74. English Paper Piecing Part 3: Connecting Hexies

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Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.

6 Responses

  1. ems gram says:

    i am making the hexes for a quilt/or maybe a table cover. i'd like the outside edges to be the outline of the hexes. how do i accomplish that when i still have to put batting back on. what do i do about the edges? tx.

  2. Kathy says:

    It looks like you're using a double strand of thread for both basting and whip stitching. Is there a reason for this? I can understand it would be a more sturdy method at the whip stitching point, but why for the basting? And I'm asking this with all due respect for your talent and expertise 🙂

  3. Anonymous says:

    For me, one of the fun parts of sewing is that there are usually several ways to reach the same outcome and that it's up to you which of the methods works best for you. So I totally agree with your sentiment!

  4. Machelle says:

    wow love the tutorial on piecing a shape!! Thanks

  5. Robbie says:

    I love it! And I'd 'almost' be willing to try your 1/4" hexies…lovely work and so nice you shared your entire process with everyone!!! Thanks much!
    p.s. So glad you ignored the 'quilt police'! They need a real job!

  6. lorihre3 says:

    I began making a Hexagon quilt several years ago, before Mickey Depre's book came out. A little tip I found to make taking the papers out easier. I use a hole puncher to punch holes in the template paper, freezer paper. When you are ready to take out the paper, use an orangewood stick (manicure stick) to poke through the hole, pop up the paper, easier than pulling the edges out.

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