Recycle an Antique, Hexagon Quilt!

My quilt guild, Kaw Valley Quilters Guild, in Lawrence, KS, had Mary Kerr as our guest this week. Mary's current book, "Recycled Hexie Quilts", includes two beautifully transformed tops that I had the pleasure to quilt. The first one is titled, "A Summer Breeze".Mary used four floral applique blocks along with fragments of a hexie top. The finished size is 45" square. This top had so many possibilities for design. I was so pleased with the results!    The second top, "Lovebirds", was the marriage of a red embroidered block from the 1940's and a portion of an 1890 mosaic top. I wanted to keep this simple and make sure the original embroidery would pop. The border was very simple, straight line quilting.  Don't miss a Mary Kerr lecture if you get an opportunity. She has a vast knowledge of quilt history and can entertain her audience as she weaves her wonderful stories.

Kelly Cline and Mary Kerr

Finally, don't miss this book! It has loads of ideas to reuse, repurpose, and recycle those hexie pieces from the past. Best of all, I'VE GOT ONE TO GIVEAWAY! Comment here for your chance to win by telling me if you had a quilting grandparent. Good luck! I'll draw a name, Sunday night at 8:00 pm!