Quilt as you go Hexagon Hot Pad
A Hexagon Hot Pad done “Quilt as you go”
This hexagon hot pad is a great scrapbuster! I used scraps of Christmas fabrics, and my next one will be in reds and pinks for Valentines.
Quilt as you go Hexagon Hot Mat Supplies
15″ square of a busy print for backing fabric.
12″ square of ” Insulbrite”
12″ square of quilt batting
5″ square for centre block
6 strips of cotton fabric, 2″ x 4″
6 strips of cotton fabric 2″ x 6″
4″ piece of ribbon for a hanging loop
sewing thread to match
invisible thread for bobbin
Hexagon Hot Pad Sewing Directions
Layer the backing fabric with wrong side up, quilt batting, then the
“Insulbrite” with shiny side up. Pin through the corners to hold
it all together. Draw an ” X” from corner to corner.
Cut the center block into a 5″ hexagon and center in on the “X” with right side up. For my tutorial on how to draw the hexagon, please click here.
The lines are faint, but visible from corner to corner.
Take one of the 4″ strips and with right sides together, place
one long edge even with one side of the hexagon. Using 1/4″
seam, sew from the middle of the hexie to the end of the hexie. Don’t sew beyond the end of the hexie. You’re leaving the first half of the strip unsewn. We’ll deal with it later.
Open out the strip so right side is up and finger press it.
Use a straight edge and draw a line across the opened out strip that continues the edge of the hexie. With right sides together, lay the next strip along that line and the edge of the hexie, then sew it into place.
Flip it so the right side is up and finger press, THEN topstitch 1/8″ from the seam line. Continue adding strips and top stitching until 5 strips have been added. Before adding the 6th strip, fold the first strip out of the way. Sew and top stitch the 6th strip, then put strip 1 back into position and top stitch it into place.
The second row is done pretty well the same way using the 6 inch long strips. Begin by sewing the half strip as before, BUT, again, don’t sew beyond the edge of the hexagon. Finish strip 6 like before, by
pulling the first strip out of the way before sewing and top-stitching strip 6, then top-stitching strip 1.
How to Finish the Hexagon Hot Pad
Pull the backing fabric out of the way, then trim the front, “Insulbrite” and batting to the hexagon shape following the edge of the 6 inch strips. Be careful not to cut the back fabric!
Use a rotary cutter to trim the backing 1 inch larger than the hexagon all the way around. Press the raw edge in by half, then press the fold over the edge of the hexagon to form a self- bound edge.
Top stitch close to the fold to finish, mitering the corners.
Fold the piece of ribbon in half and slip the raw ends under one corner of the binding before completing the finish.
To print this hexagon quilt-as-you-go tutorial, please click for the free pdf. Quilt as you go Hexagon Hot Mat, updated to correct an error May 24, 2021.
If it doesn’t make sense, please email me at yvettechilcott(at)yahoo(dot)ca and I’ll help.
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pattern saved … will hunt through the fabric stash to see what I have … will need to get some Insulbrite
Thanks for the pdf print out.
Thanks, it’s a great way to use up some 2 inch strips.
very good idea, how about a coaster quilt?
Sure, just join the finished hexies with a joining stitch. Sounds like a great idea!
Can’t wait to make this ,it’s so lovely.
my pleasure!
I’ve made this for many years, my favorite is using Halloween fabrics, then quilt it like a spider web, decorate with spiders as well. it’s fun, fast and easy!
I am a beginner sewer and today I made the Henie pot holder except it turned out to be a 12 inch hot pad. Ha my question is I didn’t back tack all my quarter inch seams so now the seams might unravel during washing, should I have backtracked?
I want to try another pad the same size , this time I will use invisible bobbin thread which will make the back look so much neater. Thanks for the pattern, do you have a pattern that starts with a triangle for the center and is it a quilt as you go pattern? Sure do like the idea that it is a finished product at the end.
Thinking of making some hot pads. Have not sewn for many years and love the quilted hot pads and table runners.
It’s a wonderful hobby, and I hope you enjoy it Linda 🙂
The pdf indicates the hexagon should be 3 1/2 inches yet above indicates 5 inches. Which one is correct?
Congratulations Debbie, you are the first to bring that to my attention. 5″ is correct, and I will fix the PDF. Thank you so much.
Thank you for the updated information. I cut out everything except the hexagon. Another question, I was thinking of making it larger to use in the center of a table so wanted to put a third row around, I was thinking since the first row was 4″ long and second row is 6″ long, do you think each strip for the third row will work as 8″ long? Thanks again
why not wait until after you’ve added the last row, and then decide? Does sound like a good idea, I’d love a pic of your finished project 🙂