Fussy Cut Hexagons

I finished this hexagon top in time to quilt it while the pyracantha berries are

providing autumn color.

I fussy-cut the prints in my Moda reproduction collection

called Morris Modernized: CFA Voysey.

And rotated then around some solid colors.

In this colorway you get an idea of what Voysey saw in the way

of hawthorn berries.

I used paper hexagon templates with 1-1/2" sides.

I cut 6 identical rectangles from the prints. I tried using a see-through plastic template for placement but it really didn't do me much good. The secret is to cut identical rectangles and then glue the hexagons with a dab of glue stick in exactly the same spot on all six.

I glued the edges over without trimming the fabric

and whip-stitched the hexagons together.

I trimmed the fabric flaps later after I took out the paper.

I added the solid colors between the rosettes as

it grew.

Most of the dark colors are from my Civil War Jubilee collection

which has some very dark prints. I used the front of those prints

and the reverse for two different shades.

It's always a problem to fit the hexagon format into a 90 degree angle. I just cut some dark print strips and appliqued the outer hexagons to them for a border.

This works better than other schemes I've tried.

To my surprise it came out as a rectangle and not a square. I trimmed it fairly close,

I'm hand quilting around each hexagon now.

See the Morris Modernized collection here:

I came across this tutorial on hexagons and was

pleased to see that wiggle print

is one of Terry Thompson's and mine from the long-ago

Lewis and Clark collection for Moda.

See the tutorial here at Luann's Loose Threads:

Moda packages pre-cut hexagons. Many of the collections are cut into "Honeycombs"---6" Hexagons. They offer a lot of Bella Solids packages too. See a Bakeshop recipe here: