Originally Posted by
BellaBoo
I don't use paper to sew my hexes. I cut the hex shapes from fabric (I use my Go) and then hand sew them together with 1/4" seam. At 1/4" from end, I add another hex. The benefit of this is no basting and then no whip seaming. No thread shows at all. I'm not a good handsewer but once I saw this method I haven't used paper again. It saves so much time.
This is how I have done GFG also, although I didn't have a Go! at the time. I bought a metal non-slip window template from
http://www.ardcotemplates.com/ and cut strips the width of the template, then used the template to cut stacked strips into the hex shape. These days I'd use the Go!