Finishing Hexie quilt?
 

I would like to add black borders to this GFG quilt. (The rows are still being hand stitched together) Do I applique the Hexie center to a large piece of black fabric, or applique each side to a border piece-probably 3” wide? And how do I handle the border seams? Thank you!!

The black background really makes the flowers stand out.

I like the look.

It seems to me that it might be easier to sew to the borders...less bulky. Your Hexies are so pretty. I so enjoy sewing Hexies!

Lovely quilt! I would either make the border out of black hexies and half-hexies, or applique it to border strips. Appliqueing to a large piece of fabric would also work, but a lot of fabric would be hidden in behind the GFG part.

I"m doing my hexie quilt with a border of black hexies. Then I will stitch around it and cut the edges off so I have hexies and half hexies on the edge.

Have only made 1 hexie quilt - still not finished quilting the border & binding - and appliqued them to a border of about 6". Some will be hidden behind the outer half of the hexies & is cut away. You can choose to join strips to top/bottom, then to each side, or create a mitred corner before stitching those areas down.

I applique to border strips. I do applique in the border, so use wider strips. Depends on how I decide to finish it.