Machine quilting hexies

Modern quilt patterns and tutorials from Michelle Cain of From Bolt to Beauty

Lesley on Instagram: "Many of you were asking questions about my hexie sewing project and here is a quick video showing how I piece them together on my machine. It’s a little bit of work, but does it save time? Yep! You can see that I begin without sewing them with a paper template like English Paper Piecing. I cut them out with a template and just start sewing! It’s helpful to cut out a few hexies and give it a try first before you sew the ones for your project, but once you get the…

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As promised what follows is a step by step tutorial to show you the process of how I went about sewing my Pink Flamingo Hexagon Quilt...

One of my favorite crafts to check out on flickr is quilting. It is easy to feel inspired by the many beautiful quilts and I found myself wanting to give a hexagon quilt a go. Once the thought crossed my...

Instructions for making a hexagon quilt with no hand stitching. Tallgrass Prairie Studio: Sewing Hexagons by Machine Without Marking

With a ton of things to do before the end of the year I got distracted yet again! I saw the "Quilt as you go Hexagon" tutorial from Missouri Star Quilt Co. (here) and realized that this was my kind of hexie! Paper piecing and little hexies scare me - but this bigger, faster and easy version seemed like a whole lot of fun. You don't have to buy a template; there are lots of tutorials and videos that show you the same technique using cardboard and different sized units. I did get the one sold…

Grab your fabric scraps because these DIY hexagon projects are so inspiring and easy to make. No sewing machine required on some.