The puzzle is going to be a bit 'old-school' this time.  We're heading back to the first quarter of the 20th century with a Hexagon by Sarah Haynes.  It is 74" x 88" and is made of 33,782 tiny silk triangles. Hexagon was begun in 1892 and took Sarah 17 years to complete the quilt.

According to Marsha MacDowell and Ruth D. Fitzgerald in Michigan Quilts: 150 Years of a Textile Tradition, "She purchased the silk in half-yard lengths, and, for each of the half-inch pieces of silk, she cut a tiny paper template. The quilt was then pieced with mathematical precision in the English manner, overhand, from the back of the quilt. Haynes finished the quilt with a maroon silk ruffle and silk-covered buttons at six-inch intervals. The result has been described as a "tribute to obsession."

The quilt has quite a history.  In 1929 Sarah won a $15 First Prize at the Women's International Exhibition in Detroit and it was later used in lieu of a fee to pay an attorney.  It was also part of the Esprit Collection until it was acquired by the Michigan State University Museum.

Hexagon 1 - 60 pieces; non-rotating

Hexagon 2 - 40 pieces; rotating