The Treehouse Hexagon Quilt Project

My first official finished quilt for 2022 and my goodness, I so love everything about this quilt. It is of course another slow sewing project - English paper pieced - a process that continues to hold all of my attention. Hexagons especially are a favorite. I know they're not for everyone, as they can be tedious to piece with lots of stop/start seams. But I just love them, I could sew hexagons all day, every day right now.

This quilt is designed by Emma from Treehouse Textiles, and was designed for the 2021 Treehouse Textiles Block of the Month program. Late last year Emma sent me the pattern after I messaged her to see if the pattern would be available after the completion of the Block of the Month program. I started working on this quilt late November 2021 and finished the quilt top on 27 December 2021. Well, December was a month of joyous fabric play and stitching!

I think what really drew me to this quilt was the unique layout and the mix of low volume - light/white - background prints. It reminded me of my love for low volume prints and quilts, even if that means taking good photos is made so much harder! The light, especially in Summer, seems to bounce off the walls and off the quilt, and I as a novice photographer, I struggle to control it. With such quilts, the best I can do is patiently wait for the perfect day light; preferably a gently overcast day and those have been few and far between this Summer. 

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I have finished this quilt by machine quilting edge to edge straight vertical lines, spaced evenly across the quilt, and using the hexagon "corners" as a guide for keeping the lines nice and straight. I do actually enjoy straight line quilting! I know that must seem rather odd. I find it relaxing, and a nice way to spend some time with a quilt that I have already put many hours into. 

For the back of the quilt I have used a much loved and often used print: Newsprint from the Story collection by Carrie Bloomston. I have found this fabric so versatile, and the perfect backing fabric that works well with many of my quilts. I have more yardage of this fabric on hand!

For the binding I have used a wide navy/white stripe fabric - this stripe fabric is by Moda Fabrics from the Essentially Yours collection. In the same way that I enjoy spending time with the quilt while quilting it, I have also enjoyed hand slip-stitching the binding to finish the quilt. Happy sewing, right down to the very last stitch.

QUILT DETAILS

The Treehouse Hexagon Project

Finished quilt measures 69.5 inches x 69.5 inches.

Quilt designed by Emma from Treehouse Textiles.

Pattern available here: Treehouse Textiles.

English Paper Pieced - Machine Quilted.

Quilt started: November 2021

Quilt finished: January 2022.

All cotton fabrics and low loft cotton batting 

(Quilter's Dream Request batting).

Thank you Emma for the wonderful quilt design and the release of the pattern. With permission from Emma this quilt has rapidly been snapped up by a long time RPQ follower and special customer, and is now packaged and ready for a long haul journey. Sending off this special quilt is made all that much easier knowing it will be loved and used by the destined owner.

As always thank you for your interest in my quilts, and for scrolling through the many photos.

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:

• The Treehouse Hexagon Quilt Pattern (PDF)

More RPQ Hexagon Quilts:

• Traditional Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt - August 2020
• Modern Hexagon Quilt - December 2021
• B is for Blues - August 2020
• Liberty of London Hexagon Quilt - August 2018
• Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt - September 2018

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Modern Hexagon Quilt

A Finished Quilt

Hexies are my favorite! I keep coming back to this shape for English paper piecing, and even though the hexagon shape doesn't lend itself to continuous piecing - there's a lot of stop/start sewing - I still love it. Hexies are so versatile, the layout possibilities are endless, and with the right mix of fabric you can have a traditional quilt with a modern feel.

The fabrics used for this quilt (other than the background fabric) were once again pulled from my stash and many are from my loved hoarded Japanese fabrics (by Yuwa Fabrics and Kei Fabrics). The solid background fabric was specifically purchased for this project and it is Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Malibu. 

The quilt has been machine quilted (domestic sewing machine) with edge to edge vertical lines, spaced one inch apart. Keeping the stitching lines straight is easier than it looks as there are lots of stitching guide points to ensure that the quilting lines stay nice and straight. I do also use a quilting guide attached to the walking foot, which also helps to keep the lines parallel.

For the back of the quilt I have used one of my very favorite Japanese fabrics by Suzuko Koseki for Yuwa Fabrics. This is such a fun design, and perfectly suited the aesthetic of the quilt. It is a beautiful quality cotton fabric, featuring random items including clothing items, hats, shoes, handbags with contents scattered throughout, and the Eiffel tower. Fashion + Paris.

For the binding I have used the same color solid fabric: Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Malibu.

QUILT DETAILS

Modern Hexagon Quilt

Finished quilt measures 52 inches x 60 inches.

Started: September 2021.

Finished: November 2021.

English paper pieced and machine quilted (domestic sewing machine).

Materials Used:

Cotton printed fabrics for the hexagon "flowers" from stash.

Background fabric: Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Malibu (approx 3 yards).

Acrylic template: 1 inch hexagon template

(plus 3/8" seam allowance).

Paper Pieces: 1242 hexagon paper pieces

(46 complete hexagon "flowers"

 plus 6 half hexagon "flowers" for the top and

bottom edges of the quilt).

Low loft cotton batting.

This quilt is listed for sale in my Etsy Store.

You will find the listing details here:

MODERN HEXAGON QUILT 

Thank you for stopping by and scrolling through the photos. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions - leave a comment or email me: redpepperquilts@gmail.com.

More soon,

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:

Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store

2020 Finished Quilts

2021 Finished Quilts

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All the Stars Quilt

I am on a roll - another week and another new quilt to show you, this one too was started and finished in 2021. I love all sorts of quilts, from modern quilts to art quilts - I can appreciate them all - but traditional scrappy quilts steal my heart every time. I have had this quilt, a classic 6-pointed star quilt, on my quilting buckets lists for quite some time, and am pleased to have now ticked it off.

This quilt has been English paper pieced and it consists of just one shape: a sixty degree diamond with 2 inch sides. I told you, I have fallen deep into the English paper piecing rabbit hole. I have made numerous paper pieced quilts now, and there are more to come. I find it so relaxing, and the results are effortlessly accurate. I love the whole process; from choosing and cutting fabrics, to basting paper pieces, and long evenings of whip stitching. 

Other than the background fabric, this quilt was made from stash fabrics. I have randomly selected fabrics, prints and colors, although with somewhat of a bias towards my hoarded Japanese fabric stash. I adore the saturated colors of those Japanese fabrics. The background fabric was purchased specifically for this project. 

The quilt has been machine quilted (domestic sewing machine) with edge to edge vertical lines, spaced one inch apart. As I've used a shape with two inch sides, there are lots of stitching guide points to ensure that the quilting lines stay nice and straight. I do also use a quilting guide attached to the walking foot, which also helps to keep the lines parallel.

Backing fabric: Octopus in Blush - Mendocino by Heather Ross

Now for the back of the quilt I have used a rather special fabric which has been languishing in my "quilt back" stash for a while. This fabric is from the Mendocino collection by Heather Ross. It is the softest pink background fabric, scattered with octopuses. Rather sweet. Plus I do actually like using my fabric from stash. 

For the binding I have used a soft green and white stripe fabric from the Merry Go Round collection by American Jane for Moda Fabrics. Again, pulled from stash. Super satisfying.

QUILT DETAILS

All the Stars Quilt 

Finished quilt measures 54 inches x 64 inches.

Started: July 2021.

Finished: September 2021 

English paper pieced and machine quilted (domestic sewing machine).

Materials Used:

Cotton printed fabrics for the stars from stash.

Background fabric: Black dot on a cream background 

(from Kei Textiles - Happy Sweet Collection).

Acrylic template: 60 degree diamond with 2 inch sides

(plus 3/8" seam allowance).

Paper Pieces: 1050 diamond shaped paper pieces

(102 complete stars plus 12 half stars for the sides AND 

background diamonds).

Low loft cotton batting.

This quilt is listed for sale in my Etsy Store.

You'll find the listing details here:

ALL THE STARS QUILT 

I so loved making this quilt that I am seriously contemplating making another, but with smaller stars still. Perhaps from diamonds with 1 1/2 inch sides or more likely 1 3/4 inch sides. 

Thank you again for stopping by,

Rita 

RELEVANT LINKS:

Quilts available from my Etsy Store

RPQ English Paper Pieced Quilts:

Talula Quilt 

Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt 

Anna Maria Horner Hexagon Quilt

Daisy Chain Quilt 

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The June Dyson Coverlet

A Finished Quilt

Continuing this week with another 2021 finished quilt. This quilt is June Dyson Coverlet; a pattern by Emma from Treehouse Textiles in Mornington (not far from Melbourne, in fact the perfect day trip from Melbourne, and a fabric store truly worthy of visiting in person!). Emma has a unique eye for pattern and fabric/color placement and her quilts and patterns are on my quilting bucket list.

I started this quilt at the end of May this year and finished it some time in July. The quilt consists of just two shapes - an octagon and a square - and much like a traditional hand pieced Trip Around the World Quilt it was pieced from the center out. I chose to English paper piece my quilt for that process continues to give me so much joy, and I find it a super accurate way to piece. I love the fabric placement for this quilt, and found myself spending a lot of time audition fabric after fabric fabric. 

All fabric used are designer quilting cottons, and include prints by popular fabric designers like Heather Bailey and Heather Ross, and by Cotton + Steel and Ruby Star. The large scale gingham fabrics are woven checks from Cotton + Steel (Checkers). I cannot resist a gingham fabric, and you'll regularly see them make an appearance in my quilts.

QUILT DETAILS

June Dyson Coverlet - Pattern by Emma Di Stefano 

(Treehouse Textiles)

Finished Quilt measures 59 inches x 59 inches.

Started: May 2021.

Finished: June 2021.

English paper pieced.

Machine quilted - domestic sewing machine.

Materials used:

Cotton printed fabrics all from stash!

Acrylic templates to cut fabric pieces and paper pieces (octagons and squares).

Low loft cotton batting.

For the back of the quilt I have a much loved and often used print: Newsprint from the Story collection by Carrie Bloomston. I have found this fabric so wonderfully versatile, the perfect backing fabric that works so well with all of my quilts. 

And I have finished the quilt with a stiped fabric. In this instance I have used a dark blue and white striped fabric. I have somewhat of a tendency to accent my quilts with a black/white stripe quilt binding but in this instance I thought the blue/white would work equally well.

With express permission from Emma Di Stefano I am selling this quilt. 

The June Dyson Coverlet is listed in my Etsy Store.

You'll find the listing here:

June Dyson Coverlet - Handmade Patchwork Quilt

More soon! I have several more quilts that I have finished this year that I would like to share with you before the end of the year. That's the plan anyway.

Thank you again for stopping by. 

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:

Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store

June Dyson Coverlet Pattern by Emma from Treehouse Textiles - available in PDF format or print.

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