Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Cover Girl... SHEEEEPISH.

The other night, I opened the mail and let out a big squeal - my husband came running in to see what was the matter....  Sorry, honey.  It was just an episode of Quilt-itis.  I had just received my advance copies of the May/June 2014 Quiltmaker magazine... with my little Hexie Sheep in the Meadow quilt ON THE COVER!!

While I knew my pattern would be in this issue, I had NO idea she would be a Cover Girl!

They call it "Sheep Shape"...

And I think it turned out to be such a cute baby quilt!  I'll be all ready for grandbabies when they come...

Such a simple quilt to make, using half-hexagons sewn in vertical rows; NO Y-seams! They rated it "Easy".  I used a Hexie-Half ruler by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs.  The fabrics are all Basics from Riley Blake.

The quilt also features my favorite dimensional folded hexagons I call HEXAGAMI for the flower centers, top-knot and eyeballs on the little sheep.  I happened to be demonstrating these Hexagami Make & Takes at the Riley Blake booth at Quilt Market last May when Quiltmaker editors Carolyn and Diane stopped by and saw how I was planning to use these as flower centers on my new "Hexie Meadow" quilt top.  They asked if I'd like to submit it to the magazine.  *Ü*  I said yes.
HEXAGAMI VIDEO
What a fun HEXAGONAL year it's been!  You can see all my hexie projects and adventures HERE.   Next, I'll be playing with new half-hexagon AccuQuilt dies... I see a class coming soon!

Look for your copy of Quiltmaker, on newsstands April 8th!  You can also purchase the magazine online or as a digital copy HERE.

26 comments:

  1. Congratulations! Can't wait to get my copy in the mail and get a really good look at it, it's so cute!

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  2. That is soooo cute. Congratulations. I will be looking for my magazine.

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  3. That quilt is just the cutest, ever! Congratulations!

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  4. Congratulations! It's adorable!

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  5. The cover photo is nice but does not do the quilt justice! That has to be the cutest thing I have ever seen. Love it!

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  6. OMGoodness!!!!! Adorable!!!!!! I love love it!!!!!! Very creative!!!!! Beautiful!!!!! I will get the magazine!!!!!! Thank You

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  7. A....dorable! Congrats on the cover!

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  8. Congratulations on your Cover Publish. This little Hexie Sheep Baby Quilt is Precious! Creative Quilting Bliss...

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  9. Very cute and so Springy! Congratulations Cover Girl! I'm fascinated with folded fabric...so I'll be moseying on down to the store to pick up a copy soon!

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  10. Congrats…what an adorable quilt…love it!!

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  11. I'm so excited for you congratulations!

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  12. I'm so excited for you congratulations!

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  13. congrats on making the cover and rightly so, will be keeping my eyes open for this magazine but no doubt will be a while before it arrives in the UK. Amazing that you have made it from hexies, love the 3D ones too must look into how to do those thinking maybe done tiny could use them on my crazy block.

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  14. What a wonderful quilt! Congratulations on your magazine cover...your sheep is so adorable!

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  15. Congratulations! And what a fun quilt.

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  16. Congrats. this is too adorable. your use of hexies is wonderful

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  17. sew cute... congratulations on a job well done.

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  18. EWE are SEW Cute! I'd squeal too! I like the use of Hexie's for a Lamb. Goes with my Name...LOL I hated the song in Kindergarten. Now I just collect the Lambs or patterns for them.

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  19. Congratulations! Your quilt is adorable.

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  20. Congratulations! It's just darling.

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  21. Congratulations! It is so adorable!

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  22. So, I am totally late to the game, but I just came across your sheep shapes pattern and I absolutely love it!!! The original hexagami tutorial is no longer accessible. Do you have another link to it?

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    1. The tutorial for Hexagami dimensional folded hexagons is available here on my blog: https://www.quiltscapesqs.com/2013/06/hexagami-dimensional-hexagons.html

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  23. I love your quilt. I just got online and bought the magazine.

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  24. I just love this quilt! I bought this magazine when it came out, and I just used it for inspiration for a tote bag I made for my daughter who is having her first baby. I would really like to send you a picture of it! Do you have a place I can send it to you?

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