I have an addiction for hexies but i only make 3” i just love them i have a sewing kit just for hexies where i cary thread , scissors and 3 1/2” inch blocks i cut in bulk and i have pins and needles and whenever i find myself sitting or waiting for my son at school or when i cant sleep or just need quiet time and cant use my machine i sit and sew hexies. Till i have to either leave or my fingers hurt. I keep them in totes by color. I try to mostly use my scraps or I recycle non knitted clothes especially pretty fabric shirts my daughter outgrows. I someday will make a quilt. For now they just keep me from wasting precious time. I used cardboard stock when i can but i also recycle allot of junk mail flyers, and greeting cards. This last few weeks i went and used tons of old Christmas cards. So its an awesome process that i have learned to love. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Christmas cards are an excellent resource for hexie papers. If you;re using totes to sort by color you must have made lots of hexies and are very organized. Using your daughter's outgrow shirts is wonderful. When you see them in your quilt they will make you smile. I think it's wonderful that you make hexies during those few moments of time. I've done the same thing many times while my kids where growing up. Maybe after your kid(s) are all grow you will decide it's time to make a hexie quilt but until then just do what makes you happy. Even if you never make a quilt.
Empty creamer plastic jugs make great mini garbage cans, cut a hole in the top area and you can hook them to the knob of a door on your sewing cabinet also
Might I suggest that you iron two pieces of freezer paper together - wax to the paper and press it so your hexagon pieces are thicker. Purchase Fiskar paper punch for hexagons and the EPP hexagons are always the right size.
or iron a strip of paper to a strip of fabric and accordian-style fold, then just mark the top one and cut through all layers of fabric and paper at the same time. My friend tried to show me how to cut around each piece of paper for glass cutting. and i was like, why not do it in strips and then subcut? It was more accurate and quicker.
If only fiscars did a 2.5 inch hexie punch, it's the size I want, they stop at 2 inches. Does anyone know if a 2.5 hexie punch actually exists, as I think the ones I thought were 2.5 actually measure the widest part of a hexie!
That’s the hard part. Paper crafters measure their hexies across and quilters measure by the side. I suggest measuring a 2.5” hexie across the width and search for a punch that size. Since that’s how they measure them. I don’t have a 2.5” hexie in front of me to measure but I did see some larger punches on Amazon. Good luck!
@@rsislandcrafts thank you so much for this suggestion, I've no idea why I hadn't thought of looking for something like this using the paper craft dimensions! I did this and although I didn't find a paper punch, I found a very reasonably priced bundle of 500 already cut hexies, it was advertised as a 5 inch ones as they were measuring the widest part so it wasn't coming up in my search before, so I bought those, thank you again, that's why I love the online quilting family, we help each other no matter where we are in the world 💕
I don’t trace & cut... I have different sizes of the Hexagon paper punches for scrapbooking & I use them to “punch” my Hexagons... I also have the Sizzix Big Kick for larger hexagon... I also have one of the EZ Hexagons but I use that for cutting my fabric it will cut up to a 5.5 inch Hexagon
The die cuts make it so much easier and quicker to cut out hexies. I have a hexie set for the Go cutter but I haven't used it very much. Sometimes people don't have the die cut systems or they only need to cut out a handful and don't bother dragging out their machines so this way works well for them. I hear a lot of good things about the Sizzix systems.
Beverley Simmons It can be but people go Into It knowing that and are willing to put in the effort for the final project. There’s a craft for everyone.
Beverley Simmons Wax paper doesn’t work. It just melts and sticks to the iron. Freezer paper has a paper side and that allows you to iron It to the fabric. It has a waxy side but It doesn’t melt. It’s weird I know lol.
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Welcome to my craft room!! In this video I show you how I simply trace and cut out templates from freezer paper for my hexie addiction.
I have an addiction for hexies but i only make 3” i just love them i have a sewing kit just for hexies where i cary thread , scissors and 3 1/2” inch blocks i cut in bulk and i have pins and needles and whenever i find myself sitting or waiting for my son at school or when i cant sleep or just need quiet time and cant use my machine i sit and sew hexies. Till i have to either leave or my fingers hurt. I keep them in totes by color. I try to mostly use my scraps or I recycle non knitted clothes especially pretty fabric shirts my daughter outgrows. I someday will make a quilt. For now they just keep me from wasting precious time.
I used cardboard stock when i can but i also recycle allot of junk mail flyers, and greeting cards. This last few weeks i went and used tons of old Christmas cards. So its an awesome process that i have learned to love.
Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Christmas cards are an excellent resource for hexie papers. If you;re using totes to sort by color you must have made lots of hexies and are very organized. Using your daughter's outgrow shirts is wonderful. When you see them in your quilt they will make you smile. I think it's wonderful that you make hexies during those few moments of time. I've done the same thing many times while my kids where growing up. Maybe after your kid(s) are all grow you will decide it's time to make a hexie quilt but until then just do what makes you happy. Even if you never make a quilt.
Thanks for the info you made it soo easy and thanks again I am in the Military it helps me a lot
Thank you for your service. I’m so glad my video could help. I love how portable EPP is. Bonus that It takes up little space.
Empty creamer plastic jugs make great mini garbage cans, cut a hole in the top area and you can hook them to the knob of a door on your sewing cabinet also
Patrice That’s a brilliant idea! I love reusing and recycling.
Might I suggest that you iron two pieces of freezer paper together - wax to the paper and press it so your hexagon pieces are thicker. Purchase Fiskar paper punch for hexagons and the EPP hexagons are always the right size.
I do have the Fiskars punch but it doesn't punch one layer of freezer paper. I'll have to try double layers next time. Thanks!
@@rsislandcrafts i always iron two pieces of freezer paper together to get stronger hexagons.
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You can also multi fold the paper, mark once, cut once, way quicker
I used to multi fold the paper but my paper tended to shift. I'll have to try again now that I have more practice. Thanks!!
or iron a strip of paper to a strip of fabric and accordian-style fold, then just mark the top one and cut through all layers of fabric and paper at the same time. My friend tried to show me how to cut around each piece of paper for glass cutting. and i was like, why not do it in strips and then subcut? It was more accurate and quicker.
oh, I see why this would not work...i watched your next video! thanks
Thank you. Just the tuition I needed.
I’m glad It helped 🦩
When I do this, I draw around my template on the back of my fabric. This shapeis an easy one. Then just cut out the fabric. 1 trace 1 cut.
Thank you! 👏🥰
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Good idea. Can you glue instead of basting?
Yes. Some people prefer to glue baste and others prefer to thread baste. I’ve always thread basted and it’s pretty fast so that’s what I stick with.
If only fiscars did a 2.5 inch hexie punch, it's the size I want, they stop at 2 inches. Does anyone know if a 2.5 hexie punch actually exists, as I think the ones I thought were 2.5 actually measure the widest part of a hexie!
That’s the hard part. Paper crafters measure their hexies across and quilters measure by the side. I suggest measuring a 2.5” hexie across the width and search for a punch that size. Since that’s how they measure them. I don’t have a 2.5” hexie in front of me to measure but I did see some larger punches on Amazon. Good luck!
@@rsislandcrafts thank you so much for this suggestion, I've no idea why I hadn't thought of looking for something like this using the paper craft dimensions! I did this and although I didn't find a paper punch, I found a very reasonably priced bundle of 500 already cut hexies, it was advertised as a 5 inch ones as they were measuring the widest part so it wasn't coming up in my search before, so I bought those, thank you again, that's why I love the online quilting family, we help each other no matter where we are in the world 💕
I don’t trace & cut... I have different sizes of the Hexagon paper punches for scrapbooking & I use them to “punch” my Hexagons... I also have the Sizzix Big Kick for larger hexagon... I also have one of the EZ Hexagons but I use that for cutting my fabric it will cut up to a 5.5 inch Hexagon
The die cuts make it so much easier and quicker to cut out hexies. I have a hexie set for the Go cutter but I haven't used it very much. Sometimes people don't have the die cut systems or they only need to cut out a handful and don't bother dragging out their machines so this way works well for them. I hear a lot of good things about the Sizzix systems.
Hello there oh boy lot of work
Beverley Simmons It can be but people go Into It knowing that and are willing to put in the effort for the final project. There’s a craft for everyone.
It's well worth the result you get
We have wax paper
Beverley Simmons Wax paper doesn’t work. It just melts and sticks to the iron. Freezer paper has a paper side and that allows you to iron It to the fabric. It has a waxy side but It doesn’t melt. It’s weird I know lol.