Sewvivor Challenge Three - Hexies

Thank you so much to everyone who's cheered me on this round and from the beginning, and for all your words of encouragement! I'm so excited to still be here and be able to share with you all my entry for round three!

I decided for this round of Sewvivor, the hexie challenge, i wanted to make something for our home. I'd made a mini quilt for round one, then the bag for round two and with a lap quilt being the final challenge (fingers crossed i make it) i wanted to make something new. Something that we would use regularly. Something like a giant floor cushion? Perfect!

Once again i found myself pulling stack after stack of fabrics wondering what direction to go in (there was talk of a rainbow and Unikitty from the Lego Movie, but in a testosterone filled house there really isn't a lot of room for rainbows and unicornkitties!) So in a brief moment of insanity i pulled out my highly coveted half yard of Melody Miller typewriters that i've been hoarding and sized it up with my Hex N More ruler. I could perfectly get a 6.5" hexie out of it, but do i dare cut into such precious fabric?! Oh i did! And so it began, cutting into some of my most treasured bits of fabrics, after all this was something that was going to stay in my living room, why not use all my favorite fabrics!

And while we chop with reckless abandon, lets mix things up a bit and make some + hexies and some kaleidoscope ones as well! I love the way the + hexies turned out and will be posting a little tutorial for them, super easy to make! Tutorial can be found here!!

I wanted the quilting on this to hold up to the two little boys that will no doubt be jumping all over it so i wanted it somewhat dense. That being said i just didn't have the heart to quilt all over the little typewriter, (does anyone else have this problem?) So i've echoed the star/typewriter block and for the rest i stitched about a quarter inch apart in a v formation with Aurifil in turquoise (#2810). 

I love the lattice effect that happens when two sections of the v cross and the turquoise Aurifil looks amazing against the black fabrics!

The sides of the cushion were pieced with slightly smaller hexies, 4.5" and i kept the quilting fairly minimal. Just a quarterish inch from the seam on both sides of each diagonal with Aurifil in black (#2692). Makes a fantastic little x pattern all the way around! 

I've tried my best to use only stash and things i have on hand for all of my Sewvivor projects, so when it came time to find something for the back of this cushion i immediately thought of this Parson Gray print that i had picked up last year. I had hoped to back a quilt in it but when i got it it was a little more green than the cream i thought it was online. So it's been sitting in my stash just waiting to be used. I kept the closure simple and went with an envelope style and it works perfectly!

In my life pre-quilter i always slept under a down duvet, but now that i have experienced sleeping with a quilt i'll never go back. So what to do with the old duvets? Well i used one to stuff this cushion with, and let me tell you, while i no longer enjoy sleeping under one... it is so supremely comfy to sit on! Shorty agrees!

So does Max!

It is the perfect size for sitting back and reading a book!

High fives to all the girls this round and good luck!

xo nicole

Make sure you stop on over to Rach's to check out the rest of the competition and if you feel so inclined i would absolutely love your vote! I have a killer idea for the final round so fingers crossed i make it through!

I also have a little interview with Ange from Gnome Angel over on her blog, lots of fun so be sure to pop over and check it out! Just click here!