Category: Sewing Tutorials
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A New Method – Foundation Paper Piecing
I recently designed a new quilt that will need to employ foundation paper piecing for accuracy. I was pretty hesitant to start making blocks until I was shown a really neat technique at our PMQG sew day. My friend Rozina who was working on a Pickle-Dish block, was kind enough to show me. After she […]
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Sewing Hexie Rows
I’m working on a Hexie Hummingbird right now, and I sew in rows, and in my previous post, I show how I take my hexie-row sewing to go. In this post, I’m going to show you how I stitch these little guys together! *I feel the need to say: this is my own technique – it […]
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Hexies-A-Go-Go
I’m just about ready to start stitching my new hexie hummingbird design, and I thought I’d share how I take my hexies to-go with me so I can work on piecing anywhere! I physically layout my whole design before starting to stitch. That means you need to have a layout space large enough for your project. […]
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A Hexie Tutorial – All Points Patchwork Blog Hop!
I’ve created a hexie tutorial for All Points Patchwork Blog Hop. As you may know: I’m a hexie addict. So when Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod contacted me about participating in her Mug Rug Blog Hop, I couldn’t say no! She has recently published the book: All Points Patchwork that is chuck full of all sorts of tips and tricks […]
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Getting In The Groove
These last two weeks just flew by while I’ve been stitching the Jellyfish together! I’ve had a few people ask how I stitch my hexies, and I use two different styles. To sew my hexies into rows, I use a ladder stitch, to sew the rows together, I use a whip stitch. I’m not quite […]
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A Hexie Way
There are many steps and procedures to making an English Paper-Pieced (EPP) project. Since I’m a hexie addict, I thought I’d share a little about my process. **I should mention: I’m a self taught graphic designer and beginning quilter with a passion for hexies and color. While I’m creating, I don’t worry about how I’m “supposed to” […]