Paperweight

When I was in elementary school (over 50 years ago) I got a desk for Christmas.  I loved my desk.  In fact, I loved gathering my desks accessories, such as a pencil sharpener, desk mat, stapler, pencil holder, lamp, not to mention all the gadgets that went inside the drawer.   But one of my favorite accessories was a glass paperweight.  It was clear with a beautiful blue design in the center.  I still own the desk (although it is stashed away in my basement) and I still own the pencil sharpener ( it.still works great and I use it all of the time), but my most treasured of all these items is that paperweight and it now sits on my bedroom dresser.  Paperweights are a thing of the past with computers and the trend of going paperless, but I will always cherish mine.

Mentioning this paperweight brings me to my net quilt.  Quilt Mania is one of my favorite quilt magazines.  In 2012 the September/October issue had a quilt pattern named Paperweight by Pamela Goecke Dinndorf.  When I saw the picture of this quilt with the name Paperweight it brought back great memories of me spending hours busily at my desk doing my homework or drawing and gazing at my glass paperweight.  I knew that this was a quilt I had to make.

I had fun picking out funky fabrics to match together to form my hexagon shapes that represent paperweights.  I love the vibrant colors, but most of all I imagine these hexagons as paperweights and it brings back fun childhood memories.  So here is my version of Paperweights. 

As always I made this quilt larger than the original pattern - mine measuring 92" by 92".  The directions for this quilt pieces these whole constructed hexagon blocks together in rows which was difficult.  The construction reminded me to be similar to piecing double wedding ring blocks. However, I did enjoy the challenge and mastered the process.

My next quilt that I'm ready to quilt is similar, but is pieced together with an easier method making the process quicker.  Learning new blocks and methods makes quilting fun and challenging.  So stay tuned for the finished results of my next quilt.