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The lovely hexagon block quilts so popular at present are called by a variety
of names and there are many ways of setting the hexagons together, too.
Hundreds of precise hexagons ready-cut means a real labor saving. If you are
cutting your own, be careful to have one edge with the weave of the goods and
all sides equal.
Seams are allowed on the unit hexagon pattern, although this may be larger or
smaller to suit, just so the angles are the same and the six sides all equal.
We have seen them only an inch across when finished, but a quilt of such small
blocks is no temptation to the busy woman.
To make one block sew six orchid around 1 yellow center, 12 peach hexagons
around this, then 18 green. Straight seams may be run on the machine first,
two orchid hexagons together, three groups of three peach, and six groups of
three green. Then the other seams which fit in at an angle are best run by
hand. A pillow is one such block, appliqued onto white.
Setting the hexagons together is most easily done by sewing three white
hexagons on opposite ends of blocks which alternate with plain ones into a
strip 4 1/2 hexagons long. This will be about 63 inches or the width of the
quilt center. Six such strips will finish about 76 inches long. A five-inch
border of white all around augments this size to 73x86.
Yardage Estimate: Allow 1/4 yard yellow, 1 yard orchid, 2
yards peach, 3 yards green, and 3 3/4 yards white.
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