English Paper Pieced Hexie question
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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I used the plastic hexes so I would just pop the hexes out. I only assume that you HAVE to remove the stitches in order to remove the paper. That is why using the washable glue stick is so popular. So quick and easy to use. Even I have been converted to the new way of making hexes.
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I was told when I first started EPP to leave basting stitches in so that when you remove papers, the basting holds down the seam allowances for quilting later. Today in Paducah, I took a class from a well-known Australian EPP quilter named Brigette Giblin. She also said the same thing and not to sew thru papers so they can be removed. I was cutting 2.25" strips for 2" diamonds and she told me my seam allowance was too narrow and would cause the paper to pot out before I was ready for it to.
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