{hexies + petal pushers + a table = a fun friday tutorial!!}

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!!!

Comments

[Heather]

The table topper is adorable! Thanks for sharing it.

[Gill]

Gorgeous! I love the colours you've used!
Thank you!

[Teri]

Very cute table topper

[Lee]

Thank you for the tutorial! I have been wanting to try hexies! thanks again!

[Stacey]

Oh, this looks exactly the way flowers in spring sunshine look!

[Christi P.]

This looks like so much fun...I really like it that you showed us the quilting too!

[Karen O]

So pretty. I will have to try to make one like this. Thank you for sharing the tutorial!

[Terry]

Adorable pattern...thanks for sharing your tutorial!

[maria]

thanks for the great tutorial

[ritainalaska]

thanx for the pdf! love the way you did the hexies ... looks much easier!

[Ellen M.]

Great tutorial! I'm new to quilting so this would be a great smaller project to try!

[Lisa Cox]

That is so cute! I've never done hexagons before. I think it would be fun to try.

[Sandyb]

This is so cute. With your help in this lesson, I think could really do hexagons!!!! Thank you!!!

[Kelsey]

So cute!! I needed a push to try some hexies :)

[Martha]

I love your table topper!!! Thanks for the tutorial:)

[KatieQ]

Thanks for the lovely tutorial. That little unicorn is really cute.

[Tammy]

Thanks so much for the tut! Love the mini hexis!

[DianeH]

Thanks for such a wonderful tutorial. Love the fabric colours.

[Kathe G]

Love this - it will give me a chance to try some hexies which I hae not done yet to see if I like working with them. Thanks.

[pippa]

ohh I love the way you iron your hexagons, thats a good tip for me :)

[Teresa Felgueiras]

I love your table topper. Thanks for a great tutorial.

[Margaret]

This is very cute.

[Ella]

Very cute table topper. Thanks for the tutorial!

[Cecilia]

That is a cute table topper. I love the colors and the hexies.

[Brandy M.]

Thank you for the tutorial. The table topper is super cute!!

[Carmen Wyant]

Cute tabletopper, I have become a follower.

[Lyn Smith]

Very cute, this will be on my list of makes.

[Jacque]

That fabric is so bright and fresh - love your design! Great job!

[Stephanie in Mi]

Really cute. Hexies are so awesome!

[Jeanne G]

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. :)

[Lee Ann L.]

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?!?

[Jen]

It looks amazing, great job! Thank you so much for helping with the giveaway!

[Michele T]

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!

[Jolene]

Thanks SO much for this.. I have been trying to make something like this for my Mom~ THANKS... I will be using this!

[Phyllis]

Great table topper. Thanks for sharing the tutorial!

[Jess]

Absolutely adorable! The fabric is perfect for the design you created. Thanks for sharing it.

[Mom C]

Nice tut. Cute tabletopper, so bright and breezy. Thanks.

[Stephanie Jennings]

Love the table topper. The colors are so beautiful!!!

[Anna]

I love the little hexies added to the table topper. It's a cute extra touch!

[Jane S.]

What a nifty tutorial! Thank you so much for the .pdf. :)

[Rachelle]

That is a very cute table topper

[Sallie]

Coming from The Intrepid Thread. So cute! Thanks for the tutorial.

[Jennifer H]

What a cool tutorial!! Thanks!!

[Deb]

Just found your blog via Intrepid Thread and LOVED visiting here. Thanks for the wonderful tutorial. Your table topper is beautiful.

[Elaine]

Thanks for the tutorial, I hope to try and make one of these.

[Hueisei]

Thanks for the tutorial. :)

[Rhonda aka Quilter in The Gap]

Such an adorable project. Thanks so much for sharing!

[Thorngrove]

Very pretty! Thanks for the tutorial.

[Leah]

Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing

[Mary]

thanks for sharing the tutorial I've got a stash of fat eighths that would be great for this!