hexie help
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hexie help
What is the eaiest wy to applique completed flowers for my gfg quilt to the background fabric? I have watched many tutorials and not have found any that shows how to do this. I am getting close to this step, going tomorrow to purchase mybackground fabric.
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I personally believe GFG is all hexies...the " background" or path is just hexies all the same color joining the flowers...and it is generally flower...either center with one row or two then the background/ path.....some throw in a row or alternating green leaves around the flower..usually diamond shape...oh,many other possibilities.....
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I guess I am thrown by the word "applique". As Geri pointed out, the background path of a GFG is cut into hexies and then pieced to the flowers (and each other).
I was thinking you wanted to add appliqued flowers to the quilt top. Either appliqued hexies like this:
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/159455643028264591/
or appliqued flowers added to the border of a GFG like this:
http://www.squashhousequilts.com/201...in-oregon.html
I was thinking you wanted to add appliqued flowers to the quilt top. Either appliqued hexies like this:
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/159455643028264591/
or appliqued flowers added to the border of a GFG like this:
http://www.squashhousequilts.com/201...in-oregon.html
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http://www.quiltinaday.tv/tv/egg/egg1.html
In this video Eleanor Burns shows how to appliqué them onto background squares.
In this video Eleanor Burns shows how to appliqué them onto background squares.
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You can appliqué one hexagon flower to a larger background square. If you have used the paper piecing method, remove the papers and press well with the iron to make sure the flower is laying flat. Fold the background into quarters and gently press in the fold marks to help position the flower in the center. Fold you hexagon flower in quarters and then match up the fold marks to get it centered.
Pin the hexagon to the background square. Use an invisible hand appliqué stitch and stitch the flower to the background OR after pinning in place, use a machine buttonhole stitch to attach the flower to the background.
Pin the hexagon to the background square. Use an invisible hand appliqué stitch and stitch the flower to the background OR after pinning in place, use a machine buttonhole stitch to attach the flower to the background.
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Iam doing the wall hanging on the cover of "Quilts from Grandmother's Flower Garden" btly Jaynette Huff. The background piece is all one. I am making the hexies 1.5" versus the pattern of 1/4" so as you can tell it is much larger and I don't know how I am going to handle such a large piece when trying to hand applique. I didn't pay any attention to the original size when I started, in fact I just realized it when I checked the yardage for my background. I even went online to see if it was a typo.
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