Wonnie

I have a question as well re hexies. Started piecing them together quite a while back. Yes, it was fun but after I had a large amount of flowers completed I heard I was supposed to use the same color for all the centers and I hadn't done that so I just put them aside. Is there any point in completing it.

Fizzle

CoventryUK, that's beautiful. Very time consuming. Maybe a great winter evening TV project?

AZ Jane

As most are scrappy, it really does not matter, just design choice.

ckcowl

There is no rule that says your centers have to be the same color! There are lots of ( scrappy) flower gardens. By all means finish it. It's yours to do as you like. I've made lots of Hexie projects that were very scrappy. I don't think I've ever done one with all the same centers. Been making them since ( before it was cool) the 70's.

Eslmarm

I like to use tiny hexagons which I do not reuse. Instead of tacking corners, I baste the edges I fold over going through the paper. I make a big knot at the end high contrasting color quilting thread or double strand regular thread and baste around the edges leaving a tail hanging. I leave the papers in as long as possible to add some stability while I work. After they are sewn together in my pattern, the big knot helps with gripping the thread for pulling.
i also cut hexes with a die machine but I have not found a die for the smallest shapes.
I use recycled paper from junk mail, thick non-glossy pages in magazines and card stock scraps and I use a hole punch to punch a hole in the hexes. This makes removal of the hexes easy by using a chopstick (or any blunt object that fits in the hole) to lever it out.

Beachbaby12

Hello redstilettos, No question is a stupid question only if you don't ask is it stupid. May I suggest using the plastic templates? I use quiltpatis and got them from Pati Shambaugh who patented them. They are wonderful! Pati's phone number is 614-443-9988 and her website is www.quiltpati.tripod.com. I have bought quite a few packets of hexagon plastic templates and been hand piecing Grandmother's Flower Garden with 1930's reproduction fabrics for over 7 1/2 years - find it very therapeutic and relaxing. To order the quiltpatis, you need to call Pati, her website doesn't allow you to do it online. She is very helpful too. I don't get any perks for telling you all this, just trying to be helpful. Personally, I've never tried the paper piecing but I would think you would get better results with the quiltpatis which are plastic templates. Wishing you the best.

Beachbaby12

It is whatever you like, no quilt police as they say. I need to remind myself that in all quilt projects.

Wonnie

I'm reenergized!!! Already had 84 of the 1" hexies done (by choice, centers and then just one surrounding row) and had started adding white hexies around each when I had read the article saying centers had to be same color). I pulled them out again last night and I'm on my way again! Thank you!

Aside from quilts, what else have you all made with the hexies?

bearisgray

I made a potholder with one-inch hexogons for one side of it. That was about the extent of my hexing at that time!

humbird

By all means complete it!! There is no rule saying the centers all have to be the same color. It's your choice. I tend to use the same color, but then see photo's of others using "all" colors, and think, "why didn't I do that?" They are all lovely. Yours will be also.