Category Archives: Candied hexagons

Odds and Ends

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Emily

Here’s a finished hexagon puzzle block ready to fit into the big hexagon quilt.  I like the secondary hexagon in blue here, and think it will fit well into the overall design.  Five more hexagon puzzle blocks are in various … Continue reading →

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Hexagon Puzzle

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Emily

Yesterday, while perusing the internet, I stumbled across an interesting block called “Hexagon Puzzle.”  The links from the images were broken, however, and it wasn’t until today that I found a good link with a picture.  At first, I was … Continue reading →

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Center Medallion for the Hexagon Quilt

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Emily

Here’s the centerpiece for my “Candied hexagon” quilt.  I think I need a new name for this quilt.  “Candied Hexagons” refers to a pattern published in an Australian magazine that features a variety of pieced hexagons that finish at 3″ … Continue reading →

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Summer Vacation Part 2- and Inklingo Kites!!

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Emily

Yesterday I promised pictures. . . And then Linda released the Inklingo Kite Collection that I have been hoping for ever since I first laid eyes on the exquisite Rose Star Block.  I am SOO excited about this shape!  Then, … Continue reading →

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A Seam Here, A Seam There. . .

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Emily

. . . .And before you know it, a quilt begins to take shape.  I’ve been working on this hexagon quilt in bits and pieces.  Maybe I sketch a design one day, and print a couple of pages of shapes … Continue reading →

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Peppermint Hexagon Tutorial

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Emily

This week candied hexagons came up again on the Inklingo yahoo group.  So I looked in Linda Franz’s awesome Idea Book, and was surprised to find some hex designs I hadn’t seen before. They’re from the original Frederica Josephson Quilt, which … Continue reading →

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Baby Steps

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Emily

We are slowly adjusting to the rhythm of being a family of seven.  No one has asked to return the new baby to the hospital yet, which I’m taking as a good sign.  He’s growing so fast.  And he doesn’t … Continue reading →

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New Candied Hexagon Quilt

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Emily

This baby is certainly taking his/her sweet time on arriving.  Tomorrow I’ll be at 41 weeks.  /sigh.  However, I’m filling the moments with relaxing hand piecing.  I almost have the top for kidlet #4′s quilt done. I started on the … Continue reading →

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Using EQ 7 to Design Candied Hexagons

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Emily

I love EQ.  However, I have really struggled with designing hexagon quilts in their one patch layouts, because, well, you can’t easily adapt the one patch to a pieced hexagon.  Today I came across this sample project on their blog, … Continue reading →

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Finished!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Emily

What a month!  Yesterday the girls and I drove up to Wichita Falls, for our official LAST stop on the Quilt Across Texas Shop Hop.  That was our 37th store this month. Now I’m just crossing my fingers that we … Continue reading →

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