Janice and her hubby Ed were both in Monday’s class together, and though he had to work yesterday and today – he still made an appearance to bring Janice to come play with us. It’s been fun getting to know them both.
As they say, the couple that quilts together -----shares the stash! LOL!
Yesterday I walked into class to be stopped dead in my tracks by the most incredible hexie quilt ---and I know Janice said she had been working on it for over 10 years.
TINY Rosettes. FUSSY cuts! All of them! You have to stop and examine each and every one of them, and there are thousands….
Her use of the fabric is so imaginative – come take a closer peek! I just wish I could have caught each and everyone up close and personal ---
Doesn’t this look like a stained glass window? I love that the colors aren’t really ‘organized” –it allows your eyes to travel to each and every one. But check out these rosettes!
Come even a bit closer, that’s not close enough!!
Bugs! And Dinosaurs!
Penguins marching in a circle!
LOVED this one….3 doxies --- fussy cut so they’d join up mid-bodies to complete the design!
Tennis racquets ---and can you see she spelled her name going clockwise?!
Halloween dinosaurs…and there are cows and other things…..she just had the MOST FUN playing with such whimsical fabrics --- it was like a big giant grown-up I spy!
It’s been in the hand quilting process for years – the hardest thing, Janice said, was trying to hand quilt with black thread on black fabric as eyes age. This is something I get very concerned about as my eyes age too. I’d have to shoot a goal of one hex section a day or something…maybe try natural daylight to quilt by, but she says it is really hard on her eyes to sit at it for very long with black hand quilting thread trying to do black stitches on a black fabric.
North Pole signs all pointing round in a circle!
I’m so glad she brought it to guild show and tell too --- it’s just a fabulous quilt, and I am so inspired!
Doesn't it just make you want to go fussy-cut something?! :cD
It is amazing! What a great work. I would like to see all of the rosettes. Congratulations to Janice and her husband. They are surely proud of their work.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Such an accomplishment...and I LOVE her purple socks!
ReplyDeleteOMG! She HAS to enter that in a show. It is too wonderful for words. Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteOh my God! What a beautiful quilt!! Now I must try to sew one like that :)
ReplyDeleteGun, Sweden
First Janice is in PURPLE which REAL women wear..ha..but then that quilt. As the book Charlotte's Web says of the "egg sac" her MAGNUM OPUS. OMGoodness...I wish we could see more of he individual rosettes. That's the prettiest quilt ever. Just absolutely GORGEOUS.
ReplyDeleteBeyond awesome. So glad she shared it with you/us. Unbelievable. I love it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a work of art! Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see that in person. As a fellow hand-quilting lover, I wonder how long I can keep up small even stitches before my eyes give out and I can only churn out toe catchers!
ReplyDeleteIt's Art with a capitel A.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!!
I'm speechless. That is awesome! What a great quilt. Mary
ReplyDeleteO.M.G. That is just AMAZING! just positively amazing!!! Congrats to Janice...she should definitely enter that in a show. O.M.G!!!! Thanks so much for sharing that with us: inspiring!!!
ReplyDeleteWords fail....and where did she get all the fabric with designs to scale like that! Amazing....
ReplyDeleteJust a wonderful piece of art!
ReplyDeleteMaryella
That is an amazing quilt!
ReplyDeleteThat quilt will be an heirloom for her family. It does make me want to go "fussy cut" something.
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! That is one of the prettiest quilts I have seen in ages and I go to plenty of shows. She needs to make sure that quilt goes in her will so she can make sure it goes to someone who will LOVE it like she does - and us too - would you like my name and address, Janice? I would definitely love it to pieces.
ReplyDeleteincredible. You could get lost in that quilt.
ReplyDeleteWow. Wait a minute....make that WOW~ I could sit and look at that quilt for hours. Absolutely beautiful. I am amazed at her patience in fussy cutting all those hexies and then hand quilting it. Oh MY Stars! She should be very proud of this one- and how nice that she shared it with you (and all of us!) Joy in AK
ReplyDeleteI am remembering doing a cross stitch picture as a wedding present. It was on nay blue fabric and I had to sit outside to see the holes. Well after it was done and I removed the hoop it had FADED!!! So...it ended up getting a frame with an oval mat to cover the fading!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt.
XOXOXO Subee
I am in awe at the AWEsomeness of your hexie quilt. I so wish you had a BIG audience so that more people could appreciate it. (not that your audience is small Bonnie *wink*)
ReplyDeleteHoly cats! I love this quilt. It's so inspiring. Guess I have to just keep making those babies, and I'll be on the lookout for great little motifs to fussy-cut. Fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteI am inspired. Addicted to hexigons. I'm making a scrappy one with different fabrics in one flower. Don't know how I want to set it together yet. Might be with black. I know how much work it took. Keeps us busy, but out of trouble. Oh yes, it is my therapy. beds_j@yahoo.com
ReplyDeletewoohoo, that is awesome. love love Janice's fussy cut fabrics. wonderful. I actually got some dinosaur halloween fabric at a quilt show guild sale, bet it's the same line. the black really makes the blocks pop, but yeah, I've noticed it's gotten harder to hand quilt too.
ReplyDeleteThat is completely and totally a AMAZING!!
ReplyDeleteI have found that when I do small close work, I sometimes wear a pair of reading glasses over my regular glasses. It looks silly but I saw a cross stitcher do it. I tried it and it's not bad.
That is an amazing quilt. The close up pictures are just spectacular. I hope she completes it.
ReplyDeleteOMG! That is one impressive quilt!
ReplyDeleteWow!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, my, this quilt is incredible. If only I had the talent, time and energy to make something like that....but I don't so I'll just admire Janice's work. :)
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That is fantastic what size hexies are they.
ReplyDeleteI was lucky enough to see this quilt in person... They are tiny. While I didn't measure, I'd say they are BEST, 1 inch hexies.
DeleteIt is a stunning quilt.
That quilt is just amazing. How fun it would be to examine every one and see all the variety. The black sets it off perfectly. I have never really considered making a hexagon quilt, but this quilt might just get me to change my mind. Any idea of the size of the hexies?
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O. My. Gosh. That is incredible!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this one! The black really sets it off..
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing quilt!!! I am thinking about hexagons!! I have two quilts already planned, maybe a hexie after those.
ReplyDeleteYes, that hexie quilt totally makes me want to go and fussy cut something! I'm working on an I Spy for a granddaughter, but it will nothing compared to this hexie one. Oh, I'd love to make one like it for me, me, me!
DeleteGreat hexie quilt BUT no waving on your blog for the past few days.... what is going on?!
ReplyDeleteOMG I wish I had been there to see it in person. Yhe close ups are great thank you for taking pics and janice for bringing it so that we could 'see' it.
ReplyDeletetheres a trick with dark fabrics, jewel tones, navy blue..... make your quilting thread a shade or two lighter !!! when its done you really wont know, but boy your eyes will !!!!! Theres a reason the amish use white or grey !
ReplyDeleteWow! Such a beautiful quilt! I've started a hexie quilt, and have around 40 rosettes done, but it will be a looooong time until I'm anywhere near what Janice has accomplished. Congratulations to her!
ReplyDeleteWOW! That is truly amazing!
ReplyDeletethank you for sharing with us.
That is the most amazing quilt!! I see hexies in my future!!
ReplyDeleteWow, Janice is far more ambitious than I will EVER be. Lovely work!
ReplyDeleteWhat else is ther to say but WOW. I love it.
ReplyDeleteOH. MY. GOD!!! That is INCREDIBLE!!! I am absolutely BLOWN AWAY. It is hard to type with my chin still on the keyboard!!!! What an amazing masterpiece. THANK YOU for sharing!!!!
ReplyDeleteMaria in Tucson
It makes me cry just to look at it, it is SO beautiful!!! Words just simply fail me.....
ReplyDeleteI am in awe
ReplyDeletebarbara in Tennessee
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My wife, Janice, is really appreciative of all the great comments on Bonnie's post...I am justly proud of her for this tremendous quilt...you really do need to see it in person to get the full impact...anyway...the pins in Bonnie's pictures are not diaper pins...the individual hexagons are 1/2 inch on a side...she gathered the bits and pieces over the years with many fabrics donated by Guild members as they discovered her project...one of the few poeple who could go to a retreat without plastic tubs of fabrics, etc...this project could fill a checkbook box with enough pieces to keep her hand sewing for a weekend...again, thanks for the comments, and thanks to Bonnie for a tremendous three days of quilting and fun...if you get a chance, don't miss her...we had new members and workshop participants from other parts of Ohio, our neighboring states of Kentucky and Indiana, and a Mom and Daughter duo who drove all the way from Northwest Nebraska)they know it was worth the trip!!!
ReplyDeleteEd ~ you are a unique and precious partner to share your wife's interest in her quilting. God bless you!
DeleteThis is just fantastic, over the top beautiful. I have sent this blog on to friends so they can get started on their own.
DeleteI might get a wall hanging done if I start now!
I have done several Grandmother's Flower Gardens for my 2 granddaughters, each taking 2-3 years. I didn't realize how quickly I did those in comparason,
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Uncle Butch - tell Aunt Janice this is more than fantastic!! It is absolutely beautiful and I can't imagine how much work that must have. I agree with the lady who said to put it in her will - that must go to someone who will love and appreciate it and give it on to someone who would love it. Love the story and pictures. Sandra
DeleteThanks for letting us know the size of the hexies. Its nice that you support your wife's quilting and are proud of her work.
DeleteAMAZING!! What a treat!
ReplyDeleteI might be tempted to quilt in the colored hexies and leave the black alone.
What an awesome quilt! It looks like so much fun. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat quilt is a book in itself, finished or unfinished! I'd buy it! suggest that to your publisher Bonnie! It's very unique!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. You are right that is the most beautiful quilt I have ever seen. What a talented lady she is. Thank you both so much for letting us all see it. Daisy
ReplyDeleteWow!! This quilt is amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteI am blown away by this quilt ... I could spend HOURS ... no, DAYS ... just looking at all the hexies ... what an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen anyone do a grandmother's flower garden with a black background. It looks great! Really effective. Brilliant idea; and what perseverance!
ReplyDeleteIt. Is. Beautiful! This quilt needs to go to Houston. It is a lifetime achievement type quilt. Oh, do be sure to put a good label on the back! I wonder if it would work to lightly dust the quilting thread with chalk?? Would that be too messy? Then maybe wipe it with a slightly damp cloth to remove any chalk residue? That might make the quilting on black a little easier on the eyes. Thank you SO much for sharing this gorgeous masterpiece with us!! I wonder how many people have been inspired to make one. I know I am!
ReplyDeleteFrom a hexagon junkie: Thank you, thank you, thank you, Bonnie, for giving us so many great pictures of this wonderful quilt!! Janice is amazing! Does she have a blog or website?
ReplyDeleteThat has got to be the most amazing hex quilt I EVER have seen. Just...wow. Words fail me.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is an amazing quilt...a true heriloom!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read all the comments, but a suggestion I heard about a few years ago was to use a med. or dark grey thread when sewing on black, and it does make it somewhat easier to see. And I'm in the senior citizen range. :)
ReplyDeleteTruly a one of a kind and what a treasure she will pass on in later years. Absolutely remarkable. I do hope to see it hanging on display at Houston Festival. Up close and personal.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! I agree that it is one of the most beautiful quilts I've ever seen. Thanks for all the pictures.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I am utterly and completely in love with those hexies! Makes me want to start fussy cutting now!
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Absolutely fantastic! This should hang in the Smithsonian! What an inspiration. I'd start one of these if I were 20 years younger.
ReplyDeleteHow AMAZING is that quilt!!!
ReplyDeleteJanice's quilt is a truly work of art. Thanks to her husband we know the size of the hexagons. What a treat for you Bonnie and the ladies of her guild to see the quilt up close. Envy green is my color. Thanks. Sonia
ReplyDeleteDitto - the Quilt is Amazing beyond words, but IMHO....Ed Rocks!
ReplyDeleteHow awesome is that!!!! I especially like the penguins.
ReplyDeleteWhat a FUN quilt!! Now I'm itching to go fussy cut!
ReplyDeleteIncredible! What a piece of art!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous quilt! It could also be an I spy quilt! JAnice must have the patience of Job to work on a quilt for that many years. I would like to create something like that.
ReplyDeleteWow! That's amazing! I'm so glad I was able to see this.
ReplyDeleteReally does make me want to fussy cut a whole bunch of hexies. What a fantastic quilt.
ReplyDeleteFabulous! Another quilt inspiration to add to my bucket list! Thanks for sharing Bonnie, and Janice!
ReplyDeleteFantastic, love how the fabrics with black background blend into the black. Try a magnifier lamp with a flex neck for hand work. I love mine.
ReplyDeleteHoly Mackeral! That quilt is awesome!!
ReplyDeletethere are no words to express this quilt or your talent and perseverance
ReplyDeleteThat is positively fantastic!Thank you
ReplyDelete"Doesn't it just make you want to go fussy-cut something?!" Sort of. And then I realize how daunting a task it would be and I just get overwhelmed. That quilt is lovely, and I'll stick to my mundane-ness for now. But now I'll be looking at fabric for fussy-cutting opportunities.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous quilt. I'm inspired, but now I know to put them on white!
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing..
ReplyDelete73Oh! What an ambitious project! I am taking a fussy-cut hexie workshop in January at our quilt guild. If I make a table runner, it will be a miracle. I love the look of hexies but have not pursued the challenge. Yet.
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