Essentially, this is your typical paper-pieced hexi quilt-- I basted all of the fabric scraps to 2" hexi templates (I just used normal paper), and started hand sewing them all together... and hand sewing... and hand sewing... :) The middle is a random assortment but the outer layers have a bit more direction as I started working out, with blues and greens at her head/feet and reds and oranges as the focus on the sides.
In order to have it feel like the centre panel is floating and there were no hexis cut off abruptly, I did a final row of brown hexis around the whole quilt, before sewing panels of the brown to these hexis and trimming them accordingly. The border is a soft grey flannel with pieced panels from the cool and warm palates of the outer layers of the hexi panel, and the back is a simple blue. The binding is a fun purple batik that I think pulls it all together well. I kept the quilting simple with lines criss-crossing the hexi panel, and simple, randomly spaced vertical lines for the borders.
I was glad to give this to mom for Christmas, both so she could enjoy it, and because I couldn't stop looking at it and petting this quilt. I love it SO MUCH, and cannot imagine making something so labour intensive for any one else but my long-suffering, sewing mother. Hope you enjoy it for many years to come, momma! :)