don't know how it is done? You say its machine pieced? Is there a pattern for it? I would love to see a tutorial on this. Beautiful work! Thank you.

sewtakeahike said...

Hi Malka,
A friend of mine, Candace, just emailed me the link to this post telling me she thought of me as soon as she saw your quilt and I'm so glad she did! I just made a machine pieced hex quilt (you can see the post here: http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/sewtakeahike/2009/06/the-storyteller-completed-and-colorful-crochet.html ) and had a question about binding a quilt like this. I finished off the sides straight, but the top and bottom had peaks and valleys. I just had a few questions about your process because I know there has to be an easier way to do it than what I did! I'll send you an email directly!

Heather said...

love the look of hexagons in your quilt must have been fun to do the ends though, how in the world would you bind something like that?

Thanks for the inspiration,
Heather
http://nightdreamer_371.bravejournal.com

Cheryl from Dots Charm said...

This is so gorgeous! I love your color choices. I've gone a bit batty for hexagons lately--as my blog will attest.

Leah said...

awesome fabrics. great photos too. i'm trying to decide what borders to put on my hexagon quilt and whether to do the binding like you did..