Still pondering the 50 is Nifty giveaway.
Until next time,
Mike.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Perpl(h)exing Situation...
Is it ok to applique hexagons on your quilt top or blocks? I have all these hexies I made and I just don't want to whip stitch them all together by hand. I would rather thread paint them on a quilt top! Any ideas on what I should do with them or how to "do" with them? Machine ideas only. They are 2" sided.
I was thinking of some bright yellow fabric, perhaps marbled and just putting them on wherever I feel :) Which brings me to something else. I buy a ton of fabric on fabric.com. I see that 108" yellow backing is only $9 a yard. So, one yard is actually 3 yards. Is the quality different for this material? Or, could I use it on the front? I'm curious. Put your thoughts below on anything.
Still pondering the 50 is Nifty giveaway.
Until next time,
Mike.
Still pondering the 50 is Nifty giveaway.
Until next time,
Mike.
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how did you make the hexagons? What pattern did you use?
Here ya go. All by machine. This is how I am going to make mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQG0V42O0fI
Or you could turn them into flowers!
I did not go to fabric.com to look; however, I can say that I've used 108" and 120" leftovers to add to quilts, and they have not been different from what I buy for the front of quilts. In fact, the wide fabrics are often great neutral prints that work quite well.
Yes, over the years I've seen quite a few quilts with hexagons appliqued to form designs or illustrations. I think they'd even be interesting if they were just scattered.
Ann Marie suggested vedio is great if you have not already Enlish paper pieced it (that was an interesting vedio). I would suggest any design that you like and machine sew them with a malifilment (did I spell that right?) you know the clear thread or a variegated thread so you do not have to keep changing the color.
Buying backing fabric at that price is great as look as it is cotton fabric you can use it on top and back of your quilt even it it is a cotton blend it could work.
The crafsty block of the month already had some templates in the course materials. I print it and cut it out, then got a soda box/cereal box and traced around the template to make a cardboard one. Then I traced it on regular paper. For the 2 inch (per side) I could fit 6 on regular paper. I then took it to work and made copies. Then just cut them out.
I saw this video. But, this does not work if you have already basted them by paper piecing. I do like the idea though :)
Thanks for the comment. I was hoping this was the case. I also agree, scattered hexies would also be interesting.
It's 100% cotton, so I think I am going to try it.
I was thinking of using some Yellow Gold thread that I have a ton of to stitch them on a background fabric. It will be noticeable and a little decorative. I think I will free motion a straight stitch around the perimeter of the hexies so that I do not have to keep turning them. Thanks for the tips!
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