Hexagon Paper Piecing Tutorial Part 1
This Hexagon Paper Piecing Tutorial will teach you how to use the English paper piecing method with hexagon shaped pieces of fabric. The finished hexagons can be pieced together to create flowers for a traditional grandmother's flowers quilt. Part 1 of the tutorial outlines how to use a paper clip and a few quick stitches to sew the hexagons around pieces of paper for stability.
Project TypeLearn a Technique
Time to CompleteIn an evening
Primary TechniquePieced
This is Part 1 of the Hexagon Paper Piecing Tutorial. Click here for the Hexagon Paper Piecing Tutorial Part 2.
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bcgrandma44 612396 8
Oct 28, 2014
What a waste of time. Piece the hexies the usual way..easier and quicker.
stg5708 4639178
May 09, 2012
I learned how to do this from this site but I've gone on to tweak it for easier handling for myself I first used the paperclip but had issues with it due to my arthritis So then I went to my stash of Wonder Clips Bingo I fold one of the bias sides down first and clip it with the clear flat side towards me Then I fold the next corner in snugly use Clip on it repeat for the next corner with Clip I fold the third corner down remove the clip from the bias side for the third corner Sew as the tutorial shows removing the clips as I come to them When finished with the sewing the side that does not have a thread crossing it is a bias edge and it makes it very easy to remove the cardstock template after insertion into the quilt I particularly…Read More like the method of sewing the hexs together When I used a plain whipstitch the thread always seemed to show up on the right side I now use either a pale gray or dark ivory color thread and it seems to blend quite well using the stitch technique shown here I'm in the process of making a GFG using hexs
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