LivelyLady

I have looked everywhere for a tutorial on how to sandwich a hexi quilt. All I'm getting is how to hand-sew the hexies, which I've been working on. If anyone can give me some guidance/advice, I'd greatly appreciate it.

thimblebug6000

Are you wanting to keep the outside edge to the hexagon shape, is that what you mean? You could decide to face it or you could decide to bind it, but that is a lot of inner and outer miter corners. That decision would influence how you sandwich it.

LivelyLady

Actually, I thought I would just trim the sides so it'll be straight on all sides for binding. I just don't know how to attach the batting and backing.

toverly

I would treat it like any other quilt sandwich. I like to use Spray and Bond basting spray (purple and white can) I first spray the top to the batting then the backing to the batting. I overkill with pins since I am using a regular machine and it will be bunched alot. Since you plan to straighten the sides, I would wait until it is quilted, then straighten.

cashs_mom

I made one that I trimmed straight. It worked fine. I sandwiched it the same as any other quilt and sandwiched it using 505 Spray then quilted by machine.

LivelyLady

Thanks...that's what I'll do. Do you have any suggestions on what to quilt? I quilt on my domestic machine.

WMUTeach

Glad you got an answer to your question. If it was my quilt I would quilt it in a grid, either straight or on the diagonal to show off the hexagon pattern, but others may have other choices that would be better. Have you looked at finished hexagon quilts on-line or Pintrest or in quilt shops?

thimblebug6000

If your hexagons aren’t too big you could quilt 1/4” inside each of them. That is what I did but I hand quilted them.

LogCabin82

The ones I saw on YouTube, they make a strait edge and then quilt it like any quilts. Others they kept the hexie shape and I’m not sure how they quilted it.

My3Boys1Girl

When l quilt on my machine I normally follow the block shapes. However when doing a hexi I think I would do a larger area between the rows. Depending on the size of your hexis. I think I would do about the third row. It will probably take extra time to do the rows but it will also make the pattern stand out more on the reverse. I have a friend that likes to turn the quilt over in the summer months so I always make the backing a bright and breezy color.