Bison or Bear?

I started a hexagon quilt project last fall because I just had to get it out of my system!

After viewing some cute hexagon projects on the internet and even though I really didn't need another project, I could no longer resist and started a copy of Anna Ruggles' hexagon quilt. Click here to see her quilt.

I don't know that my version will be that large, probably more like a wallhanging. When I get tired of making hexagons, that's when it will be done! I'm doing English Paper Piecing using 1/2 inch hexagons (the side measurement) which are actually starting to seem large to me. Also trying to limit myself to using only my Jo Morton fabrics except for the cream colored backgrounds.

This is another one of those long term projects so don't expect a lot of progress quickly. From time to time I'll show you how far I've gotten.

I'm still working on the inventory project for the Mennonite Heritage & Agricultural Museum and I had hoped to share a favorite quilt from their holdings today but instead here is an interesting lap robe we've found.

Was it a bison or a bear?

This sort of a lap robe would have been used in a carriage or buggy and is considered a transportation accessory in museum nomenclature. So far here in southcentral Kansas, we've had a mild winter but I don't think many of us can imagine what it must have been like to travel out in the open during winter! I'm so very thankful for modern conveniences.

Prize and Clue #1

Everyone must be outside enjoying the weather! Or maybe they have no idea what makes the hexagon quilt in my last blog post special! To help you out, I'm going to post a clue every day until someone guesses correctly or until my deadline, Thursday morning. Look for Clue #1 at the end of this post!


The first person who comments with the correct answer on this post will get a prize but what kind of prize? Every day I'll show you a new part of the prize and today's part is a gold fat quarter. Now maybe that will point you in the right direction but then again, maybe not!

Clue #1 - The hexagon quilt was made at the turn of the century.

Hey, did I say this was going to be easy?!? Think about it, look at the hexagon quilt again, think about it some more and come back again tomorrow for another clue if you need one.