I did it!
#61
Ooohhhhhhhhhh I have been doing the hexies for a long time now. just love them! the hand work is sooooooo relaxing while watching t.v. or just sitting around. I took my little plastic container with me to the doctors office last time and you would be suprized what a conversation starter it is. Brings back a lot of memories for people who had grandmothers that quilted. When I started my hexies I immediately went out and bought the plastic hexies with the hole in the center. this time around I am using a different method. you take freezer paper and place one piece the sticky piece on top of the non sticky side and press. you now have a double piece of freezer paper. Now mark your hexie shapes on this paper and cut them out. take them to the back of your fabric and press them down. you now have a portable hexie with no pins to stick you and you don;t have to carry all of those little hexie things around with you. they are already attached. makes it so handy to grab and go. once you have sewn them together its an easy matter of pulling out your freezer paper and you are done. sounds crazzy but it works beautifully.
#62
Originally Posted by OHSue
I have also been bitten by the english PP bug. Check out Cindy McCoy's sitefor some free patterns and tons of instruction.
http://www.cddesigns.com/PaperPiecing/index.html
I also wish folks who complain about not being welcome into a new guild would read your post, sounds like you have some new friends.
http://www.cddesigns.com/PaperPiecing/index.html
I also wish folks who complain about not being welcome into a new guild would read your post, sounds like you have some new friends.
#63
Originally Posted by ginnie6
Originally Posted by OHSue
I have also been bitten by the english PP bug. Check out Cindy McCoy's sitefor some free patterns and tons of instruction.
http://www.cddesigns.com/PaperPiecing/index.html
I also wish folks who complain about not being welcome into a new guild would read your post, sounds like you have some new friends.
http://www.cddesigns.com/PaperPiecing/index.html
I also wish folks who complain about not being welcome into a new guild would read your post, sounds like you have some new friends.
I know that sometimes a guild may not seek out new members, and maybe that makes them a bad host. But no need to be a bad guest, make it a point to speak to at least one person. If that person doesn't respond, seek out someone else. I find it impossible to believe that in any gathering of more than a few people there isn't one friendly person. What harm comes from not being befriended, does that ruin quilting for you? And if we all made our judgements made on a single experience....no one would ever try quilting.... because most folks don't perfect that on their first time, either.
Sorry to ramble.
#65
The hexagons are great things to carry with you. I did enough to make a quilt last year while recuperating from having a heart stent procedure. I live in a large retirement community that has two different quilting groups. Have been thinking about joining--maybe your post has convinced me!
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