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    Old 10-28-2011, 12:41 PM
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    I was at my LQS doing some sewing with the group on Thursday when someone showed us a really old GFG block. The hexagons had been folded and it looked almost as pretty on the back as it did on the front. We undid just enough stitches to see that each hexagon had been folded from a circle.
    When I got home I did some internet browsing and searches and came up with the method used for this pattern. To me it seems to work up much faster than turning back the edges of fabric over a paper or plastic form. The website I am going to post has the instructions for folding the hexagon and then uses it to make a pincushion. I thought you might find this interesting:

    http://mousechirpy-polkadotpineapple...gon-yo-yo.html
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    Old 10-28-2011, 12:50 PM
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    very interesting, thanks
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    Old 10-28-2011, 01:03 PM
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    it's very interesting, thanks for posting the link
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    Old 10-28-2011, 01:13 PM
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    WOW!!! How cute is that? :)
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    Old 10-28-2011, 02:24 PM
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    That is so cute! thanks!
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    Old 10-28-2011, 02:30 PM
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    Thanks for posting. I bookmarked the page.
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    Old 10-28-2011, 03:06 PM
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    love her page. seen that a few months before finding the quilting board... did not think it was something unusual hehe

    I plan to make the denim coasters
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    Old 10-28-2011, 04:17 PM
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    sure is pretty. but lots of work.
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    Old 10-28-2011, 04:20 PM
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    That is a cool link, I cut out a paper circle and did the tutorial and will put it in my file of ideas. I love it.
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    Old 10-28-2011, 04:22 PM
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    they do look neat- but seem like 10 times more work than just basting around a template- and takes alot more fabric. i love making flower garden hex's and play with them alot- but i think i'm way too impatient for all that folding and pinning--thanks for showing us though- it's very interesting to see the different techniques people use for different blocks.
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