It is hexagon central here at Wombat Quilts.    I have just started another hexagon quilt, this time a miniature quilt, as part of the Michael Miller “Glitz” Challenge our Modern Guild is doing.  We were given 8 fat eighths of the fabulously Art Deco looking “Glitz” fabric line…

and I  just had to make those dots into hexagons…

I have also been slowing plugging away on my bright daisy hexagon quilt which has been a wip for over a year now…

But the newest hexagon addition to the family is an amazing vintage hexagon top I picked up at a local thrift store for $10.

It was a revelation for me to see the hand workings on this top.  It is stitched in most places using a simple running stitch to keep the hexagons in place…

and in a couple of places there is little more stitching, mainly where the seams are a little smaller…

This quilt top was found shoved in a basket with other fabrics… it has not been treated too well, I would say, recently but it has held up beautifully.  There is only one place where I will have to do a little repair.  On the other hand I have been stitching the bejebus out of my hexagons…

Lots and lots and lots of little stitches because I was scared it would not hold together.  Having seen the work on my beautiful vintage hexagon, I am thinking of taking my stitch count down a little.

If you are interested in learning more about English paper piecing or want some hexagon templates check out my post from last year which has tips and links galore..

To finish off I thought I would share some photos of the amazing fabrics on my “new” vintage quilt top.  Here are some my favorites…