300 hexies made from curtain scraps
hand stitched together by 17 year old me
1990 Hexie Love
From Vintage to Modern
Finished with a woollen blanket and a vintage sheet
The full restoration story can be found here :- A Quilt Restoration Story
A weekend spent hand sewing binding
A labour of LOVE remembering the nights spent stitching as a 17 year old
a patchwork of LOVE completed as a 40 year old
My Hexie Love quilt makes its second debut over at Show & Tell
16 comments:
Really lovely Cat. It must be nice to have these memories in use again.x
very cool
It looks amazing!!!
You have done such a beautiful job both at 17 and 40. Do you think you will add to it again in another 20 years or so? Amazing xo
It looks so amazing! I'm so glad that you didn't cut it up, it's amazing the difference the border makes?!
Beautiful! So special and the border looks amazing with it xoxo
Your Modern Hexie quilt just looks fabulous. Well done.
Wow, this is beautiful, I love the colours! :)
Wow Linda did an amazing job! Very modern now! Good job both of you - will feel super rewarding and satisfying having it done and looking great!
Good trip down memory lane for you. The quilt looks lovely.You can enjoy it now.
Looks super with binding on. Thanks for giving me a "wave" .
Linda
Looks super with binding on. Thanks for giving me a "wave" .
Linda
oh you have really made that something so contemporary and lovely - great work!! x
What dedication! It looks lovely with the grey border....I bet your thrilled with the outcome :))
Great work now and many years ago, what a lovely update of a special quilt!
I am in awe. So impressed!!!
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