Grandmothers flower garden help
#1
Grandmothers flower garden help
I have started a Grandmothers flower garden and am making little 1" hexies everywhere I go
I am reading tons of stuff on the internet about how to sew them together. Right side together and whip stitch - lay them flat and whip stitch - lay them flat and ladder stitch
Can you guy's give me some suggestions on what works best to keep your stitches from showing on the front.
I am reading tons of stuff on the internet about how to sew them together. Right side together and whip stitch - lay them flat and whip stitch - lay them flat and ladder stitch
Can you guy's give me some suggestions on what works best to keep your stitches from showing on the front.
#3
I do right sides together, whip stitch, catching just a few threads on each hexie. Have not had a problem with the stitchs showing. Just keep them small. Many people use the ladder stitch, which is nearly invisable, but I have a bit of a problem with that, altho I do use it for applique. Try the different methods and see what works best for you. I have been using quilting thread for piecing. Strong, and dosen't fray.
Beware, GFG can become addictive! I'm on #3.
Beware, GFG can become addictive! I'm on #3.
#4
you should have seen some I got from a European quilter. the stitches were so tiny I needed a magnifying glass to see them. so well done. doing a whip stitch allows the hex's to lay flat after you put them together. try to find some online tutorials on this process. keep going. i'm sure you will do fine.
#5
Tell me about addictive, I have this little box that take with me everywhere, last week I was setting in the doctors office and my husband said "do you have to do that here", I said yes and if you have a problem with that you should talk to the doctor about it
#6
WAY TO GO Becky!!
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I haven't worked with hexies that small, but when I hand piece GFG I just do the usual running stitch. I tried whip stitching and it was very slow for me (and showed a lot -- apparently I do not have the skill level of the European sewist!). Jinny Beyer does all hand piecing, and she's the one who won that big contest years ago with a hexagon quilt. I borrowed a video from the library that had her showing her hand piecing techniques, and it helped me a lot. I believe it's on DVD now. Maybe not worth the purchase price, but check your library.
#9
I don't think this will work for your because you already started making the hexes. But I am doing one with Brandy's method. It is working out well.
http://www.brandysquiltpatterns.com/index.html
http://www.brandysquiltpatterns.com/index.html
#10
I don't think this will work for your because you already started making the hexes. But I am doing one with Brandy's method. It is working out well.
http://www.brandysquiltpatterns.com/index.html
http://www.brandysquiltpatterns.com/index.html
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