Day 224: It's two months to the day since I began this project, and I just finished sewing in the last half-hexagon. Forever to be known as the "Two-Month Quilt," this is the fastest I have ever completed one, and it's entirely hand-sewn. I have enjoyed stitching it so much that I plan to start another one immediately, although I will also be working on finishing up the Kittygons. What's the structural difference between the two? Each hexagon is made separately in this one: backed, batted and quilted individually, the backing forming the frame around each center. The Kittygons are stitched together until the entire top is complete, and then the piece is backed, batted, quilted and bound with bias tape. Each style has its advantages and disadvantages, but I enjoyed making the Two-Month Quilt much more. It felt like I was actually making progress as it grew in my lap. That's another selling point: no machine sewing, and for me, that's a huge plus. I don't like labouring at the machine. Now, I'm not likely to finish the next one in two months given that sitting under a quilt in the summertime would be quite too warm, but I'll be pecking away at little hexagons in my idle moments.
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