As a "man sewer" myself, I love the videos. My wife watched over my shoulder and said "Why don't you make that one for me?" Pattern, and hex template order...plus I had to get a shirt. Thanks for all you do...keep up the great work.
That's awesome, Lance! We're happy to hear you are enjoying the Man Sewing videos! Thank you for ordering the pattern and the half hexie template. We hope you have lots of fun making this quilt, and feel free to share a photo of it with us on the Man Sewing Facebook and Instagram! :)
Love it! Great tutorial as usual, and great design on the pattern, Heidi! It's also a great pattern to customize for a nerdy guy or gal who's into science. My husband loves this pattern because the hexagons give it a mathematical, science-y feel. :)
I think this may be the inspiration I needed to make a bumble bee quilt I wanted to design. Change up the colours and remove the sashing and suddenly it's honeycomb
That sounds like an awesome quilt, Porche! Feel free to share a picture of your honeycomb quilt with the Man Sewing Facebook or Instagram! Can't wait to see it! :)
I am in Christmas mode so I saw "ornaments" in the hexes...swap the blue for a Christmas print, the orange for a red and keep the white with green...voila! Ornaments strung together
Hey Rob! Great quilt! Small hint, if you did sew all your hexagons to the sashing strip one side at a time, you could save fabric. 🙅 But I like your Zen thinking way to! 🤓
Great tutorial Rob, love the large hexagons. My only wish is that we could have the fabulous fabrics that you have in the USA. Way to expensive to buy fabric from the USA. I am in England.
Hi Tammy! It is a seam guide. The one I use came with the machine, but I also use this one: www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/detail/67125/brewer/-/seam-guide-magnetic-large-with-handle
Omg....I think I have one for my machine. Never put to thought in to it just stuck it in the drawer with the sewing feet! Hahaha....And I love the sticker you have on your sewing machine. ...lay down some thread!
Google "machine seam guide screw in" and you will see the type that screws into holes on your machine. Rob is using the screw in type, not the magnetic type.
Awesome retro design! A tip for making sure those strips align well to one another along the strip, is to place one strip on top of the other with the strip attached just below the strip so you make sure the hexi is in alignment, then slowing slide up the hexi and then pin, then you should hopeful avoid having to rip and sew again.
I'm always looking for great kids' quilt ideas for donation. This one will be fun to make. Maybe even a different set of colors to make a reversible back. Thanks for this idea Heidi!
I love this design! I’m going to be making a baby quilt out of some Pooh bear material and honey bee material. I’ve been trying to figure out what pattern to use- this pattern reminds me of honeycombs so I think it will be perfect!
Rob, is it possible to chain sew the washing’s on one side of all the hexies? Or, does that mess with those angular corners. If I’d did chain sew, what would I need to be careful about doing? Would I need extra space between each hexie? I’m loving this quilt so I think it’s going to be added to my “to do” list! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Mary! If you are taliking about the opposite color stripes, yes, but you will have much more waste. If talking about the same color stripe that runs through the hexis, I would not, best if done as long strips. I tried to take the most efficient approach and save fabric too. Please try your idea on a few scraps from your stash and let me know if it works, I may have missed an easier way too! Hope you have fun sewing!
With the Holidays coming would you please do a Fold and stitch wreath tutorial? Thought it would be a great gift to give my sons' teacher for Christmas.
Could you make this as a quilt as you go. Sandwiching the finished strips, then quilting and then joining together with the sashes on both sides. What do you think?
With this quilt, the tricky part is lining up the 1.25" of sashing in between the half hexagons and then ensuring that the half hexagons are lined up with one another. It would probably be best to piece the top together and then quilt it, however, feel free to experiment with the quilt as you go method and let us know how it turns out. Either way, we hope you have fun sewing!
It's just a small scrap of fabric that you sew before sewing your block, especially when your block has angled edges that could get caught under the needle/feed-dog.
This is so cool, but I do not understand why a half-hexie? Why not just cut whole ones? In this particular instance, I understand with the skinny strips, but so many times I see you cutting halves, then sewing them together. Why not just one hexie and save the seaming? Thanks, again, for an awesome tut.
Hi Linda! It's exactly like Katrina said, by using a half hexie, you can construct the quilt in strips, and not have to negotiate any y-seams. Glad you enjoyed the tutorial!
Hello there! My edge guide came with the machine, but I also use this one: www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/detail/67125/brewer/-/seam-guide-magnetic-large-with-handle Hope this helps!
I found one in my bag of extra’s that came with my machine, I would like to change the design a bit with the foot and the edger with the feed dogs, too many things in 1 small area.
