Hi there! I am so thrilled to be partnering up with Fort Worth Fabric Studio and to be a guest blogger here today. My name is Amanda Lipscomb, and I am a primarily a quilter, although I dabble in all sorts of sewing. I blog over at The Cozy Pumpkin and love sharing the projects I'm working on, fun tutorials and patterns, and some of the sewing tips and tricks I learn along the way. I hope you'll pop on over for a visit, and if you have time, drop me a line. I love making new quilting/sewing friends!
Supplies:
- 1 charm pack -‐ I used "25th and Pine" by BASICGREY for Moda
- 1hexieprintout-‐setprintertoprintat"actualsize"
- 1 yd. Pellon 808 Craft Fuse or Midweight Interfacing (Iron-‐On)
- Fabric Glue Stick
- Scissors (for Fabric and for thread)
- Perle Cotton in coordinating color (I like to use an 8 wt. Finca Perle Cotton)
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Needles -‐ I like a Size 2 Crewel needle with a large eye, but a large size embroidery needle would work as well
- iron
Step
1:
Print
out
the
hexie
templates
at
the
"actual
size"
setting
and
trace
84
hexies
onto
the
fuzzy
side
of
the
Craft
Fuse
using
a
pencil
and
small
ruler.
Overlap
the
template
to
fill
in
half
of
the
space
on
the
interfacing
(see
image
below).
After you trace 84 hexies fold your interfacing in half so that the empty half is underneath. Now you can cut two at a time giving you a total of 168 hexies.
Now
you
should
have
a
total
of
168
cut
out
hexies.
Step
2:
Place
four
hexies,
shiny
side
down,
onto
the
wrong
side
of
a
fabric
square.
Make
sure
the
hexies
are
at
least
1/4"
away
from
the
edges
of
the
fabric
square,
and
are
at
least
1/2"
away
from
each
other.
Iron
the
four
hexies
to
the
wrong
side
of
each
fabric
square
in
the
charm
pack
with
a
pressing
motion.
I
hold
the
iron
in
place
for
about
10
seconds
before
moving.
Make
sure
the
shiny
side
of
the
Craft
Fuse
is
face
down
on
the
wrong
side
of
the
fabric
(the
shiny
substance
is
the
glue).
(Tip: I like to place a pressing cloth (white cotton scrap fabric) over my fabric and interfacing so if I accidentally place a hexie in the wrong direction the glue ends up on the scrap fabric and not on my iron.)
Step 3: Using fabric scissors cut out each hexie leaving a 1/4" extra fabric around the edges (see image below).
Step
4:
Glue
down
the
edges
of
the
fabric
to
the
hexie
interfacing
using
a
fabric
glue
stick
(see
image
below).
Step
5:
After
all
of
the
hexies
have
been
glued
they
need
to
blanket
stitched
into
pairs.
So
that
the
hexies
look
pretty
from
both
sides.
You
will
need
the
perle
cotton,
a
needle,
and
matching
hexie
pairs.
If
you
choose
to
sew
these
into
pairs
with
your
machine
instead,
I
suggest
putting
a
dab
of
glue
on
the
interfacing
of
each
pair,
and
placing
them
wrong
sides
together.
This
will
help
to
keep
everything
aligned
as
you
work
with
them
at
the
machine.
Step
6:
Knot
your
thread
(I
like
to
use
a
quilter's
knot.
You
can
find
my
video
tutorial
on
the
quilter's
knot
here.)
and
begin
stitching
in
the
center
of
one
of
the
sides,
about
1/8"
away
from
the
edge,
on
the
wrong
side
of
a
hexie
(image
1
below).
After
the
thread
has
been
pulled
through
and
your
knot
is
secure
on
the
wrong
side
sandwich
the
two
hexies
wrong
sides
together
and
blanket
stitch
around
the
hexies.
Following image 6 pull your thread through the loop until secure. Repeat images 5 and 6 all of the way around the hexies until you reach the end. To end your blanket stitching...
join
the
last
blanket
stitch
with
the
first
stitch
by
passing
under
the
threads
of
the
very
first
stitch.
Tie
a
small
knot
(image
3),
pass
the
needle
through
the
fabric
(image
4)
for
a
bit
and
then
trim
away
the
excess
thread.
Burying
the
thread
tail
in
this
way
makes
the
stitching
more
secure.
Repeat
this
process
with
all
of
the
hexie
pairs.
Once
done
there
should
be
84
completed
hexies.
Step
7:
From
the
perle
cotton
cut
a
4
yard
strand.
Tie
a
loop
at
one
end
of
the
strand
(to
secure
around
branches
if
you
plan
on
placing
this
on
a
tree,
or
to
hang
from
a
nail).
String
half
of
the
completed
hexies
(42
hexies) onto
the
4
yards
of
perle
cotton.
Finish
with
another
loop,
and
evenly
space
the
hexies
along
the
strand.
Repeat
Step
7
with
the
remaining
42
hexies.
(Two
separate
4
yard
strands
are
much
easier
to
manage
than
one
long
8
yard
strand.)
And
there
you
have
it!
A
beautiful
handmade
garland
to
enjoy
for
years
to
come!
I
hope
you
have
fun
with
this
project,
if
you
complete
one
I
would
love
to
see
it!
Don't
forget
to
hop
on
over
to
The
Cozy
Pumpkin
to
check
out
my
other
tutorials
and
free
patterns.
"See"
you
again
soon,
and
Happy
Holidays!
-Amanda
I want to thank Amanda for stopping by and sharing this lovely garland! It is so darling! I've never done a project with hexies, and this definitely makes me want to try them out! Please stop by Amanda's blog to see all of her lovely projects!
Talk to you soon,
-Amanda
I want to thank Amanda for stopping by and sharing this lovely garland! It is so darling! I've never done a project with hexies, and this definitely makes me want to try them out! Please stop by Amanda's blog to see all of her lovely projects!
Talk to you soon,
6 comments:
I think the garland will look great with the greenery across the fireplace mantel.
Very nice and cute garland! Thank you for this tutorial! :)
What a fun project, Amanda! This is totally something I could do for our miniature tree at home this year. We're always away to visit our families over Christmas, so we can't justify a big tree in our flat. Thank you for the clear step by step tutorial! =)
I really love this -.I've been looking for something new like this for my tree....thanks for sharing
Wow! This is very pretty. I would never have thought of this. Thank you for sharing.
This is beyond adorable and a wonderful way to use a charm pack! Great job Amanda!
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