An interesting method for making Grandmothers Flower Garden
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I was at my LQS doing some sewing with the group on Thursday when someone showed us a really old GFG block. The hexagons had been folded and it looked almost as pretty on the back as it did on the front. We undid just enough stitches to see that each hexagon had been folded from a circle.
When I got home I did some internet browsing and searches and came up with the method used for this pattern. To me it seems to work up much faster than turning back the edges of fabric over a paper or plastic form. The website I am going to post has the instructions for folding the hexagon and then uses it to make a pincushion. I thought you might find this interesting:
http://mousechirpy-polkadotpineapple...gon-yo-yo.html
When I got home I did some internet browsing and searches and came up with the method used for this pattern. To me it seems to work up much faster than turning back the edges of fabric over a paper or plastic form. The website I am going to post has the instructions for folding the hexagon and then uses it to make a pincushion. I thought you might find this interesting:
http://mousechirpy-polkadotpineapple...gon-yo-yo.html
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they do look neat- but seem like 10 times more work than just basting around a template- and takes alot more fabric. i love making flower garden hex's and play with them alot- but i think i'm way too impatient for all that folding and pinning--thanks for showing us though- it's very interesting to see the different techniques people use for different blocks.
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