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    Home » Home Decor Sewing

    Easy Hexagon Quilt: Straight line sewing!

    February 12, 2015 By Brandy 18 Comments

    Make an easy hexagon quilt the easy way! No "y" seams, just straight line sewing. Makes a darling throw, baby quilt, or bed quilt depending on how many half-hexagons you stitch together.

    easy hexagon quilt
    I finished another quilt! An easy hexagon quilt for my Ruby girl. I've challenged myself to do a different pattern with each quilt. I did basic squares, strips, triangles, diamonds, and now a hexagon quilt. Since I am still a newbie I am avoiding anything too complicated.

    easy hexagon quilt folded

    Easy Hexagon Quilt: A simple shortcut!

    This hexagon quilt was really fun to put together! I printed off a basic hexagon shape and cut it in half. I used those half pieces as my pattern pieces. I sewed strips of the half hexagons together and made sure to line up coordinating fabrics within the strips. A bright white border, pretty pink binding, diagonal quilting and it was done! (Inspiration and tutorial here)

    hexagon quilt hanging up

    When the strips were sewn together, the hexagons formed! Easy! Basic seams, but it looks like I did y-seams.

    hexagon quilt on bed

    I used Dear Stella's "Flirt"fabric line and a pink bed sheet to create this quilt. I love using bed sheets for the quilt backs. $4 for a flat sheet and it provides plenty of coverage! It is way too big for her toddler bed, which is what I wanted. I made it a throw size so that she can use it for a very long time. Perfect for sick days or chilly mornings. I told her she could use it for whatever she wanted and she said, "I want it to sleep with." so I tucked it around her mattress. What a bright and inviting little bed!

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    Now to decide what kind of quilt to make next! If only money grew on trees and days were 48 hours long instead of 24, ha! Then I could dedicate much more time to quilting!

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Ann V. Bennett says

      March 29, 2022 at 4:17 pm

      I have two old quilts made in the 1800s. How can I find out the name of the patterns?
      Thank you, Ann V. Bennett

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        March 29, 2022 at 4:58 pm

        Hi! I’m not sure, but what a treasure!

        Reply
    2. Carolyn L Hoxton says

      August 23, 2020 at 10:48 pm

      Very pretty quilts, wow, 5 kids, and you get these done! You are amazing!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        August 24, 2020 at 11:11 pm

        Thank you Carolyn! I only finish the quilts because I machine quilt them. My grandma always hand stitched hers and would not approve of my cheater methods! Haha! But with a busy schedule—-it works! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Lisa says

      June 26, 2020 at 5:53 pm

      Hi,
      Did you add a seam allowance to the centre of your hex?
      I have previous made a hex quilt with hand sewn hex’s round paper templates. That was years ago and I e since been machine quilting, but I miss this hex shapes.
      Lisa

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        June 28, 2020 at 3:32 pm

        I did not add a seam allowance. I probably should have to make it a true hexagon shape.

        Reply
    4. Iris says

      October 20, 2019 at 6:31 pm

      Hi Brandy, beautiful quilt! The hexagon template in the tutorial you used have a seam allowance added on. You say that you cut a hexagon shape in half. Did you add seam allowance to the template that you made? It kind of looks like your hexies are not true hexagons, so I'm guessing you didn't? Asking because I have already cut out a bit of hexies from fabric, but am now scared of the y-seam... Wondering if I could just cut the fabric hexies in half and do it the way you did.... Thanks!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        October 21, 2019 at 5:28 pm

        Replied in an e-mail! I hope your quilt turns out amazing!

        Reply
    5. chandra mabrey mabrey says

      January 23, 2019 at 1:30 pm

      do you send patttern or drqwing of the hexies or where can i purchase them or different shapes. I am kinda new to sewing and love quilting types projects

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        January 23, 2019 at 1:39 pm

        Hi Chandra! I found a hexagon shape online and cut it in half. That is what I used for my cutting template. Then I used this tutorial to put my quilt together. https://www.polkadotchair.com/large-hexagon-quilt-tutorial/2/ Hope that helps! 🙂

        Reply
    6. Judy S. says

      May 11, 2018 at 4:42 pm

      Such a sweet quilt! I see in the previous reply to a comment that the hexies are 6" wide. What is the measurement of the finished quilt?

      Reply
    7. Gracie says

      February 05, 2018 at 8:03 pm

      How many hexagons did you use. Your quilt is beautiful and I would love to make one for my grandbaby.

      Reply
    8. Debra L Barnes says

      April 14, 2017 at 12:52 pm

      Can you send me the pattern you used, I am interested in doing a queen sized quilt like this...

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        April 14, 2017 at 4:23 pm

        Hi Debra! I didn't use a pattern. I just made a half hexi template and went from there, eye balling it as I went. I'm sorry I wasn't more help!

        Reply
    9. kelly says

      July 31, 2015 at 11:57 am

      I love your quilt and I am just wondering what size half hexies you used! Thanks so much!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        July 31, 2015 at 12:42 pm

        Hi Kelly! Thanks so much! My hexies are 6" wide.

        Reply
    10. Darlena says

      February 12, 2015 at 4:02 pm

      I have a hexagon quilt that my grandmother made. Since they used scraps, I can pick our fabric from things I remember us wearing. It becomes a journey into the past.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        February 13, 2015 at 12:39 am

        That is such a neat idea! Quits really can tell a story! 🙂

        Reply

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