Thursday, September 20, 2012

dots on dots Blog Hop


I am so thankful to be a part of this blog hop. Thank you Madame Samm over at Sew We Quilt for being such a great inspiration to so many. Thank you also to Corrie over at Quilt Taffy for hosting this hop. We thank both of you for bring us all together in our love of dots. 

Right after I signed up to be a part of this blog hop I started thinking about what I wanted to make. It took me about 5 minutes. HA HA! I love dots, I love hexies, and I love rainbows. I put all three together and came up with this beauty. I wished I had taken a picture of all the hexies stacked up. I made 42 hexies. I then hand sew them all together in rows. I pinned them down and machine sewed them to a piece of white Kona. 

I then auditioned all kinds of dot fabric for the binding. I had four pieces out until I decided on a piece of black with dots. Here it is all bound. I love how the black corrals them all together. 

This is the back. I added corner hanging triangles so that I can put it on my wall. I even had fun drawing on the back to add a label. 

Thank you for stopping by. Please take some time to stop by the other blogs on today's hop. You will love everybody's creations. If you have missed any of the blogs go back and take a look. Also there is one more day left so don't forget about hopping tomorrow. 

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Bejeweled Quilts by Barb


TTFN

81 comments:

  1. I love your dotty hexies! Dots and rainbow colours are perfect together
    Thank you for sharing!

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  2. Hexies! I see them, love them and am - I admit that freely - very scared of them! I love what you did with them. Love your dots!

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  3. Yes Shannon, there is no disagreement here..you love dots and you make us love them too....great block

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  4. A lovely block that you have made. Hexies and dots a super combination. I love it.
    Thanks for sharing
    Britt-Inger in Sweden

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  5. What a wonderful block! I love it and it bright and cheery colors.

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  6. What could be better than dots and GFG together! :)

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  7. Your dotty rainbow hexies look spectacular! Gorgeous work!

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  8. What a great mini! Love the dotty rainbow - wonderful effect.

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  9. So cute...dots and hexies together. Love it!!

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  10. So original, I love it! The binding is the perfect fabric for the rainbow of dots.

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  11. Love your hexies, very nice in dots! Thank you for sharing :)

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  12. Nice work! I greatly admire anyone who can do hexies!

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  13. I too love hexies, and yours are wonderful. Nice work.

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  14. Beautiful - what a wonderful idea! blessings, marlene

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  15. That is a lovely block, just beautiful!

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  16. How pretty! I always love colorful quilts! I have seen the corner hanging solution before. I need to try that some time!!
    Great job!

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  17. Very nice! I have not started on hexagons yet. It seems like a very addictive shape:-D

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  18. WOW! I love all the little hexies--42 of them? WOW again! It's a beautiful block and the black border does "corral" them in. Cute label, too. :O)

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  19. Hi!!! Your block is very pretty!! It looks great with the black!!!1 Thank You

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  20. Your block looks like it was a lot of work. I like the idea that even the label has dots.

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  21. Wow, I love the way it turned out! I've never worked a hexie, it looks difficult but so worth it!

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  22. Everyone loves a rainbow, well done , I love your creation!

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  23. Wow! That's all I can say. Wow! Thanks for sharing.

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  24. Oooh its lovely - I like the colours you have used and I havent tried hexagons yet but they do look so very striking - I must try soon!

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  25. A great rainbow of hexies! Your hand drawn label is fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

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  26. wonderful hexies. I have a lot of hexies made up, and a lot of new ideas.

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  27. love your hexie quilt! terrific label idea, too! thanks for being on the Dots blog hop!

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  28. Love how your used your hexies...

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  29. Your hexies are so dotty sweet and cheerful. It made my day. Thanks for sharing..Judith, Texas

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  30. Oh Shannon, it's great. Love the full color & hexies. Cute!

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  31. A Rainbow of Hexies!! I could see this being used in a classroom to teach colors and counting...once a teacher always a teacher..it's in my blood I suppose after 30 yrs.
    Blessings
    Gmama Jane

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  32. Dots, hexies and rainbows......what else would they be? Love your block.

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  33. WOW! Love your hexes. All those colors are so pretty. They make a beautiful block. Thanks for sharing.

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  34. That is a great use of dotty hexagons!

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  35. Hexies and dots! Does it get any better? I think not.

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  36. Very cute idea. Lots of dots with lots of work. Thanks for sharing.

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  37. WOW ! I really love it, its fresh and fun. its been fun hopping with you, shirley from Simple Sew , funnymesjc at gmail dot com.

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  38. Funny how everyone started out making dresdan plates and have now switched to hexes! Love the little mini quilt!

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  39. I love hexes and I love what you did with them. Such happy colors! Great job.

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  40. Hi Shannon - I also love rainbows, dots and hexies and you did a fantastic job of putting them altogether-who would've thought you could get all three in the same block! Sensational job. From California, thanks for sharing.

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  41. More hexies with dots -- I love it!!! :)

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  42. Hexies......wonderful hexies!!! LOve this!!

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  43. Your rainbow hexagons are lovely!!

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  44. Your hexies are lovely! Thanks for sharing and inspiring us!

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  45. I like the rainbow quilt. thanks for sharing.

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  46. Your rainbow hexies are terrific! Thanks for sharing.

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  47. I love your rainbow hexies they are very bright and happy.
    Thanks for sharing with us.

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  48. Your hexies are beautiful. Great job and thanks for hopping with us.

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  49. Your rainbow hexies are lovely, just like a rainbow after a storm! Thanks for sharing with us!!

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  50. What an original idea! I love hexies, and you too them up a notch. Great rainbow.

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  51. Love your Hexie Rainbow!!!! GREAT job!! :)

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  52. You are right. How could a person go wrong with dots, hexies, and rainbows? Your block is so cute and I love the black binding, too.

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  53. ROSEMARY B here:
    I love this. BIG dots with little dots, and the colors are so bright and happy. Super cute!! Really creative!
    Thank you for sharing today

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  54. This is just wonderful! I just started using the triangle corners for mini quilts and love it! Thanks for sharing your talents with us today.

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  55. I love your rainbow of hexies! It's a very happy looking mini quilt.

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  56. What a great idea with the hexies! Great job.

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  57. Your little dotty hexes are spectacular :)

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  58. I LOVE your hexagons and the way you've arranged the colors. Sew pretty!

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  59. What a hexalicious treat for the eyes!!

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  60. What a wonderful way to showcase your dots!! Thanks for sharing!

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  61. Such a great little quilt!! I love it!!

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  62. Looks great and so cute!! Thanks for sharing a neat idea!

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  63. Dots 'n Hexies seem to be a perfect match! Well done!
    And I agree, the black does corral them.
    Thanks for joining in the fun and sharing your project.
    I'm a new follower to your blog.

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  64. I love rainbows, this is lovely!

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  65. Lovely rainbow quilt!!! Thanks for sharing and being a part of the hop!

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  66. Love your hexies, and the rainbow it forms. Thanks for sharing.

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  67. Love your rainbow hexies. Some day I am going to make one...it is on my 'to do' list. Thanks for sharing, enjoy your weekend, Pauline

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  68. How cute!! Rainbows and hexies - a perfect combination.

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