I hope I don't confuse you. If u r using the die for paper your fabric hexagons needs to be half an inch bigger hex. If u r using the hex die for fabric your paper die cuts should be a half inch less. That gives u a quarter inch difference all the way around. I am doing mine by hand. I wish my acc u quilt hex die was just a tad bigger. I purchase the sizzex nesting hex set but haven't used them yet bc I'm using the sizzex 6 hex cutter for my templets. Also using a glue stick on two opposite sides for anchoring while getting the fabric stitched around the paper is a life saver. .