American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2020-04)

2

Remove first two Row 1 half

hexagons from design wall.

Referring to Diagram 1, sew together

half hexagons, finger-press open, and

press seam toward first half hexagon

in row. Referring to Diagram 2, add

third Row 1 half hexagon in the same

manner, pressing seam toward second

half hexagon. Continue adding Row 1

half hexagons, pressing seams toward

top of row, until row is pieced.

3

Repeat Step 2 to piece remaining

rows, pressing seams in each

odd-numbered row toward the top and

seams in each even-numbered row

toward the bottom.

4

Sew together rows to complete

quilt top. Press seams in one

direction.

FINISH QUILT

1

Layer quilt top, batting, and

backing; baste. (For details, see

Complete Quilt, page 111)

2

Quilt as desired. Maggi Honeyman

machine-quilted a hexagon

design across the quilt top (Quilting

Diagram).

3

Bind with gray-and-white stripe

21 ∕ 2 "-wide bias strips. (For details,

see Complete Quilt.) To attach binding

along inner angles of top and bottom

edges, stop sewing with needle down

at point of angle. Pivot layers and

stitch along next hexagon edge.

Designer: Lissa Alexander (modalissa.com)

Machine quilter: Maggi Honeyman

(sewmaggisquilting.com)

The large hexagon shape in Izzy’s Garden

lends itself well to both large and small

novelty prints, making this a versatile design.

Keep scale in mind when choosing your

fabrics, remembering that smaller prints will

appear more like solids. Also, if you choose

geometric fabrics that need matching, cut

them together before piecing in rows, taking

into consideration the seam allowance in the

center of each hexagon.

FABRICS are from the The Summer House collection by

Riley Blake Designs (rileyblakedesigns.com).

Diagram 1

Diagram 2

Quilting Diagram

32 APQ ¥ April 2020