Originally Posted by
lots2do
That is a great case! Oh to be that organized. I think I could probably handle the slip of paper idea and maybe the tomato. Mac, I am curious about what you mean by marking paper hexagons.
Thanks, everyone, for responding! I do appreciate it!
Lots2do:
You can go on line and print out what ever hexagon size you need. Just search for Hexagon templates.
Then I take that template I printed out and put it over other typing paper (I always use recycled paper) and staple about 4 pieces of paper together.
Next I take it to my sewing machine, unthread it, put in a dull sewing machine needle and sew on the lines of the hexagon template. I used small stitches and what it does is it perforates the paper so that I can make individual hexagon templates. I pull the pieces apart and there you have it enough hexagon to keep you going for a while.
Making my own templates like this is really accurate. I used to cut my own templates using a master template paper and found that my scissor cutting wasn't' so accurate. No matter how careful I was, I would always have little mistakes in the template so that when I was sewing them together they would quite match.
I am too cheap to pay for the hexagon templates so this is pretty easy and uses up typing paper I would have otherwise thrown out in the recycle bin.
I have also use the paper that comes in-between the roll of Warm and Natural batting. It is quite firm and works great for templates.
In addition to this, I have also used those annoying little advertisement cards that come out of magazine, they are also nice to use. However, since you have to cut your template the size of the card, I use this only if I have nothing else on hand.