Ohhhhh it's fun Friday here!!! yay!!!
And today, instead of making you suffer through a video of me explaining something, I've got a tutorial to share right here!!!
So, before I start all of my rambling, let's get to it!!
Here's what we are making:
Petal Pusher Hexie Table Topper
By Sally’s Angelworks
Here’s a fun quick project you can whip up in an afternoon!! Thanks to my sweet, sweet friend and fabric dealer (seriously!! she is totally my dealer!!!), Julie from the Intrepid Thread for the Petal Pushers fabric! You can get some here!
Download the printable PDF right here!!
Supplies:
6 fat eighths (different prints)
1 fat quarter (white or neutral)
1 fat quarter for binding
Backing fabric (I used bleached muslin)
Hexagon templates
(I am offering a kit for this in my store!!! yipeeeee!!!)
Cutting instructions:
Cut 2 3.5”x5” rectangles out of each of the 6 prints.
With the leftover material, cut a 3.5” square out of each print. You will use this for the hexies!
The instructions for this table topper are really easy! (LOVE that!!) Here we go…
Lay out your rectangles longways to see how you want to put them together. I sewed mine in the same order, but flipped the order on the opposite side of the topper.
Sew your rectangles together in two strips of 6 each.
Trim your shorter side of your neutral fat quarter piece down to 18.5”. This should be the length of your strips of rectangles.
TIP: I don’t have anything larger than a 15” large cutting ruler, so I added a 3.5” ruler right next to my 15” one. Perfect!!! Make sure they are both straight!
Sew your rectangle strips to either side of your fat quarter (on the short sides).
Here’s kind of a fun pic showing off one side…
Gather your supplies for your hexies. I just googled hexie tutorials to make sure I was doing it correctly. I’m still in search of the perfect one…maybe that will make it onto a Fun Friday video…but just know that as long as you tack the corners, you’re good!!
After you finished your hexies, iron them (with the paper still inside).
Take the paper out and iron again.
Lay them out how you think you’d like them to look!
Sew the edges where the hexies meet together right sides together with a whipstitch.
I got kind of carried away and didn’t sew the same edges together that I had originally put together, but I still liked this design, too!!
Before you sew your hexies down, let’s quilt this sucker…pin baste all three layers together.
I’m always inspired by my darling friend, Brooke’s table runner quilting, so I decided to do those same wavy quilting lines horizontally on my topper!!
After quilting, pin your hexie group down right where you want them.
Sew in the inside of each hexie about ¼”.
Go back and sew around the very edge of the outline of the group. So cool!!
{cupcakes not included!}
Bind and Voila!! You are done and you have a gorgeous table topper!!
Just a note about the kit!
I will include everything needed for this project including the printed PDF EXCEPT batting and backing! :)
Everything for 19$ with FREE SHIPPING!!! yipeee! What a deal!! :) and there are a limited quantity so get yours RIGHT HERE!! :)
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A quick shout out to the NEW in the store this week!!
PomPom Walk in the Woods quilt
Petal Pushers Hexie Table Topper
{sorry...this guy isn't for sale!!}
Happy sewing this weekend!! I'll popping in and out...tomorrow is the January meeting of the Houston Modern Quilt Guild, so I'm super excited about that!!!
Blessings!!!
Cute tabletopper, I have become a follower.
Posted by: Carmen Wyant | January 20, 2012 at 03:05 PM
Very cute, this will be on my list of makes.
Posted by: Lyn Smith | January 20, 2012 at 03:05 PM
That fabric is so bright and fresh - love your design! Great job!
Posted by: Jacque | January 20, 2012 at 03:14 PM
Really cute. Hexies are so awesome!
Posted by: Stephanie in Mi | January 20, 2012 at 03:32 PM
Sally, You are just amazing, I read you blog and tutorials and because I am left brained it takes me so long to catch on. I wish you were closer to just show me how, it makes so much more sense to me. But I save your "toots" and keep working until I think it looks like it is supposed to. It is no wonder my mother had no patience with me, left brained people are hard to teach. Thanks for always being so clear on what you are saying and doing. this is an absolutely adorable table mat. :)
Posted by: Jeanne G | January 20, 2012 at 04:16 PM
this is the cutest table topper! The Intrepid Thread gave me the heads up on this one. Thanks for the tut! I've bookmarked it. I am also now following via Google Reader -- how can I miss future goodies like this?!?
Posted by: Lee Ann L. | January 20, 2012 at 05:02 PM
It looks amazing, great job! Thank you so much for helping with the giveaway!
Posted by: Jen | January 20, 2012 at 05:13 PM
I love to make skinny quilts and yours is very sweet, especially with the hexies... I just have to try those, apparently they are addictive!! Seriously though... isn't fabric addictive alone? Thanks for the tute - it is great!
Posted by: Michele T | January 20, 2012 at 05:31 PM
Thanks SO much for this.. I have been trying to make something like this for my Mom~ THANKS... I will be using this!
Posted by: Jolene | January 20, 2012 at 06:00 PM
Great table topper. Thanks for sharing the tutorial!
Posted by: Phyllis | January 20, 2012 at 06:18 PM
Absolutely adorable! The fabric is perfect for the design you created. Thanks for sharing it.
Posted by: Jess | January 20, 2012 at 06:23 PM
Nice tut. Cute tabletopper, so bright and breezy. Thanks.
Posted by: Mom C | January 20, 2012 at 06:58 PM
Love the table topper. The colors are so beautiful!!!
Posted by: Stephanie Jennings | January 20, 2012 at 06:59 PM
I love the little hexies added to the table topper. It's a cute extra touch!
Posted by: Anna | January 20, 2012 at 07:05 PM
What a nifty tutorial! Thank you so much for the .pdf. :)
Posted by: Jane S. | January 20, 2012 at 07:07 PM
That is a very cute table topper
Posted by: Rachelle | January 20, 2012 at 08:02 PM
Coming from The Intrepid Thread. So cute! Thanks for the tutorial.
Posted by: Sallie | January 20, 2012 at 08:11 PM
What a cool tutorial!! Thanks!!
Posted by: Jennifer H | January 20, 2012 at 08:12 PM
Just found your blog via Intrepid Thread and LOVED visiting here. Thanks for the wonderful tutorial. Your table topper is beautiful.
Posted by: Deb | January 20, 2012 at 08:51 PM
Thanks for the tutorial, I hope to try and make one of these.
Posted by: Elaine | January 21, 2012 at 12:55 AM
Thanks for the tutorial. :)
Posted by: Hueisei | January 21, 2012 at 02:33 AM
Such an adorable project. Thanks so much for sharing!
Posted by: Rhonda aka Quilter in The Gap | January 21, 2012 at 03:44 AM
Very pretty! Thanks for the tutorial.
Posted by: Thorngrove | January 21, 2012 at 04:02 AM
Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Leah | January 21, 2012 at 09:13 AM
thanks for sharing the tutorial I've got a stash of fat eighths that would be great for this!
Posted by: Mary | January 21, 2012 at 11:10 AM