A lovely hand piecing project that comes together very quickly and is perfect for beginners. Quilt-As-You-Go so when the blocks are finished, they are finished!
Great for using up your scraps and left over batting pieces.
Cutting:
Cut 1 large hexagon from fabric - this will be your backing fabric and be the fabric used in the "frame" of your block.
Cut 1 small hexagon from fabric and batting. This fabric will be the hexagon "picture" in your frame and is great for fussy cutting.
Sizing:
The finished size of your block is the size of your smaller hexagon
Technique:
- Lay your larger fabric hexagon wrong side up
- Lay your larger hexagon frame template on top
- Position your batting hexagon and then your small fabric hexagon (right side up) inside your frame template
- Place one finger on the centre and lift your frame template away
- Pin or press (fusible batting is great!) your block


- One side of the hexagon at a time - fold the seam allowance over once to meet the inner hexagon. The fold the seam allowance again over the top of the inner hexagon to create the frame.
- Pin, clip with a wonder clip or glue down the seam allowance.
- Tip - fold over the seam allowance on alternate sides of the hexagon. Then go back and do the remaining three sides. I find this creates an easier, neater edge.
- Your block is ready for stitching! Hand or machine stitch down the seam allowances.
- To join your blocks together, place two right sides together and ladder stitch the edge. Because they are backed and quilted already, you are done!
Sizes included in the nested set:
The set includes 6 nested hexagons with lengths of the finished side seams 1", 1½", 2", 2½", 3" and 3½".
This allows you to make 4 framed hexagon blocks - 1", 1½", 2", and 2½" finished size
Note:
- The 3½" hexagon frame will fit on a 6" wide strip
- The 2½" hexagon will fit on a 5" square. This can either be used as a "frame" or as a "picture".
Options and Ideas:
- Practice your free motion quilting in the centre of your hexagons before stitching them together
- Choose to use fine thread to stitch down your frames to keep your stitching invisible.
- Make your stitching the star and use Sue Spargo Eleganza Perle Cotton threads (or your favourite decorative threads) to join or embellish the blocks.
- Use 5" Charm squares as the "frame" for 1.5" hexagons or the "picture" for 2.5" hexagons.
- Fast cut your hexagons from strips of fabric and batting?. Makes the process much faster.
- Liberty charm square pictures and white frames? Kaffe Fassett florals and stripes and dots? Aboriginal fussy cut prints with co-ordinating frames?
- Your quilt is reversible - the back of your quilt will be a beautiful hexagon quilt! Use Kaffe Fassett florals for your backings and arrange in colour wheel or watercolour layouts?
- Arrange your hexagons in a bag shape?
- Throw all your scraps in a bag and draw randomly?
- Have fun, don't stress and play. These are quick and easy and will help develop your stitching and colour layout skills ~~Maree