It’s such a great way to alleviate the boredom of having to either cut hexagons from paper (or pay for pre-cut shapes). I used to be a teacher in my previous life and I loved using paper circles with parents and children and using the same method of folding to the centre watching them delight in the beauty of the maths involved. Folding an equilateral triangle can also be achieved using a similar method. Thanks for sharing this lovely way of doing practical maths. 😉❤️😀
Brilliant! I’m definitely going to try this. I’ve wanted to make hexies for along time, but have always thought that pulling all those papers out would be just too tedious! Thanks for your video!
A comment that may seem super simple, but in order to fit and sew the hexis together, they need to start as the same size circle. Also, when pulling the thread at the end of the circle, it is a fine line between too close to the edge (frays out), and too far down from the edge (the hexi doesn't come out even).
That's why people used paper templates to prevent this, lol. I have a Sizzix to cut templates and hexagons. You can use old books as the paper is stronger. As the papers aren't sew through getting them out isn't too much of a hassle. Leaving the papers in until the end means that your pieces fit together and hold their shape. I have a piece I made with hexagons my mum made. Many of her hexagons weren't folded around the templates accurately and a lot of fudging and pressing had to be done to get them to fit together in my design.. leading to one hexie getting scorched and needing to be replaced by a different fabric altogether as I hadn't anything matching, it having been started 30 previously. I gave up then and it's still languishing in a box 12 years on ...oh the guilt of UFOs lol Using Papers makes sense...that's why it's called English Paper Piecing. If you want fast use a sewing machine .. still a lot of faffing involved..
I have made hundreds of these , fst & fun , I learned if I take my stitch @ the top from side to side instead of straight on , it doesn't pull out .I personally like the look of the folded side better than the plain back .lots of fun to make , cutting out the circles is the slow part.
@@paulamcclellan8436 I do as well. Sometimes I add a button at the center, or an even smaller circle-made-hexi. Definitely learn lots of tips and tricks the more you make. I have a "Grandmother's garden" started with 30's prints. Not sure how I am going to put it together, so just making the flowers so far. Cool to see how many I have. I have a hand crank "Go" that has the template for 5" circles, so I use that to make my circles. It would really slow me down to hand cut them out.
I do this, but I come up the center from the outside, leaving the knot on the outside. That way I can just snip the knot off after I have pressed and sewn together.❤
Thank you for sharing. I had the same thought. I am using it to my advantage. I am not putting a backing on a project I am making with them. I share all of this in my follow up video. Check it out. Quilting Tips: Hexagons WITHOUT Paper Forms Part 2 ruclips.net/video/9oERGgxxL-w/видео.html
It takes a bit at first but once you find your rhythm you’ll be moving right along with them. Two tips. When starting you can just catch a few threads in the center, saving having to go down and back up. The second tip is when I want a nice finish on the back at the end I fold the tip under and stitch it down. I will plan to shoot a short and post it soon showing these two items.
Wow. Thought I knew every hexie technique out there... (Like yo-yo's, but better.) One sheet of cotton flannel would probably do fine for batting in a quilt of these. I am currently waiting on shipment of a 1000 hexie papers, and will have some fun with these, while waiting. One odd thing I've noticed in the world of fold-over paper hexie making is the insistence that papers HAVE to be left in on aggregate edges, as if you can ONLY sew them together with the paper intact, and the hexie will self-destruct without the form (everyone presses....right?). I see this even in videos where the maker has neatly thread basted the corners down. Nice presentation. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the kind words and sharing! 🌻So happy to hear you learned a new hexie technique! They are quite fun! Not sure if you saw my follow up video “Quilting Tips: Hexagons Without Paper Forms” I recently posted where you can see a project I am working on with this technique and I offer a few tips too!
Buy a Big Shots die cutter to cut hexi forms(paper/plastic) And fabric. Way easier! I hand sew way to fast for this. This would make me fall asleep. Taking out hexi forms is simple, especially if you glue baste your fabric.
Thank you for watching and sharing. I am working on a piece now and will be sharing my experience. I do both techniques and like with this technique that the back is finished when it is pieced together. 🌻
It’s such a great way to alleviate the boredom of having to either cut hexagons from paper (or pay for pre-cut shapes). I used to be a teacher in my previous life and I loved using paper circles with parents and children and using the same method of folding to the centre watching them delight in the beauty of the maths involved. Folding an equilateral triangle can also be achieved using a similar method.
Thanks for sharing this lovely way of doing practical maths. 😉❤️😀
Thank you so much for sharing, for watching and for your very kind words. 🌻 It means a great deal to me! Happy Quilting!❤️😊
Brilliant! I’m definitely going to try this. I’ve wanted to make hexies for along time, but have always thought that pulling all those papers out would be just too tedious! Thanks for your video!
Thank you so much! Wishing you success and lots of hexies! 🌻
Great tutorial, Ginnie! Easy and fun!
Thank you so much! So glad you liked it! Means a lot. 🌻
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Thank you ! You are so welcome! Enjoy!🌻
A comment that may seem super simple, but in order to fit and sew the hexis together, they need to start as the same size circle. Also, when pulling the thread at the end of the circle, it is a fine line between too close to the edge (frays out), and too far down from the edge (the hexi doesn't come out even).
Thank you for sharing and watching! Great tip! 🌻
That's why people used paper templates to prevent this, lol. I have a Sizzix to cut templates and hexagons. You can use old books as the paper is stronger. As the papers aren't sew through getting them out isn't too much of a hassle. Leaving the papers in until the end means that your pieces fit together and hold their shape.
I have a piece I made with hexagons my mum made. Many of her hexagons weren't folded around the templates accurately and a lot of fudging and pressing had to be done to get them to fit together in my design.. leading to one hexie getting scorched and needing to be replaced by a different fabric altogether as I hadn't anything matching, it having been started 30 previously. I gave up then and it's still languishing in a box 12 years on ...oh the guilt of UFOs lol
Using Papers makes sense...that's why it's called English Paper Piecing. If you want fast use a sewing machine .. still a lot of faffing involved..
I have made hundreds of these , fst & fun , I learned if I take my stitch @ the top from side to side instead of straight on , it doesn't pull out .I personally like the look of the folded side better than the plain back .lots of fun to make , cutting out the circles is the slow part.
@@paulamcclellan8436 I do as well. Sometimes I add a button at the center, or an even smaller circle-made-hexi. Definitely learn lots of tips and tricks the more you make. I have a "Grandmother's garden" started with 30's prints. Not sure how I am going to put it together, so just making the flowers so far. Cool to see how many I have. I have a hand crank "Go" that has the template for 5" circles, so I use that to make my circles. It would really slow me down to hand cut them out.
Thank you for sharing! 🌻 wishing you luck with your quilt. 😊
I do this, but I come up the center from the outside, leaving the knot on the outside. That way I can just snip the knot off after I have pressed and sewn together.❤
Thank you for watching and sharing! 🌻
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Wow I’ll have to try this! I like the music you use in your videos and how it isn’t too loud when you are talking!
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy this hexagon method. 🌻
This is neat!
I hope you are able to put it to good use for a project ! Thank you for watching!
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Thank you for watching!
I like it but I am too thrifty with my fabric.
Thank you for sharing. I had the same thought. I am using it to my advantage. I am not putting a backing on a project I am making with them. I share all of this in my follow up video. Check it out.
Quilting Tips: Hexagons WITHOUT Paper Forms Part 2
ruclips.net/video/9oERGgxxL-w/видео.html
@@ginnielynn ok makes sense, easy finishing.
@@ginnielynn I will try it when I have enough fabric that I can fussy cut.
Thank you for sharing that tip❤
You are so welcome!🌻
@@ginnielynn I am making 1-in hexagons. If I wanted to use your Technique, would I need to use 2 inch circle of fabric.
Yes a 2” circle should result in a 1” hexi. 🌻
❤ thank you for answering my question I may have to practice this technique
It takes a bit at first but once you find your rhythm you’ll be moving right along with them. Two tips. When starting you can just catch a few threads in the center, saving having to go down and back up. The second tip is when I want a nice finish on the back at the end I fold the tip under and stitch it down. I will plan to shoot a short and post it soon showing these two items.
The measurement of a hexie is taken on the short side, so your hexie probably is 1" - 1.5 " across one of the short sides; not the diameter.
You are absolutely right! Thanks for pointing that out! I hope I didn’t confuse anyone! 🌻
Thank you for sharing, new to quilting
You’re welcome! Thank you for watching! 🌻
So the finished quilt will be double the weight of a normal quilt.
Thank you for sharing and watching!🌻
Wish i saw this before starting my queen size english paper pieced quilt. Ben working on it forever
Wow! That’s quite the project! Thank you for sharing and watching! 🌻
Wow. Thought I knew every hexie technique out there... (Like yo-yo's, but better.) One sheet of cotton flannel would probably do fine for batting in a quilt of these. I am currently waiting on shipment of a 1000 hexie papers, and will have some fun with these, while waiting.
One odd thing I've noticed in the world of fold-over paper hexie making is the insistence that papers HAVE to be left in on aggregate edges, as if you can ONLY sew them together with the paper intact, and the hexie will self-destruct without the form (everyone presses....right?). I see this even in videos where the maker has neatly thread basted the corners down.
Nice presentation. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the kind words and sharing! 🌻So happy to hear you learned a new hexie technique! They are quite fun! Not sure if you saw my follow up video “Quilting Tips: Hexagons Without Paper Forms” I recently posted where you can see a project I am working on with this technique and I offer a few tips too!
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Thank you! 🌻
Nice tecnique. I will try it out on some circles I have left from a yoyo quilt I made.
Thank you so much! 🌻hope it works out well for you. Working on a follow video with some tips tied in with a small project.
This is called an Amish hexagon 😊
Thank you for watching and sharing !🌻
Thanks for showing this. I saw it in a book but just couldn’t do it
So happy to hear my video was of a help! 🌻
I used get my maths pupils to fold paper circles into equilateral triangles and then hexagons.
Thank you for sharing! 🌻
Love this. Joined your channel!
Thank you so much!🌻 So happy to hear you love it! Welcome aboard !
Smart double face .meditative
Thank you !🌻
Thank you
Thank you so much!🌻 Thank you for watching too! 😊
Buy a Big Shots die cutter to cut hexi forms(paper/plastic) And fabric. Way easier! I hand sew way to fast for this. This would make me fall asleep. Taking out hexi forms is simple, especially if you glue baste your fabric.
Thank you for watching and sharing. The video simple offers an another way to make them. 🌻 Sounds like hexies with forms are your jam! Happy Quilting!
Cute, like a yoyo but not. Im always open to new techniques
I love learning techniques too! Thank you for your kind words and for watching!🌻
Can't really see the point of that....cannot see it's precisely equal on all sides...like a proper template would be
Thank you for sharing. 🌻 it’s simply another technique one can use or not.
Too much work and looks bulky. What? Is the chance of them all being uniform ? I will stick with the forms.
Thank you for watching and sharing. I am working on a piece now and will be sharing my experience. I do both techniques and like with this technique that the back is finished when it is pieced together. 🌻
I suppose I'm lazy. I'd just press it down.
It sounds like you’re creative to me! 🌻 Thank you for sharing and watching!