Hexie templates
I have bunches of 2 1/2 inch squares already cut from past quilts. Was thinking along the lines of a postage stamp quilt. But now thinking Grandmas Garden. BUT what size hexies could I make with pre-cut 2.5 inch squares? My mind won't grab the math. I know you have to measure the biggest part of the hexie but................................
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This is how I do mine! 1" hexes, 2 1/2" squares !! Works fine! I don't sew through the papers..just catch the corners and I don't cut excess fabric either!! Hope this helps!
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This is my quilt in progress!! A tip someone gave me.....if doing a scrap Grandmothers Flower Garden keep all the middle hexes the same colour...it helps to even out the design! ( mine are all red, but they could have been blue,green,yellow or whatever!)
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Hi Coventry, are you making a little loop with the thread between the points? I have seen that technique but haven't given it a try yet. It looks so much easier the way you do it! Love your quilt!
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Originally Posted by toverly
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Hi Coventry, are you making a little loop with the thread between the points? I have seen that technique but haven't given it a try yet. It looks so much easier the way you do it! Love your quilt!
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Hi Coventry. Your quilt is very pretty. I did the traditional GFG with the first ring a solid color and then the second ring a reproduction print. I used plastic pop out templates because I didn't want to have to struggle to get the paper out. I had heard so many horrid stories on how difficult the paper was to remove.
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I do it the same way Hilary does. I bought a Fiskars large hexagon punch (it's 1" on the side and works with the 2.5" fabric squares) and make my own templates, usually out of magazine inserts. It's very easy to remove the paper when you don't stitch through the paper.
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Originally Posted by CoventryUK
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This is how I do mine! 1" hexes, 2 1/2" squares !! Works fine! I don't sew through the papers..just catch the corners and I don't cut excess fabric either!! Hope this helps!
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I tried several different methods and like this method the best - hated sewing through the template.
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Thankyou for all your kind comments! I print my templates from www.texasfreckles.com they are free downloads and come in varying sizes. The 1" hexes print 15 to a sheet of A4 paper. I spend some nights cutting papers in front of TV other nights sewing hexes and some nights doing QB!!! Great life!!!! :)
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