First Airing of the Quilt

The first large section of the Hexagon Quilt has been aired in North Street, Gatton.  An article will appear in the local Gatton Star newspaper.

Lyn Crump, who is machine quilting the Hexagon Quilt in 6 metre sections watched by Jenny and some of the Beenleigh Quilters.

Moving the quilt, even in sections, is now becoming a team effort!

Preparing for the first airing, watched by a curious local.

What a stunning piece of quilt.  And there is a lot more where that came from.

The Quilting Begins

Even though the deadline for hexagons to arrive was 1 December, parcels continue to arrive.  The have been a number of stitching days where groups of ladies have gathered to stitch sections of hexagons together.  These are fun days with lunch being provided by Sew Creative to sustain these enthusiastic "joiners of the hexagons!"

The first sections have been sent to Lyn Crump, the brave long arm quilter, who has offered to quilt the Hexagon Quilts.

The quilt will be machine quilted in 2 metre sections has then these sections will be joined together.

As you can see, the green hexagons are really unifying all the different colours used in the blocks.

At this point it is estimated that the quilt will be over 100 metres long!!  Way beyond the original plans and expectations.  I will keep you posted on the continuing progress.

Christine