Comments on: Mini Hexagon FAQ http://turningturning.com/hexagon-questions/ An art therapist on creativity, healing, and the power of making. Tue, 15 May 2012 00:19:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lynette Kleve http://turningturning.com/hexagon-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-39087 Lynette Kleve Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:48:47 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=494#comment-39087 Hello there! Just found your website today! Very nice. :-) I too am making a hexagon quilt using the english paper piecing method. I too use copy paper but after printing up the hexagon templates I iron freezer paper to the backside which gives the copy paper more stability. At the moment I'm making up 7/8 inch hexagons....large enough for a beginner hexagon quilt, but not too big. Today I got brave and printed up .5 inch hexagon templates...don't know if I'm using them in the same quilt or not, I'd really have to do some figuring if I do. :-) I've got 130 hexies sewn so far and my quilt will be scrappy with a light tan background. Happy piecing everyone! :-) Hello there! Just found your website today! Very nice. :-) I too am making a hexagon quilt using the english paper piecing method. I too use copy paper but after printing up the hexagon templates I iron freezer paper to the backside which gives the copy paper more stability. At the moment I’m making up 7/8 inch hexagons….large enough for a beginner hexagon quilt, but not too big. Today I got brave and printed up .5 inch hexagon templates…don’t know if I’m using them in the same quilt or not, I’d really have to do some figuring if I do. :-) I’ve got 130 hexies sewn so far and my quilt will be scrappy with a light tan background. Happy piecing everyone! :-)

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]]> By: Liz http://turningturning.com/hexagon-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Liz Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:26:51 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=494#comment-343 Mal- your blog is so inspiring! There's something about those hexies that make me want to sew, and sew and sew some more. Keep up the good work Mal- your blog is so inspiring! There’s something about those hexies that make me want to sew, and sew and sew some more. Keep up the good work

]]> By: Elizabeth http://turningturning.com/hexagon-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Elizabeth Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:34:49 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=494#comment-338 Thanks for your explanation. Happy Easter holidays. Elizabeth Thanks for your explanation.

Happy Easter holidays.

Elizabeth

]]> By: Melissa http://turningturning.com/hexagon-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Melissa Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:55:50 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=494#comment-337 Aha! Thanks for answering my question :) I haven't started my project yet, but I will take your advice and use heavy weight printing paper when I make my hexes. Cheers! Aha! Thanks for answering my question :) I haven’t started my project yet, but I will take your advice and use heavy weight printing paper when I make my hexes.

Cheers!

]]> By: aneela http://turningturning.com/hexagon-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-336 aneela Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:50:48 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=494#comment-336 Wow! hexagon love, this just gets more and more addictive. Looking forward to your step by steps. I'm always intrigued how different people go about their projects, I didn't use any paper piecing at all with my hexy's!!! Wow! hexagon love, this just gets more and more addictive. Looking forward to your step by steps. I’m always intrigued how different people go about their projects, I didn’t use any paper piecing at all with my hexy’s!!!

]]> By: Allison http://turningturning.com/hexagon-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Allison Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:59:55 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=494#comment-335 I just had to tell you how hard your comment made me laugh......a 4 yard skirt-granola Mom is exactly what came to mind when I think of handmade clothes..Thanks for stopping by and making me smile!!! -Allison I just had to tell you how hard your comment made me laugh……a 4 yard skirt-granola Mom is exactly what came to mind when I think of handmade clothes..Thanks for stopping by and making me smile!!! -Allison

]]> By: Leslie http://turningturning.com/hexagon-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Leslie Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:37:10 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=494#comment-328 And I *meant* to say... LOVE what Sue said about cutting the hexies from personal papers from throughout her life. Our patchwork *is* a diary of our lives, there's just something so essential about it, stitching our thoughts and memories into place, to be look at and remembered later. Thank you so much for this post and for the muse. :) And I *meant* to say… LOVE what Sue said about cutting the hexies from personal papers from throughout her life. Our patchwork *is* a diary of our lives, there’s just something so essential about it, stitching our thoughts and memories into place, to be look at and remembered later. Thank you so much for this post and for the muse. :)

]]> By: Leslie http://turningturning.com/hexagon-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Leslie Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:21:13 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=494#comment-327 And I *love* your photos! So FUN. :-D And I *love* your photos! So FUN. :-D

]]> By: Leslie http://turningturning.com/hexagon-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Leslie Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:19:48 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=494#comment-326 Hey! We might be related in some cosmic fabric way. In the photo of your brown hexies, I have 3 out of the 5 fabrics. What are the odds? This has always fascinated me, but I also know my limits! Then again, I inherited some 1930's pastel partly-pieced flowerettes, that are just aging gracefully in a hatbox. They were poorly pieced with eighth of an inch seam allowances and no papers. I tried reverse engineering them once... but it was too much even for me. This comment started out to say I know my limits, and I won't be joining you, but I've just identified why I abandoned the idea. Maybe this needs a second look! Hey! We might be related in some cosmic fabric way. In the photo of your brown hexies, I have 3 out of the 5 fabrics. What are the odds? This has always fascinated me, but I also know my limits! Then again, I inherited some 1930′s pastel partly-pieced flowerettes, that are just aging gracefully in a hatbox. They were poorly pieced with eighth of an inch seam allowances and no papers. I tried reverse engineering them once… but it was too much even for me.
This comment started out to say I know my limits, and I won’t be joining you, but I’ve just identified why I abandoned the idea. Maybe this needs a second look!

]]> By: Sarah http://turningturning.com/hexagon-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Sarah Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:37:19 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=494#comment-325 These look amazing! These look amazing!

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