mac

Thanks Geri, for the tip on Sue Daley. I watched her tute and was amazed. I have been sewing my together all these years and never thought of gluing them together. What a time saver.

CoventryUK, you sewed your hexies like I do or have been doing for the last 10 years. I love your flower garden and the way you made them scrappy. I have lots of hexies and I think that I might be copying your quilt. It is the first time I have seen a flower garden pattern that I have really liked; which is why I have so many hexies, as I haven't found a way of doing them that appealed to me.

mac

About using papers for my hexies. I suppose you can say I am cheap, but I use the paper that comes in the warm and natural and sometimes the cards that come in the magazines for the templates for the hexies. I then take a copy of hexagrams that I can get on the web and copy it. Take that to my sewing machine and stitch through the cards (about three or more at a time) using a very small stitch (no thread or bobbin thread in machine and I use an old sewing machine needle that doesn't have a burr or anything else wrong with it). They just tear apart when I am finished and only really take a few minutes to make. I keep a supply on hand and since I haven't done anything with my hexies in ten years, I keep needing new template papers.

I would imagine if I had been buying the templates for the last ten years, I would have a small fortune in them. So, I just go the cheap route.

misseva

This is what I do too. Plus after I have made a flower, I remove my template, spray starch & iron so I don"t have to have a bazillion templates . BTW if I used actual paper like some people do, I wouldn't try to reuse them because I think they would be too flimsy. I bought my paper punch at WalMart for approx $15 and use free advertising material so it's much less expensive than buying the mylar or card stock templates.

Fabric Galore

CoventryUK I love your quilt and the colors you used. I have one that my mother made in the 1930s. I cherish it but I have never been tempted to make one because they look so difficult and time consuming. Congratulations on your beautiful work.

Kassaundra

I don't do the flower garden, but do epp. I glue baste w/ elmers stick glue and reuse my papers many, many, many times. I pull the paper once the piece is completely surrounded.

quiltykiwi

I sewed my flowers together without the path, it looks like massed flowers

CoventryUK

Thank you!! No I don't iron or press them before sewing together! I print my hexies onto thin card rather than paper so am able to keep a crisp edge!! I print from www.texasfreckles.com. My hexies are 1" and my squares 2 1/2"

CoventryUK

I have just read through this post....WOW...THANKYOU for all your lovely comments...you are all very kind!!! I have been working on this for FOUR years!!! ( in between other projects!!) ����. It is just a good 'go to' project to take when I have hospital or dental appointments or on holiday!!! I visited the Quilt Museum in York, UK last year and saw an old ( over 100 yrs!) Hexie quilt displayed.....UNFINISHED !!!! It was great to know that quilters long ago also had UFOs!!!����. Redstiletto......sorry if I've 'hijacked' your post!! There are no 'stupid' questions!!! We share and learn from each other!!! Oh..and no Quilt Police either!!!! Happy Hexing everyone!!

CoventryUK

Of course you should continue Wonnie!!! I preferred to keep all my centres red as I think it helps to even out the scrappiness! I could have done them any other colour also!! It's just a case of what pleases YOUR eye!!! There is no 'right' or 'wrong' way....!!! Just ENJOY!!!

rrrfa

​Your work and choice of colors are beautiful.