hexagons in the corner

Oh does this nice big chunk of 36 joined diamonds ever make me happy! 

Approximately 1,100 pieces.  It measures about 29" x 50".

And represents about 2 months' worth of spare time.  (Not sure if I should be proud or ashamed of that fact!  LOL!)

I know eventually I'll hit that oh-my-god-why-did-I-have-to-do-half-inch-hexagons wall. 

Adding the last row (of 11 diamonds) took almost 2 whole movies to complete. 

But for now I'm still madly in love with these tiny pieces, and the uniform diamonds of wee florals & checks floating on a cloud of white.

I'm particularly pleased with how the double rows of white between the colours look.  Grandmother's Flower Garden quilts typically have only one row of background between the flowers.  My double rows give more breathing room between the blocks and create a more airy feel to the overall design.  Love that.

I've ordered a few (a dozen counts as a few, right?) more Liberty FQs.  I hope they arrive soon because I want to spread out all my prints evenly throughout the quilt. 

Are you like that too?  Or do you enjoy the randomness and embrace the occasional need to introduce new prints even after some of your blocks have already been put together?

Comments

[gillian murray]

Could you not use both the pink and the red, they would look really wow.

[TessieQ]

Love your hexagon project, Kristyne! Your color sense is always spot-on! I, too, enjoy playing with hexagons. I use the English paper-piecing method. My most difficult project was a small wall hanging I made about 20 years ago with 1/4" hexagons. Never. Again! Whew! TOO small! I have a picture on my Facebook page if you'd like to see. I'm Tess Quinlan Wentz there. Anyone else here enjoy playing with hexagons or stitching with the English paper-piecing method? I would LOVE to see your projects! ;~)

[Kay]

Hi. Wonderful. But how did you quilt it ? I have a small diamond hexy I have done, but have no idea how to quilt the top (same layout as yours).