Quilting: Part 3

I'm almost there! Really. The quilt is nearing completion. I never thought I'd actually get there.Its been two years in the making!

But here we are in the final lap.

Here's the top quilt. And, here's what I've learned about top quilts.

1. Hexagons are DIFFICULT (see parts 1 and 2 for more on this).
2. Even though all of my fabrics are so fun and pretty on their own, it doesn't mean that they are pretty together. I wish I would have laid out the quilt more thoroughly before committing to the pattern. Toward the end I just did rows, but, I didn't realize or think about that the rows would need to go well will the rows near them, not just with the hexies within that row.
3. I got better as I went. My first row is especially pitiful.
4. Sewing isn't so intimidating now.
5. I have a love hate relationship with the iron.

So, here's the top quilt before I ironed it all out.

Here's a top down view.

Here's the hexie flower with the brown Riley blake fabric

Here's a split image of how the hexies traveled from green to aqua to orange and brown.

In total it took me awhile to do, but I'm happy that I actually stuck with it. The next installment will be on basting and quilting. I had my first go at crazy quilting, which is SO HARD, but another lesson in the fun of sewing. I also met my new best friend, the walking foot.