kimg

I have made them. Like several people have already suggested I would hand quilt it by each hexagon.

Cathie R

You've gone to all the time and effort to hand piece the blocks so why not hand quilt. It will be beautiful.

MelodyWB

I have never made one but I own the one my Great Grandmother and Grandmother did in the 30's all by hand..pic to follow..

meemersmom

How lucky are you to have this?! Its lovely. As for quilting a GFG, I don't think I'd quilt every hex, but perhaps every other round of 'petals' a 1/4" from the seam if hand quilting? That would be a lot of hand work if you were to do every hex.

Patricia14

I love hexagons; I made a tablecloth with flowers in appliqué, hexagons are 1” side and I’m working on a Charm Quilt with hexagons ¾” side (999 hexagons, all different fabrics) I’m on my 800 hexagons! I know it will be a lot of work but I like hand quilting.
Here is a picture of a Grandmother's Flower Garden quilting; I find it very nice, it’s a lot of work…it also depends on how big is your quilt!

Happy quilting!
Patricia

mic-pa

I made a GFG by the method of English Paper Piecing then hand quilted it. I hand quilted everyother row of hexes. I took me 7 years to finish this quilt, but it is finished

justlooking

I'm sure it will be lovely however you decide!

vivsqt

As a longarmer, I have quilted about four GMF's. On each one I have done in-the-ditch around each hexagon. They look very nice when they are done. The one I quilted ealier this year was hand pieced.

redmadder

Around each hexagon? Longarmers sure earn their money. I quilted a small one in concentric rings instead of each.