I am over half way though mine and use paper pre cuts. They are working great for me.

Just watched a Fons and Porter TV show, they used mylar hex templates from Brandys, you get one for the cut size and then 50 or so of the 'heat resistant' templates. What the girls did on the show, not saying right or wrong, was cut the hex out of the fabric, spray it well with spray starch, then iron fold the edges of the hex, every other one, around the template.....let dry well...then pop the template and sew. They sewed on the machine with invisible thread....can look us the episode if you want...

I am in the process of making hexazon quilt also....I cut my own from freezer paper and some from the paper in my printer.....The printer paper worked much better for me as it held its shape better than the freezer paper.....

I made my first GFG out of 1" hex's and used freezer paper. I like this because you could take them with you and not worry about loosing anything. The one I am making now is of 1/2" hex's and I print out hex's on card stock. I enjoy all parts of this, I cut and sew while watching TV with hubby in the evenings. He likes it too because I'm not in another room on my sewing machine. When I finishe this one I want to try one a little smaller just to see how it will go together. Not sure how big it will be.

I wouldn't dream of cutting all those paper pieces...you all are awesome for doing your own! I purchase mine precut from paperpieces.com. I use 1" sides. I also purchased precut 2 & 1/2" strips which I rotary cut to 2 & 1/2" squares. I baste my squares to the paper pieces so that the project can sit for a while. This will take years after all! A quick start to my lifelong English Paper pieced GFG! Good luck.

I printed my own on card stock and let my mother and sister cut them out. You can also use those little post cards that always fall out of magazines when you pick up the magazine to read it.

I am making a GFG out of my scraps. I love this tute http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2009...r-piecing.html

I don't cut the hexes though. I cut the 18" wide freezer paper in 6" stips, iron two strips together(shiny side down, shiny side down on a cutting board covered with foil, it pulls right off and leaves a side to iron to the fabric)
I then go the local grade school and use their die cut machine and and just stack 5 or 6 double strips together and MASH out hexes. Saves lots of time and they are all the same size. School dosent charge me. I just clean up my mess and try and leave the room cleaner then when I found it. No, I dont have any little ones attending. Yes, I have had to teach some of the teachers how to made GFGs :). Just spreading the love. PM me if you need clearer directions. HUGS!

The ones I get are tag board weight. I get them in 100 or 600 packages. I have my pattern, cut the material, lay a hex in the middle of fabric and use fabric glue to glue the fabric to the to the hex. I get enough to put a flower togather then whip stitch them togather. I leave the hex in the outer ring but take the two rows inside out. When I will start the next color I will "glue" material to the hex and start going around the flower.