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Friday, June 7, 2013

Party Time: Blog Hop, Book Review and Giveaway - Quick and Easy Hexie Quilts

Today is SewCalGal's day in the  blog hop to celebrate the publication of  "Quick and Easy Hexie Quilts" by Dr. Peggy Rhodes and Julie C. Wood.   And I'm delighted to be participating in this blog hop and able to share insights with you about this fun new book:




There are twelve designs in this new book that range in size from 45 1/2" x 33 1/2"  to 90"x91".   There is also a Market Tote design 17"x17".  Projects included pieced hexie quilts, as well as applique'.  

There is an excellent section showing a really "Quick and Easy" Hexie technique with uses fabric cut in circles.  No paper or plastic templates required!  


All of the patterns have well written instructions that are easy to follow, with great visuals.  

And the section "To the Rescue!" has the best information on Hexies that I've ever seen.  It includes a handry Reference Guide to help you change the size of a project, use a different size circle of fabric, or combine the circle hexies with hexies you may already have.  Plus it includes another Reference Guide that shows how many hexies you will need (and fabric) to make a Throw, Twin, Full, Queen or King with circles of 4", 6",8",10", or 14".


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As I do enjoy making hexie quilt projects, I found the technique in this book which relies on circles, to be extremely easy, fast and fun.
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Following the steps in the book, it was very fast and easy to create a hexie flower which could easily be turned into a quilt, or used as an applique' on top of a quilt, or other project.
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Using this technique, the underside does look different than other hexie techniques.  There are two layers of fabrics, giving each hexie body that makes it easy to work with.

The hexie techniques in this book also work well with the AccuQuilt GO! Circle die, but can be made using just about any circle size.  This book also includes a Reference Guide to determine yardage, another to figure out how many hexies you'll need, and two sizes of graph paper to draft your own unique hexie design.


Click here to see a preview of this new book, published by AQS.  I also hope you get a chance to check this book out at your local quilt shop soon.  It really is a fun book, with innovative techniques that make it very easy to create hexie projects.


Did I mention a Blog Hop?

At each stop in the hop you'll learn about this new book and get a chance to win a copy of this new book.



Plus, one lucky winner will win an AccuQuilt GO! Baby and the Circle die which will really help making hexie projects shared in this new book.  Visit Julia's blogs for more info on how to enter to win the AccuQuilt GO! Baby and Circle die.



Here is the line up for this blog hop this week:
 June 3 Karen Griska (The Selvage Blog)
 June 4 Susan Cleveland (BlackberryCreek)
 June 5 Melinda Fulkerson at Melinda’s Blog
 June 6 Victoria Findlay Wolfe (Bumblebeans Inc)
 June 7 Sew Cal Gal
 June 8 Kelly Jackson ( I Have A Notion)
 June 9 Pat Sloan
 June 10 Julia Wood  (Hexie Blog and Green Quilts)             



Did I mention a Giveaway?

One lucky follower is going to win a signed copy of this new book.  To enter, simply leave a comment on this post.  I'll randomly select a winner next Friday and update this post accordingly.  I'll also send the winner an email to notify them.


I hope you have fun at this blog hop party this week. I'm certainly looking forward to it.

Update:  Congratulations to Wacky Woman.  Please email me with your mailing info to claim your prize.

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Paula said...

I am so addicted to hexies I think I may need intervention. LOL! This book is totally amazing. I want it bad! Thanks for the chance to win it and the cutter also. :)

Anda W said...

Thanks for the scoop on the blog hop! I have an Accuquilt GO, hexie dies and would love this book to give me the push I need! awolk at rogers dot com

Sahmy said...

Nice review. Thank you for the giveaway.

Karrie said...

Thanks for the chance to win! I love hexies and the book looks really awesome!

Maureen said...

Looks like a fun project.

Unknown said...

I've become a passenger when out and about in the car and to have something to take my eyes off the road would be truly wonderful! This could and would be my salvation please!!

Bonnie Pfrimmer said...

How lovely is this book and the hexies. What a neat way to do it. Thank you for sharing this giveaway with us.

Pinnylea Creations said...

I would love to have a go at this - the tutorial looks easy to use - fingers crossed !!

stichnRN said...

the book looks interesting. i just may get that flower garden done yet!!!

mabear said...

I'd love to win if it's not too late. thanks

Sarah_L_N said...

I'm so intrigued by the circles! The back looks really cool too :)

Elita@Busy Needle Quilting said...

Oh, that looks like a very clever way to do hexies! What fun! Thanks for the giveaway!

Donna W said...

This book looks fantastic. Thanks for the great giveaway

Peggy said...

I love hexies and would really like to win a copy of this great new book. Thanks.

robin said...

Would love to win the book!

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