Hexagons Made Easy

Hexagons Made Easy
Author: Jen Eskridge
Publisher: Martingale
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1604682760

Create stunning hexagon quilts and so much more--without Y-seams or hand sewing. Sound impossible? Expert quilter Jen Eskridge makes it easy with a quick facing technique, a great alternative to English paper piecing. Learn to use hexagons two ways: appliqued onto a background or stitched together without a background for a two-sided quilt. Select from 15 clever projects in a huge variety of sizes, from large quilts to pillows, wall hangings, table runners, pot holders, and more Stitch hexagons easily and accurately by machine; learn a handy way to make hexagons of any size Find patterns for 18 different 15" x 15" blocks that showcase hexagons, plus numerous motifs for quilting the designs

Wise Craft Quilts

Wise Craft Quilts
Author: Blair Stocker
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2017-03-14
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1611803489

Infuse your quilts with love--how to add your personal story and more meaning to your handmade quilts. In Wise Craft Quilts, celebrated quilt designer and crafter Blair Stocker shares ways to use cherished fabrics to make quilts with more meaning. Each of the twenty-one quilts featured here gathers a special collection of fabric, outlines a new technique, and spins a story. By using special fabrics as the starting point for each project—from a wedding dress to baby’s first clothes, worn denim, Tyvek race numbers, and more—the finished quilt is made even more special. Create quilts that have a story to tell and you’ll find a whole new level of appreciation for what they represent in your life and the lives of the ones you love.

Fast-Fold Hexie Quilting

Fast-Fold Hexie Quilting
Author: Mary M. Hogan
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607658267

• An exciting guide to creating hexagon quilting projects with less cutting and less time • Features 20 step-by-step projects, from a table topper and holiday tree skirt to baby quilts, wall hangings, full-size quilts, and more • Understand how one simple and innovative quilt-as-you-go method can create endless varieties of hexagon projects using pre-cuts and fabric scraps • Contains step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and easy-to-use patterns

Adventures in Hexagons

Adventures in Hexagons
Author: Emily Breclaw
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2017-05-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1617452831

“Expert step-by-step instructions to help you create a stunning quilt that will make your friends ask, ‘How did you do that?’” —Quilter’s Connection Move beyond one-patch hexagon layouts with eleven show-stopping hexie projects to stitch by hand or machine. Sew blocks in a variety of sizes and pieced combinations for stunning visual effects! You’ll master the Y-seam with a variety of techniques to cut and piece hexagons. Mix it up with the author’s design primer, which gives you the tools to draft your own unique hexie quilt layout. “Breclaw’s thoughtful instruction and logical processes for assembly will guide both beginners and experienced quilters.” —Library Journal

Quick & Easy Hexie Quilts

Quick & Easy Hexie Quilts
Author: Peggy G. Rhodes
Publisher: American Quilter's Society
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Hexagons
ISBN: 9781604600551

The dynamic design duo of Dr. Peggy Rhodes and Julia C. Wood brings new life to the hot trend of quilting with hexagons-they make hand piecing these little gems fast and fun. Use any size circle to yield the hexies you desire. Then use the authors' Reference Guide to determine yardage, another chart to figure how many you'll need, and two sizes of graph paper to draft your own unique hexie design. Make any of the 12 projects or create your own unique hexie quilt. The most common format for hexagon use is Grandmother's Flower Garden, and the authors explain a bit of history for color use and alternate names and arrangements. This book is a true hexie-lovers' delight. OUT OF PRINT

Hexagons

Hexagons
Author: Teddy Borth
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2015-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1680802550

These six-sided wonders are hiding all around us! Bees and turtles both love them. Easy text and large pictures help early readers discover hexagons are fun!

All Points Patchwork

All Points Patchwork
Author: Diane Gilleland
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2015-06-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1612124216

The key to perfect patchwork is getting all of the points to match up — which is no easy feat! Set yourself up for success with the rediscovered technique of English paper piecing. Using paper templates to guide your pattern, you can expertly fit your quilting shapes together before you even start sewing. All Points Patchwork takes you far beyond traditional hexagons and accommodates triangles, diamonds, octagons, and even curved shapes. Simple instructions for decorating clothing, bedding, and home decor open up astounding possibilities for quilters of all levels.

The Civil War Sewing Circle

The Civil War Sewing Circle
Author: Kathleen Tracy
Publisher: Martingale
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2011-01-11
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1604681306

Kathleen Tracy, popular author of Prairie Children and Their Quilts and Remembering Adelia, has outdone herself with this combination of lovely projects and fascinating historical tidbits. Patterned after quilts made during the Civil War era, this collection is ideal for nineteenth-century reproduction fabrics. Choose from 16 easy projects, including large and small quilts, plus a pincushion, sewing box, and needle case Learn how women's efforts during the Civil War era led to increased civil and political involvement among women See historical photos and read eloquent excerpts from letters written to and from soldiers during the Civil War

The New Hexagon 2

The New Hexagon 2
Author: Katja Marek
Publisher: Martingale
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2019-11-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1683560612

Hooray for MORE hexagons! The best-selling author of The New Hexagon is back with 52 new ways to play with hexagon shapes. Using her efficient, accurate methods for English paper piecing, Katja Marek shares streamlined how-to techniques such as basting with glue and using precut paper templates. Katja's also expanded the hex-abilities by including a variety of block sizes. Choose from: 14 twelve-inch blocks 38 six-inch blocks 5 pretty projects to show off the blocks you create!

One-Block Wonder Panel Quilts

One-Block Wonder Panel Quilts
Author: Maxine Rosenthal
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2021-03-25
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1617459852

Pick one great fabric to create a stunning block One-Block Wonder expert and best-selling author Maxine Rosenthal, along with fellow quilter Nancy Miller, teach quilters the endless ways to turn preprinted fabric panels into fabulous blocks. Learn how to arrange One-Block Wonder hexagons around a panel, how to blend hexagon colors into the panel, and how to sew it all together. Includes easy-to-follow instructions, no y-seams, and an end result with gorgeous visual effects! Make remarkable kaleidoscope designs by cutting and sewing triangles into hexagons Use fabric panels in a beautiful way—each block is unique to you Simple piecing with NO Y-SEAMS!