Vanuatu Jill

That is how I do it too. I take tiny whip stitches, as well. I will use the ladder stitch when sewing openings shut after turning, and that works as well. But my GFG I use a tiny whip stitch and it barely shows using matching thread

SuzyQ

Peggy, that is awesome work. I've never tried the ladder stitch but I watched the video and am going to give it a try. Thanks for the tip

Suzy

Ginaky

I put right sides together and sew a 1/4 inch running seam, starting and ending 1/4 inch from each end (by hand). As long as you keep that accurate, it's a piece of cake.

sewbeadit

Thanks all for your great input. At the time I made these that are pictured I didn't have matching thread, hard to believe by looking at what I have now. I think I will give the ideas a try and see what works best for me, again thank you.

gzuslivz

I use silk thread and the ladder stitch. I also butt each hexie up to the next one and tape them flat to stitch them. The stitches show less then if you put them right sides together to sew them together. My stitches don't show at all.

thepolyparrot

These look beautiful! The first one, it looks like maybe you were pulling the stitches a little too hard, but the others, you can hardly see the stitches at all. Good job!

If you use a fine thread (50 or 60wt) in a neutral (gray or beige) of the same value as the fabrics you're sewing, even whip stitches will be much less visible - and even disappear.

I think you'll find that after the quilt is sewn, quilted and laundered, the bits of stitching that you can see now will sink into the fabric.

CQMadhatter

I agree with Peckish the ladder stitches do hide very well...sometimes, since I have a background in crazy quilts, I join them with a whip stitch and then put feather or chain stitches or something "crazy" over where the stitches join.<shhhh don't tell the quilt police!>