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Old 10-25-2011, 01:47 PM
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Pre cut, of course. I love them.
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Old 11-02-2011, 10:35 PM
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I use pre cut ones but my mother has been making her own with index cards.
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Old 11-05-2011, 05:20 AM
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I am using the precut. They are all the same size and I don't have to worry about them being off.
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Old 11-05-2011, 05:41 AM
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I use the precuts. I started by cutting my own and found it was too time consuming so I purchased some. They work much better for me.
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Old 11-05-2011, 05:43 AM
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I'm using precut that can be reused.
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Old 11-05-2011, 12:21 PM
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http://thescrappyappleyard.blogspot....templates.html

The above weblink is an excellent tutorial for using the MYLAR precut hexes templates - they're punched in the center so you can pop out the template with a chopstock (or whatever) after the hex is "basted" into shape.

The mylar works far better than paper or cardboard and doesn't have its sides compromised after several uses - when tracing or sewing with them, often the sides get worn within just a few uses (traces) because of the softer nature of the card stock. You can get a set of 50 or so of these in a pack, so you can get pretty far ahead in prep work, to be able to sit down and baste-baste-baste before more trace-trace-trace. The website also has links to the mylar pop-out templates).

I have tried several methods and this is the only one that works for me.
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Old 11-05-2011, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo View Post
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!
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