Six Fun Things You Can Make with Hexies

Six Fun Things You Can Make with Hexies

Posted by Jen Lopez on Mar 3rd 2021

Quilting with hexagons, “hexies” for short, might not be new, but it is definitely trending now. Most of you have probably seen one of the most famous examples of a hexagon quilt, Grandma’s Flower Garden. One little hexagon in the middle surrounded by six others as “petals” makes a charming flower motif. Stitch up a few zillion of these, by hand if you are really determined, and you can have a beautiful heirloom quilt. But what else can we make from this fun shape? Let’s take a look:

1. Pincushion – Make two hexie flowers as described above, stitch with right sides together leaving a small space for turning, stuff and whip stich closed. You’ll have flowers on your sewing desk all year long.

2. Easiest table topper ever – Start with one hexie of any size, let’s say 6”, and stitch strips to each of the six sides in a concentric fashion. Stop anytime when the topper is big enough for your taste. Go festive with holiday themed fabrics or scrappy to use up some stash.

3. Coasters – Make a sandwich of fun prints with a middle layer of stiff interfacing such as TimTex. If you make the bottom hexagon 1” larger all around than the top, you can do an easy self-binding.

4. I-Spy Quilt – Use a 4”, 5” or 6” template to fussy-cut novelty fabrics for an I-Spy quilt that is as much fun to make as it is to gift.

5. Needle Book – Make two lined and finished hexies for the front and back with a few felt “pages” in between. Blanket stitch them all together on one side and the only thing you will lose your needles in is cuteness.

6. The Perfect Portable Project – Once you’ve mastered this shape with some of these easier projects, make Grandma proud by tackling your own Grandma’s Flower Garden quilt. Those handfuls of little hexagons make the best take-along project ever. You can take everything you need with you in a lunch baggie – no sewing machine needed!

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