Hexagon Hound

I thought it about time I posted an update on my hexagon quilt.
I tend to make about 25-35 hexagons and then sew them all together, and then sew that unit to the whole. Initially I was adding each hexagon to the whole as I made them, but found that as the whole became bigger and bigger it was becoming harder and harder fir me to manipulate the whole and the hexagons as I sewed them together, meaning the process was taking longer and longer and becoming less fun and satisfying.
At times I’m amazed at how quickly it’s growing, and at others (like this afternoon when I laid it out on our bed) I feel quite daunted and wonder just how long it’s going to take me to get it to the size I want (I want the finished quilt to be at least 225cm by 210cm). At the moment I’m considering helping it along the way a bit, and breaking up the riot of colour, by adding borders every so often (40cm perhaps?) but haven’t made a conscious decision about that yet.
In meantime, a picture: rather than Jack on a quilt, this times it’s a quilt on Jack!

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