I thought it would be good to share this tutorial I made a while back, it is for sewing a hexagon by machine. the beginning of the tutorial is the same for hand sewing I will do something later with regards to hand sewing. Using your template cut out your wadding, backing and main fabric, put your backing fabric wrong side up, place the larger template on top so it lines up exactly.  Place your wadding centrally on top in the recess. The templates allow you to get your wadding and main fabric placed centrally which then allows you...

Hello All, Welcome to the 2nd installment of prep work for the ‘Just Get Sewing ‘ challenge starting on the 1st April 2023. Here are a few hints and tips for you when cutting out your Hexagons: If you are nervous about cutting with a rotary cutter, find an old pillow case or a shirt that has seen better days or anything you don’t mind cutting up, be prepared that what you will probably not be able to use any of it, its just practice. Try cutting a single outer hexagon, when cutting the outer hexagon keep the inner hexagon...

Lovely free instructions to create your own Square QAYG bag, thanks to Colin Coleman, a fellow quilter.

Enjoy reading.