AngelinaMaria

I saw this quilt back in July in a JoAnn's add and really fell in love with it:

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=jo+an...72&tx=96&ty=89

I bought this tool
http://www.quilterswarehouse.com/p-1...-quilting.aspx

the other day and wonder if this is the correct ruler to make a hexagon like the Jo Ann's quilt. If so, what size do you think the hexagons are? Thanks.

nativetexan

well if you do your fabric in strips sewn together and then cut the triangles, i guess it would work. not sure of size though. you must practice on some scraps. I bought a large thin plastic template from nancysnotions.com for hexagons and tumbler. it was a set. i can do very large ones with those. good luck.

AngelinaMaria

nativetexan, yes, I was planning on making strip sets. I would think you would need a strip about 2 1/2 inches wide for the center hexagon and then a 4 inch or so wide strip for the outer part. I guess it will be through experimentation because I can't find any patterns or directions for this ruler (other than the one that makes a block that is used in the Storm at Sea quilt).

Holice

Is the Tri-Rec a 60 degree triangle. If so it will work.

mike'sgirl

That quilt looks like the one that my guild is having a class on, but they are using the Marti Michell hexagon ruler. I know that doesn't help you with the rulers you have, though.

AngelinaMaria

How do I figure out what degree my template is?

thimblebug6000

That is a beautiful quilt, just watched this video on that tool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CT7g1NXrL4
To find your angle on the template, do you have a protractor?

Peckish

Locate a protractor, or check your rulers. Half of my rulers have 45° and 60° lines printed on them.

PenniF

I think if you look more carefully at the photo - you will see that the inner strip and outer strip are actually the same width...it only looks smaller on the inner one because of the angle. The equal width allows you to make reversed (but equal) hexes by flipping your ruler upside-down and right-side-up using your 60 degree ruler. Make sense??

mary quilting

it looks like both strips should be the same size 2 1/2 well give you a 8 in. block 3[" will give you a 10" block 3/12 will give you 12" block .................................................Q UOTE=AngelinaMaria;5513752]nativetexan, yes, I was planning on making strip sets. I would think you would need a strip about 2 1/2 inches wide for the center hexagon and then a 4 inch or so wide strip for the outer part. I guess it will be through experimentation because I can't find any patterns or directions for this ruler (other than the one that makes a block that is used in the Storm at Sea quilt).[/QUOTE]