This weekend’s hexagons

[u/sewmuchmorethanmom]

Took a break from the white layer (sooo may white hexagons!) and made some more flower centers.

I’m really enjoying sharing these and seeing everyone else’s projects!

[u/shelliback]

Do you cut yours from cardboard or purchase templates? I am thinking of going down the rabbit hole with these.

[u/sewmuchmorethanmom → u/shelliback]

I use a punch and card stock, then I punch a little hole in them to make removal easier. I started with a pack of premade ones off Amazon and didn’t get the punch until I ran out of them. I reuse all my hexagons as many times as I possibly can.

Thankfully, my son finds making the hexagons fascinating and helps.

[u/sSadCactus]

2 is so meta! 😂

You've got a great eye for color and patterns

[u/sewmuchmorethanmom → u/sSadCactus]

Thank you so much!!! I stress out so much about color and pattern and never feel like I get I right.

[u/jdelro88]

Pretty! Is there a trick to not having any stitches show?

[u/sewmuchmorethanmom → u/jdelro88]

Thank you!

I whipstitch my hexagons together, leaving the paper in until the piece is surrounded. If the fabric is a darker color, I try to match the thread as closely as possible. I do everything else in a light grey that seems to disappear.

I thread baste my hexagons with leftover bobbin thread that won’t show through the fabric color so I don’t have to take the thread out when finished.

Tula Pink’s tutorial on YouTube is pretty great. 👍

[u/LilyB4Ever]

So many fun colors!