Hexie & a Half by Anorina Morris In this months Handmade Magazine - Issue 36 No 11 - you'll find my 'Hexie & a Half' EPP project. It's perfectly suited to the "scrappy" which I love, love, love! It's made up of 2 different EPP shapes - the hexagon and the half hexagon, which are then sewn together and appliqued onto a FQ to make the cushion background. It's a great project for when you're on the go. If you prepare the paper pieces ahead of time, it's very portable. I think I sewed most of the EPP pieces when I was in the car - passenger side of course. Toy Chest 2 Fabric by Penny Rose Fabrics After appliquéing the EPP section to the background (spotty) fabric, I sandwiched a piece of batting to the back and then quilted it with straight lines. I love the texture that the straight line quilting gives the project. Can I just make a suggestion when it comes to the paper pieces? The packets of hexagon papers usually come in lots of 100. Don't buy the two different paper shapes. You can just cut the required hexagons in half and still have enough to complete the whole project. Hexie & a Half by Anorina Morris

Hexie & a Half by Anorina Morris In this months Handmade Magazine - Issue 36 No 11 - you'll find my 'Hexie & a Half' EPP project. It's perfectly suited to the "scrappy" which I love, love, love! It's made up of 2 different EPP shapes - the hexagon and the half hexagon, which are then sewn together and appliqued onto a FQ to make the cushion background. It's a great project for when you're on the go. If you prepare the paper pieces ahead of time, it's very portable. I think I sewed most of the EPP pieces when I was in the car - passenger side of course. Toy Chest 2 Fabric by Penny Rose Fabrics After appliquéing the EPP section to the background (spotty) fabric, I sandwiched a piece of batting to the back and then quilted it with straight lines. I love the texture that the straight line quilting gives the project. Can I just make a suggestion when it comes to the paper pieces? The packets of hexagon papers usually come in lots of 100. Don't buy the two different paper shapes. You can just cut the required hexagons in half and still have enough to complete the whole project. Hexie & a Half by Anorina Morris

Hexie & a Half by Anorina Morris In this months Handmade Magazine - Issue 36 No 11 - you'll find my 'Hexie & a Half' EPP project. It's perfectly suited to the "scrappy" which I love, love, love! It's made up of 2 different EPP shapes - the hexagon and the half hexagon, which are then sewn together and appliqued onto a FQ to make the cushion background. It's a great project for when you're on the go. If you prepare the paper pieces ahead of time, it's very portable. I think I sewed most of the EPP pieces when I was in the car - passenger side of course. Toy Chest 2 Fabric by Penny Rose Fabrics After appliquéing the EPP section to the background (spotty) fabric, I sandwiched a piece of batting to the back and then quilted it with straight lines. I love the texture that the straight line quilting gives the project. Can I just make a suggestion when it comes to the paper pieces? The packets of hexagon papers usually come in lots of 100. Don't buy the two different paper shapes. You can just cut the required hexagons in half and still have enough to complete the whole project. Hexie & a Half by Anorina Morris

Here is a free quilt pattern on how to make to make the 1+2 quilt. It's a simple quilt pattern and can be made quite quickly. A perfect quilt pattern for beginners. The instructions I will give you will make a single (twin) bed size quilt. This quilt pattern is also easily adjustable - add another row and a couple of columns and you will have a Queen size bed quilt pattern. To make this quilt, you will need a layer cake and 2 yards of a solid fabric - hence the name 1+2. For those of you who aren't familiar with the term layer cake, no I'm not talking about an actual cake. Rather, it's a gorgeous pack put out by Moda Fabrics of 42 squares of a range of fabric. Each square measures 10" x 10". Cutting Instructions: From your layer cake, choose 7 random squares. Cut these into 4 x 5" squares (so cut in half long ways and then in half side ways) The white solid fabric needs to be cut 3" wide by the width of the fabric (WOF). Cut all of your yardage into 3" strips. Assembly Instructions: Take one of these strips and cross cut 2 x 5" strips and 2 x 10" strips. These will be the borders around your small squares. Using a 1/4" seam, sew the 5" strips to the top and bottom of your square. Press outwards. Next, sew the 10" strips on the remaining sides and press. This is your finished block which should measure 10" Repeat this for the rest of your small squares until you have 28 completed blocks. Now the fun begins! You're going to sew a 10" layer cake square to one of your newly finished blocks. Choose the squares randomly. Take another 10" layer cake square and sew to the other side of the bordered block. Then another bordered block and so on... You will need 7 to make up a row. The next row will begin with a bordered block then a 10" layer square then a bordered block etc... Row 3 will be the same as the first row. You get the picture. You don't want to have 10" fabric squares or the bordered blocks adjoining. You will need to have 7 squares across and 8 rows down. Sew these together and the press your seams well. Your quilt top is finished! I opted for extra wide fabric so that I wouldn't have to piece the back - but the choice is yours. I won't go into detail about how I baste, quilt or add the binding on my quilts as there are many of fantastic tutorials out there on the web. If you do get stuck and need help locating the information, drop me an email and I'm more than happy to point you in the right direction. I think straight line quilting would look great with this quilt design, but as straight lines are my nemesis, I opted for a meandering swirly pattern. I am very, very pleased with how it turned out. It's going to be soft and crinkly and most importantly - snuggly! Attach your binding. I used double fold binding as this quilt will be for my daughter, so I'm foreseeing lots of wear and tear for years to come :-) And there you have it. A free and easy quilt pattern, which you can make in a weekend. If you use this tutorial, please feel free to add your photos to the Samelia’s Mum Flickr pool. I'd love to see them :-)

This listing is for a PDF sewing pattern and photo tutorial to make a Hexie Pinnie Pin Cushion, not the finished product. If you would like to buy the finished product you can do so here; https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/632873965/liberty-fabric-lavender-scented-hand Complete PDF pattern desgined by Zoe Mayson, using English paper piecing techniques to create this charming pin cushion. Full photo tutorial takes you step by step through the construction and sewing. Suitable for those new to English paper piecing. The pattern is for all hand sewing, no machine required. Includes printable 1 inch hexagon templates. Materials required (not supplied) Fabric scraps measuring at least 2.5 inches square 1 inch paper hexagon templates Needle and thread Pin cushion stuffing.

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Hi friends, I have been an Aneela Hoey fan from the very start of my sewing days - Little Apples, Cherry Christmas, A Walk in the Woods, Sherbet Pips... I mean, I would stalk the online fabric stores just waiting for a new line to come out! You can imagine how excited I was when I finally had the chance to meet Aneela in person at last fall's quilt market - I was pretty pumped to see this new line. After finally getting my hands on Foxglove I knew exactly what I wanted to do with those little foxes - Hexie Pillows! I decided to use two of the colorways - the pink coral shade (that is insanely perfect) along with the navy to create a duo of hexie pillows. There are two more in the works, a minty green version and a fun all orange version that I just need to quilt up. I have been following along with Aneela's daily posts about her line, what inspired her and her initial drawings. It truly is fascinating watching the fabric design process. The scale of the prints is the perfect size for 1

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Hello hello! I'm back today with an envelope pillow that I started a year and a half ago and finally finished this weekend.

I don't know what sent me over the edge, but there definitely came a point when I couldn't take it anymore. Everyone else seemed to have one and I felt deprived and a wee bit resentful. So, I took action. For years I've been using a store-bought pincushion which has been growing more and more ratty with time. It had gotten so bad that I'd stopped returning the pins to the pincushion and they'd scattered around my studio. Couple that with all the cute pincushions I'd seen on the internets and I was ready to remedy the situation. I've had a minor obsession with hexagons lately so it seemed appropriate that my pincushion should take that form. I was super happy with the way it turned out and quickly adorned it with pins gathered from table and floor. My joy lasted a good five minutes before I started wishing I had a another pincushion devoted to needles. Spurred on by my initial success I made a second one, but with a little variation. I string pieced the parts of this pincushion and focused on fabrics in shades of red for the body and paired that with an aqua fabric for the binding. Having righted the wrong that is having to use a crappy pincushion, I felt inspired to share my joy with others. Knowing that you all are a crafty bunch I've written up this tutorial to help you make your own Hex Pincushion. The tutorial includes a template which I'll include as an image in this post. I'm guessing you can run your cursor over that image and print yourself a copy of the template. Edited to add: Reduce the size of the copy by 65% to get an accurate template. OK. Here we go. Hex Pincushion Tutorial Finished size: About 5" from point to point Materials: Scrap fabrics 1/4 yard of fabric for binding Hex pincushion template (figure 1) Paper scissors Rotary cutter and self-healing mat Quilter's clear acrylic ruler Sewing machine Sewing machine thread Hand sewing needle Hand sewing thread Pins Iron and ironing board Stuffing Figure 1 Cutting the fabric: Using template cut 6 hexagon thirds out of 6 different scrap fabrics From binding fabric cut 1 1/2" strips on the bias. Note: To cut bias binding, I begin by making sure I have a straight edge along the lengthwise or crosswise grain. Align the short edge of a clear ruler with straight fabric edge along 45 degree line and cut. Reposition ruler so that cut line measure 1 1/2" from long edge of ruler and cut. Repeat to make more binding strips. Sewing Hexagon Top and Bottom: Note: All seam allowances are 1/4" Figure 2 1. Referring to figure 2, pin piece #1 and piece#2, right sides together matching outer corner and center point. 2. Machine stitch together from outer corner to center point stopping 1/4" short of center point. 3. Cut thread. 4. Match outer corner and center point of piece #3 and piece #1, right sides together, and pin. (figure 3) 5. Starting at outer corner, stitch towards center, stopping 1/4" short of center. Figure 3 6. Finger press seam allowance of pieces #1 and 2 towards piece #2. 7. Align the center and outer corner of piece #3 and piece #2 and pin. (figure 4) Figure 4 8. Starting 1/4" from center, stitch to outer corner. 9. Press seams toward piece #3. 10. Repeat steps 1-8 to make a second hexagon. Assembling the Pincushion: 1. Stitch together binding strips using diagonal seams . 2. Attach binding strip to right side of one of the hexagons as you would for a quilt top. 3. Align hexagon without binding strip underneath hexagon binding strip, wrong sides facing. 4. Pin hexagons together through center. 5. Turn binding toward underside hexagon. 6. Begin hand stitching binding, remembering to turn under 1/4" seam allowance as you work, to hexagon. 7. Gently miter the corners as you come to them. 8. Stop short of stitching binding all the way around shape, leaving a small gap along one of the hexagon sides. 9. Stuff pincushion so it is full, making sure to push stuffing into corners. 10. Sew remaining binding to hexagon. 11. Machine top stitch close to binding seam. 12. Add pins and smile! A Wee Disclaimer: Feel free to make as many of these puppies as you like for friends, family, neighbors, and others suffering through life with store-bought pincushions, but please do not make these for sale. Thanks and enjoy!

As promised, I bring you the preview of my other new book, called “Sizzlin’ Sixties” Here’s a shot of the cover, featuring the Oh My Stars quilt. (Fabrics: Basket of Flowe…

The Sugarbag is a modern hexagon quilt pattern from stitchandyarn.com that looks great in either solids or with the addition of a large-scale print. The pattern comes in cushion, throw and queen sizes, with templates included, and the half hexie version is a super quick make. #modernquilt #quiltpatterns #modernquiltpatterns #modernhexiequilt #hexiequilt #stitchandyarnquilts The cushion version of this quilt is made using the English paper piecing (EPP) technique. The throw and queen size quilts can be made in one of two ways. Either machine sewing columns of hexagons together – which results in sewing y-seams when joining the columns – OR by sewing half hexagons together in horizontal rows before sewing the rows together. There are no y-seams in that version, but it will create a seam across the middle of each hexagon. During our lockdowns of 2021 I decided to give Quiltcon’s design challenge a go – the theme being hexagons. I'd been inspired by some vintage hexagons online and, is often the case with me, decided to supersize them and give them a more modern look using negative space and asymmetry. Sugarbag is the result – named after Australia's native honeybee. Happy quilting! Instagram hashtag: #sugarbagquilt +++++ This pattern is not intended for commercial use – that is, items cannot be made from the pattern for resale. Copying this pattern for commercial use is also not permitted unless prior consent has been given in writing. In purchasing this pattern you agree to abide by these conditions.

The march to re-cover some of our old pillows continues over here, and today I've got my first finished hexie project! You may recall I star...

I’m super excited to introduce this new quilt pattern! A fun jelly roll friendly Hexie Quilt. Hexagons are super popular right now in quilts and this is a fun twist to the classic Hexie quilt. I’ve yet to attempt a Y seam so this pattern is made up of half hexies which go together in […]