Originally Posted by fireworkslover
Bailey,
I just love the fabric you chose and the hex's are really gorgeous. The blocks you've shown are really very different. How many hexagons did you cut (stacks of 6)? |
Originally Posted by cutebuns
I was originally doing something similar to the black, the only thing looking at it you will get some blocks that look a lot alike, I like the red but you need to make sure that your cuts are staggered so that you don't end up with a lot of pieces similar.
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you could definitely use it for a boarder and save what you maybe if you straddle it as well you will get some interesting blocks, it also depends on how big you plan of cutting to what they will end up looking like,
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Originally Posted by cutebuns
you could definitely use it for a boarder and save what you maybe if you straddle it as well you will get some interesting blocks, it also depends on how big you plan of cutting to what they will end up looking like,
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the biggest thing is that you don't want to hit the repeat evenly, you want to see mainly one color in some of the blocks, there really isn't a magic formula, it depends on how much of the print that you want to see in each block. it really depends on what you want to see in each of the pieces. obviously there is advantages to cutting bigger blocks like less sewing, the smaller ones can make it easier to have similar or close to the same blocks.
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Thanks for all your help. You're so patient. I think this initial setup is the hardest part, especially not having done it before.
I'm off to bed . . . grandbabies in 5 1/2 hours. |
Originally Posted by cutebuns
the biggest thing is that you don't want to hit the repeat evenly, you want to see mainly one color in some of the blocks, there really isn't a magic formula, it depends on how much of the print that you want to see in each block. it really depends on what you want to see in each of the pieces. obviously there is advantages to cutting bigger blocks like less sewing, the smaller ones can make it easier to have similar or close to the same blocks.
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I am the mom of three teens, patience should be my middle name, but it isn't, This is the hard part especially with the first one that you do, now every time you see fabric you will be looking to see if it would make a good one. It is addictive, and it is relatively fast once you get it down on what you need to do,
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OK - I'm really going to bed this time. Have a good nite, sleep well. Again, thanks for all your help.
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Originally Posted by bailey
Originally Posted by fireworkslover
Bailey,
I just love the fabric you chose and the hex's are really gorgeous. The blocks you've shown are really very different. How many hexagons did you cut (stacks of 6)? |
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