Hexagons, not, OCTAGONS!!!!!
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Hexagons, not, OCTAGONS!!!!!
My previous post regarding sewing Octagons together was incorrect. They are hexagons. I purchased two packs of precuts and want to know how to sew them together. Sorry for the mistake.
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The only way to sew whole hexagons together (with the dreaded Y seams) is to make sure you stop at the 1/4 inch mark at each corner. The 1/4 inch mark lets you flip the hexagons around to stitch in the next direction. I have seen the hexagons cut in half so they can be sewn in rows that way.
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What do you plan to make with them? Are you doing it by hand or machine? I have done the GFG quilt by hand and what I did was sew the them first to each one to make a circle, then put the smaller one in the center and sewed them together. Not a great description, I know. When I made the "I Spy" quilt there were triangles sewed to the opposite side, then there were straight sides to sew together. If you google "Hexagon I Spy quilt patterns you can see what I am talking about. There was a "Simply Quilts" sew where it was shown which is what got me started doing them.
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Ir they are pre-cuts I am thinking they are a pretty good size (not GFG size). Moda has a free pattern called Hexagon shuffle that uses the pre-cut hexagons. It is pretty cute - maybe a little modern looking if you are ok with that. I bought some because I saw this pattern and loved it.
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I would be doing those by hand. Just for something to do. Far easier (at least to me) than fighting the Y seams on the machine. Of course, depends on the pattern you're making with them. GFG definitely lends itself to hand piecing.
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