Grandmother's Flower Garden
#121
Originally Posted by Honey
I am looking ahead to winter (just for a minute). I want to paper piece a Grandmothers Flower Garden as my winters project. I really feel compelled to do this. Maybe because years ago my Grammy said that back in the day, you weren't consindered a real quilter until you made one. Is there a way to cut all of those hexigons without tracing and cutting all of them individually?
#122
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Join Date: May 2010
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Hi there, sounds like Granmother's Flower Garden is a popular quilt! I am making my first one and bought a few clear template plastic sheets at JoAnns and cut my own out using a template. I can reuse and reuse. However, my quilt store ordered in the hexagon templates to cut out the fabric for this quilt. I am looking forward to getting to cut them out using the machine. I never thought about using squares, this may have been easier.
I also saved the clear plastic liner that comes in my turkey bacon packages and used them for templates - works great!
I also saved the clear plastic liner that comes in my turkey bacon packages and used them for templates - works great!
#123
I think I am going to use the squares. But I have a couple of questions. 1) do you have to trim them after you make the hexi and 2) how big of a square do I use for a 1" hexi? A;; of you have been so great about sharing your knowledge. I can't thank you enough!
#124
Originally Posted by Honey
I think I am going to use the squares. But I have a couple of questions. 1) do you have to trim them after you make the hexi and 2) how big of a square do I use for a 1" hexi? A;; of you have been so great about sharing your knowledge. I can't thank you enough!
#125
Originally Posted by humbird
Originally Posted by Honey
I think I am going to use the squares. But I have a couple of questions. 1) do you have to trim them after you make the hexi and 2) how big of a square do I use for a 1" hexi? A;; of you have been so great about sharing your knowledge. I can't thank you enough!
http://quiltinaday.com/theater/egg/egg1.html
#126
Originally Posted by Pat G
Originally Posted by humbird
Originally Posted by Honey
I think I am going to use the squares. But I have a couple of questions. 1) do you have to trim them after you make the hexi and 2) how big of a square do I use for a 1" hexi? A;; of you have been so great about sharing your knowledge. I can't thank you enough!
http://quiltinaday.com/theater/egg/egg1.html
http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponlin...lay.asp?i=2231
#127
Originally Posted by Pat G
Originally Posted by Pat G
Originally Posted by humbird
Originally Posted by Honey
I think I am going to use the squares. But I have a couple of questions. 1) do you have to trim them after you make the hexi and 2) how big of a square do I use for a 1" hexi? A;; of you have been so great about sharing your knowledge. I can't thank you enough!
http://quiltinaday.com/theater/egg/egg1.html
http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponlin...lay.asp?i=2231
http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponlin...lay.asp?i=2622
#129
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 466
I'm not sure I get the way Eleanor Burns does it. It looks like you first put together a flower with 7 hex. & then use the fusible. So I'm not sure you gain by it. Can someone please explain this to me? I work with freezer paper & really like it, cuz I can reuse it several times.
#130
Originally Posted by Greeter Eva
I'm not sure I get the way Eleanor Burns does it. It looks like you first put together a flower with 7 hex. & then use the fusible. So I'm not sure you gain by it. Can someone please explain this to me? I work with freezer paper & really like it, cuz I can reuse it several times.
http://quiltinaday.com/theater/library.html
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