Hexies
 

I have been making 1" hexies into flowers and was thinking of using diamonds to put them together. Anyone know what size diamonds to buy? I'm guessing 1" BUT what angel? 45 degree or 60 degree?? To make green "leaves" like the blue in this one??
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I wish that I had an answer for you, but I have no idea. I would love to see your project when it is all done!! I just know that someone here will have an answer for you.
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I wish I had used this setting with my hexies. It is so pretty. I did see a friend sewing one this way. Seems she sort of sewed the flowers to the background and then trimmed the excess away. Not sure if this is the proper way to do it but it worked for her.

The diamonds should be the same measurement as the side of your hexes. Take four of your hexes and arrange them and you will discover the angle. Might just check the website of

http://www.paperpieces.com/

You will need the 60-120-60-120 degree diamond shape.

..and also triangles....or some of those diamonds cut in half. PaperPieces.com can answer your questions....call, they are extremely helpful

I read this thread and just so hapened to come across this. It might help, it might not, but here it is:
http://www.texasfreckles.com/p/downloads-patterns.html

That is a beautiful quilt -- I have the hexies and the diamond shapes and hope to do something like this too. I think the advice given here is correct. Good luck!

I have been keeping an eye on this because I have used both the hexies and the diamonds - but not together. My 60 degree diamonds I use to do the tumbling blocks quilt - which when put together make a hexagon. And since the interior angle on a hexagon is 120 degrees, half would be 60 degrees.

And the 45 degrees doesn't work out for me mathematically - because the angle for the interior of the center instead of being 120 - which is as it would be in the 60 degree diamond it would 135 degrees for the 45 degree diamond.

Please post when you find out, I am curious if my math is correct.

The diamond shape that is used for an eight-pointed LeMoyne star is the 45-135-45-135 degree one.

I am in the middle of doing the same thing and 60 - 120 degree is right for the hexie. And just cut the triangles in half but remember to add enough for the seam.

I made my diamonds by drawing 2 lines, 1" apart on the fabric I am using and then laying my 60 degree line on a ruler along the drawn line. Draw the 60 degree lines 1" apart and this gives you the right shape for the 1" hexie.

Keep space for your seams between the 1" diamonds . I use 1//4" seams so 1/2" or more between the diamonds gives enough space for trimming.

Hope you can understand this for the time being.

I will post some pictures on Sunday. A visual is always helpful.

Please post some pictures of your work in progress. I would love to see it.
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I have no answer, but I love the blue they're on now! You know, in case you change your mind about green. Beautiful hexies!

May be you have this figured out by now but I will post the pictures of what I am doing for others.

Draw 1" lines:
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lay 60 degree ruler on line and draw lines across:
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You get something like this:
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Cut around diamonds with as much seam allowance as you want:
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Hope this is helpful for when you don't have paper templates.

I made a few card stock templates to use for when I make the folds.
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Thanks for the visual.

I'm so excited to find this. Thanks RigosaB for the link, I saved it to my favorites so I can try the printing (hopefully to freezer paper). I've just about used all my papers and thought I needed to buy more from the paperpieces website but I'd sure like to try printing my own first. I will try to save pennies any way I can.

The extra large hexie Fiskars punch is an alternative for one inch hexies. I got mine at Joann's with a coupon. I use card stock junk mail and the cards in magazines to punch out hexies - works great.

No disrespect to Tartan-her idea sparked mine, but I might have an easier way? - put two papers side by side, and two papers side by side above of first two, then outline the resulting diamond space and add seam allowances?

It is lovely...