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Best way to English Paper Piecing (EPP) a hexagon with two fabric??

Old 12-23-2016, 08:59 AM
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Default Best way to English Paper Piecing (EPP) a hexagon with two fabric??

What is the best way to EPP a hexagon with two fabrics? I have figured out how to do this with half-hexagons (cut the template in half and proceed as usual). However, I am unsure as to the best way to proceed when the shapes are different. Below is a picture of two hexagons, with two different fabrics, that I am working on.

I can create two EPP templates that make up the whole hexagon. It is easy to baste the fabric onto the smaller piece, but I can't figure out how to baste the fabric onto the bigger piece since it has the concave area.

I have tried appliqueing the second (smaller) fabric onto a whole hexagon (basted with the first fabric). But, it is time consuming, thick (two layers of fabric) and not as 'perfect' in appearance as the whole hexagons.

I am hoping someone has a suggestion on how to do this! Thanks in advance!
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Old 12-23-2016, 09:07 AM
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Mickey depre and katja...forgot her last name do a lot of pieced hexies...Mickey has a website....MDQuilts, I think and so does katja, but she can be referenced via paperpieces.com too......pieced hexies are fun!
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W/ epp I avoid inside corners it is to hard to get it to lay right and you have to cut the fabric to close to the edge to get a good secure point. I would do them in shapes that avoid the inside corner like this. [ATTACH=CONFIG]564252[/ATTACH]
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Old 12-23-2016, 10:14 AM
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Can you piece them first using any shapes and then cut them into hexie shapes?
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I agree with Kassaundra. Also, if you're machine piecing, I'd lower the stitch length to 1.6-1.8mm and press the seams open to reduce bulk. It's what Leah Day has done on her award-winning quilts. If you're hand sewing, that's roughly 1/16"
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Originally Posted by Kassaundra View Post
W/ epp I avoid inside corners it is to hard to get it to lay right and you have to cut the fabric to close to the edge to get a good secure point. I would do them in shapes that avoid the inside corner like this. [ATTACH=CONFIG]564252[/ATTACH]
This worked like a charm! Thank you..... I don't know why I didn't think of it. But, I am so happy. The hexagons look much neater. Thx again!!
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SCG your welcome.
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Originally Posted by Kitsie View Post
Can you piece them first using any shapes and then cut them into hexie shapes?
thats what Mickey duper and katja do...but not any shape, a designated one.
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Can you find the shape and size here?? https://www.paperpieces.com/paper-pieces
Of course at this exact moment I cannot think of the type of triangle you need to make the finished product but I know they exist.
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