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Comment by Vilma/AR yesterday

I would like to try that folding method of hexies.  Thanks for sharing.

Comment by Janet/MO on Sunday

I saw that tutorial, but she makes hers slightly different than the other way.  The other method has you fold your circle in half and then in half again to find the center.  With the right side of the fabric facing toward you, you insert your needle up through the center.  You then take a tiny stitch about 1/8th" in from the edge using the fold lines as guides.  Your fabric will automatically fold over toward the center.  Just keep repeating this until you have a hexagon.  The method this woman shows is similar except I would be afraid I would be constantly stabbing myself with straight pins!  I have wondered how it would work if a small dab of glue was used to hold the folds in place rather than thread.  It would probably work so long as the item was not going to be laundered.  

Comment by Patte/TX on Saturday

Here is a tutorial on the hexagon made from a fabric circle:

http://mousechirpy-polkadotpineapple.blogspot.com/2008/06/tutorial-...

Comment by Janet/MO on Saturday

Vilma, the segment on Quilting Arts is called Quick + Easy Hexagons and was project 1308-2. You can go to QuiltingArtstv.com and pull up the instructions by typing hexagons in to their little search box.  I also tried to find some UTube videos that showed this technique.  I found one, but it was so poorly done that I thought it might be more confusing than helpful as the woman's hands were constantly in the way of what she was doing.  I have not taken the time to try this out myself, but I plan to do that soon.  

Comment by Vilma/AR on Saturday

I have made 3 GFG this month so far.  Kinda slow this month.  Busier that I don't know what. 

Janet,  I need a picture of that pattern to see. 

Comment by Janet/MO on Friday

Have any of you tried the method where you start out with a circle, but still end up with a hexagon?  I saw it on Quilting Arts and am going to try it one of these days.  Another woman in my quilt guild has gotten seriously "addicted" to this method so she brought some darling tablemats for show & tell to our last meeting.  

Comment by Janet/MO on Friday

Vilma, now that you have reached the half way point, maybe it will go faster.  

Comment by Myrna on Friday

Just think, Vilma, you are half way there.

I always take a hand project with me; knitting, applique, some type of hand sewing such as a binding or cross stitch are my go to projects as I leave the house.  right now I am knitting socks for my DH and me as well as I am knitting hats for the Purple Days of Crying for Children's Hospital.  Each ball of yarn gives me two hats and I have some of the other quilters doing the same.  Another project in knitting that is good to take along is an Izzy Doll.  You can check that one out on line.

Comment by Vilma/AR on January 18, 2015 at 6:15am

I was checking on my 1" GFG,  I have made 55 flower already and I have 55 more to go.  So I will be on it for a while. 

Comment by Vilma/AR on January 18, 2015 at 5:47am

Patricia,  me too.  I have to have something to work on.  

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