binding a hexagon (Mother's Flower Quilt)
03-27-2009, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by omak
[img]Omak - for tiny hexagons take a look at the pics of an exhibition I went to in Holland recently - about half way down page one! http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/17379.page
O I C !!! SOmeone has waaayyy to much time on their hands! Or ... I really am not as thrifty with my fabric scraps as I have thought. :?
O I C !!! SOmeone has waaayyy to much time on their hands! Or ... I really am not as thrifty with my fabric scraps as I have thought. :?
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03-27-2009, 10:24 AM
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and, we think we have life so rough, eh?
Considering all our helpful tools, books, and fabrics, readily available, plus machines, our foremothers were an industrious lot, were they not? :wink:
Considering all our helpful tools, books, and fabrics, readily available, plus machines, our foremothers were an industrious lot, were they not? :wink:
03-27-2009, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by omak
Marti Michell has a template with a 4 1/2" side ... with various markings for different sizes. If you lay the template on a ruler, it is 8 1/4" across.
03-28-2009, 12:35 AM
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03-29-2009, 09:15 AM
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Had you thought of appliqueing the piece to a solid background hexagon and then binding the larger piece? Binding all of those small hexagon edges would take a lot of time.
I did this with a table runner and it worked good
I did this with a table runner and it worked good
03-30-2009, 05:04 AM
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you are describing my own nightmare of a baby gift not ready yet.. the baby will be a 5 year old ( !) .. ok. exaggeration.. baby will be one soon and gift still not done.
My hexagons are 1 1/2 ins. this gives more turns.. oh my .. plus, I did not make my own binding but used the quilt binding from the store. it is STIFF !! Really STIFF!
The rounding does happen naturally .. because of the STIFF binding.. If I had to do it again.. and I will. I really like the quilt patis I have used. OK. have nothing to do with the product. I have Parkinson's. this helps me sew, easy quilt type of piecing and I can stay away from the sewing machine. I will plan on a rectangle final product next time.
Good luck.. these are fun quilts to make. I have used various colors for the "flowerets".. Really a fun quilt.. Just not the binding !!
Ell
PS.. your quilt it fun ! I like the large size. Never thought of that. Please, give us the rest of the story on how you finished this.
My hexagons are 1 1/2 ins. this gives more turns.. oh my .. plus, I did not make my own binding but used the quilt binding from the store. it is STIFF !! Really STIFF!
The rounding does happen naturally .. because of the STIFF binding.. If I had to do it again.. and I will. I really like the quilt patis I have used. OK. have nothing to do with the product. I have Parkinson's. this helps me sew, easy quilt type of piecing and I can stay away from the sewing machine. I will plan on a rectangle final product next time.
Good luck.. these are fun quilts to make. I have used various colors for the "flowerets".. Really a fun quilt.. Just not the binding !!
Ell
PS.. your quilt it fun ! I like the large size. Never thought of that. Please, give us the rest of the story on how you finished this.
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