Several of you are still wondering about the Hexagon Templates. We Have Them In Stock! JUST CLICK HERE!!

Baby Hexie's (1/2")....

aren't they sweet.

Notice the one on the bottom left.

The center needs to be redone.

I thought this would have been a great fabric..

but it actually stands out too much!

Oh and look at this one...

You can make a 1" Hexie Flower

and add a 1/2" baby on top!

When I am on the go with these little goodies...

I cut out squares larger than I need...

so I can center my hexagon

in different places..

to get different values

and scales for the flowers.

This is a rough drawing

for the final borders of

Buttercream Summer.

It is going to take 36  1/2" hexagon flowers!

Yikes!

Where would we be without our

Quilting Friends?

I just received an email

from dear Wendy...

offering to help me make these!

Love you Wendy!

The package is going out tonight...

If you notice...

my blue tray...

in the photos....

It is a top to a tupperware...

and really helps me to have a flat surface to work on.

Needles make a difference too gals.

I use Straw Needles #10.

I love a 'thin' needle...

especially when basting

because there is so many layers to go through.

And when it comes to thread....

I love YLI Silk thread

when sewing the hexagons together.

It just glides through the fabrics.

(Especially love the Taupe color)

When you are basting the templates

and fabrics together...

just use any 'old' thread you 

want to use up.

These stitches won't matter in the end.

Now the next few pictures...

I hesitated even posting.

They aren't that clear.

But there are some good points that might help you all out.

I figured out these points were helpful

when the Guitar Man...

was basting templates for me

at the Spring Seminar we went to.

(Yep! The women there were really impressed with him!)

Here goes...

Here I am using a 2 1/2" fan blade I cut out

for Buttercream Summer.

In other words.....

tiny scraps can be used for the 1/2".

I center the template where I want it...

and finish trimming up the fabric 3/8" around the

template.

Now I place an 'applique' pin in the middle...

The first fold should be taken

 parallel to the pin.

This way...

when you get to the end of the hexagon...

the pin will slip out easily.

Now make sure you fold over the first edge

real crisply....

and the next fold real crisply.

This will make a huge difference when

you start sewing the hexagons together.

Make sure all folds are being

folded towards you...

especially the last one...

The last one...

seems to want to go katty-wompus!

So...

just wanted to pass on these tips.

Hope it helps!

If any of you still want to order...

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And Jane....
here's some pic's for you...
I've been digging through my scraps...
trying to find you some fabrics...

 

In closing...
I thought I'd show you 

the stew I put together 

this morning...

all from the Nashville Farmer's Market...

even the meat...

Just so I could work on hexies all day. Smile!

Have a great Evening!

Cioa~