Thursday, September 22, 2011

A big Ta Dah!


I was jumping up and down with excitement earlier in the week - you guessed it, after two and a bit years Hannah's hexagon quilt is finally all finished!!


25 rows with alternate rows of 12 and 13 hexagons, so about 300 + in total.  I haven't counted up exactly but there's at least 20 different coloured fabrics and I used the same white on white fabric for the backing.


The fabrics were collected from quilting shops all over the North island of New Zealand and I used at least 4 rolls of cotton to hand sew it all together. I tried really hard to keep the colours random but in the last few rows as the selection of colours was getting low, I did end up with a few close together.


Hannah is so thrilled with it and now she can't wait for it to go onto her bed this weekend!

See you soon xx

31 comments:

DebbieSFL said...

Your quilt is absolutely beautiful and Hannah has a real treasure from you.

Christine S said...

It's gorgeous, Katrina!! Congrats!!

Sarah said...

It's absolutely beautiful Katrina, congratulations on finishing it! I'm sure Hannah will treasure it for a very long time

Kathy A. said...

Congratulations Katrina on a beautiful quilt and a wonderful treasure for Hannah.

Deb said...

Omg, did you say handsew it all??? It is one gorgeous quilt. Hannah will adore it.

Kerry said...

Absolutely beautiful.

Robin said...

Your quilt looks totally awesome! Great job. Lucky Hannah!

kavita said...

Heartiest congratulations on completing the hexagon quilt!! It has come out so beautiful!

Lynn said...

Woo Hoo!! It's incredible Katrina! Look at all that work you've put into it. I love the colours, they're so bright. I'm sure that Hannah will always treasure it. You should be very proud of yourself.

Carol said...

Oh, how delightful!! I just love it, Katrina--such beautiful colors... Hannah is one lucky little girl :)

Jenny said...

Katrina, that quilt is magnificent! What an amazing accomplishment - you must be so pleased with how it turned out! Such a pretty quilt for your pretty little girl, she looks absolutely thrilled with it! Well done!

Jennifer x (in the US) :o)

Kathy Ellen said...

Hannah's quilt is so gorgeous. It is truly a labor of love for your sweet little girl. Your love is stitched into it, which makes it a treasure to cherish forever!

Kelly said...

Hannah is adorable and the quilt is beautiful. What a lovely gift.

ollie1976 said...

beautiful!
-Jen

The Knitting Cross Stitcher said...

A beautiful finish:)

Lana said...

WOW!!! That is amazing!!! Awesome job Katrina!!!

Jenny said...

Fabulously beautiful :)

Blu said...

OMG WOW! That is so lovely! The colours are wonderful!
And your daughter is such a cutie!

Rowyn said...

It's beautiful Katrina. Such pretty colours (perfect for Spring). Hannah looks pretty pleased with it. Have a lovely weekend.

Nicky said...

LOVE it! I can see why Hannah does too...... such pretty little girl colours. I've watched this project grow and just assumed the hexies were machined, but to hear they are all hand sewn - WOW!

Andrea said...

How wonderful. I'm sure Hannah will love love it for many years to come.

Bev C said...

Hello Katrina,

This is so beautiful. Hannah is one lucky girl.
Happy days.
Bev.xoxo

Susan @ Real Girl Designs said...

It's gorgeous! Congratulations on your finish - I can tell that Hannah loves it!

Mrs Dibble said...

Oh just lovely...that pattern is great as it is all done at the same time....lucky Hannah

MoonBeam said...

What a cute quilt for a little girl. Nice.

Bobbi

Lillabilly said...

WOW!!!! That quilt is FABULOUS! I can definately appreciate all of your hard work. Well done!!

Suzy Darley said...

@@@Parabéns, ficou lindo, e as cores ficarm harmoniozas, um abraço!

Tatkis said...

Wow! Congratulations! The quilt is so beautiful and sweet!

Hugs,
Tatyana

Karoline said...

It's gorgeous, congratulations

Raewyn said...
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Raewyn said...

Hi Katrina, you quilt is gorgeous - a happy, cheerful quilt :-) I had asked a question about how much of it you had hand sewn but I see you did mention that in your post! sorry!

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