Tutorial - Hexagon Block
07-11-2011, 06:22 AM
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Hi, I have never done a tute before so bear with me on this. I have had several requests for how to make the hexagon block in my Avatar so here goes...
I used 1/4" seam allowance.
Any questions, please PM me - ENJOY! :lol:
I used 1/4" seam allowance.
Any questions, please PM me - ENJOY! :lol:
I used the 5 1/2 hexagon template by Darlene Zimmerman
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using 2 1/2 strip, lay under hexagon, right sides together
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notice strip lays past each side of block, sew partial seam, stopping short on first strip
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press toward strip
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using lines on rulers, line up and trim ONE side only on first strip
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lay strip 2 under block right sides together, sew complete seam
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press seam towards strip...always lining ruler up, trim end off
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line up other end and trim off
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continue sewing strip - press and tirm as before
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always use diagonal line on ruler to line up bottom of block before trimming
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as you work around the block, be careful to keep strip #1 out of your way
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fold strip #1 out of way before trimming
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attach last strip as before
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trim - careful to keep strip #1 out of way
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trim other end of last strip sewn
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finish sewing the seam on strip #1
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press, turn block wrong side up and trim off strip # 1
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to attach hexagon to background, I used interfacing - sew right side together, make small slit in interfacing, turn right side out and attach with satin stitch as you see in my Avatar
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07-11-2011, 07:00 AM
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Thanks so much! My MIL had been attempting this (not too successfully) before she went into the nursing home and I had not figured out why it wasn't working right.
I completed one of her other UFOs after eventually determining the pattern she was doing, but this one I hadn't taken the time to determine how it was actually supposed to go together.
I completed one of her other UFOs after eventually determining the pattern she was doing, but this one I hadn't taken the time to determine how it was actually supposed to go together.
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