Crazy about Hexagons on QuiltingHub

Inklingo on Quilting Hub

My keyboard is smoking! I let off a little steam in a new article for QuiltingHub.

Hexagons are driving me crazy these days!

Keep Calm and Rescue Your EPP UFO

In reverse order:

4. English Paper Piecing Rescue

3. Choice of Methods – EPP or Running Stitch

2. Bad Info about Fussy Cutting – Oh No!

1. Size of Hexagons

Are you are crazy about hexagons too? If so . . .

 

Crazy about Hexagons on QuiltingHub

 . . . click to see Crazy about Hexagons on QuiltingHub!

 

Have you used Inklingo?

Monkey’s Best Tip

Monkey says it’s probably a good idea to get advice about using Inklingo from
quilters who have actually used it.   – See more at: http://www.quiltinghub.com/Resources/Articles/ctl/ViewArticle/mid/462/ArticleID/210#sthash.sTS0SrQR.dpuf

It’s a good idea to get advice about using Inklingo
from quilters who have actually used it.

(Smart Monkey!)

If you have a free account on QuiltingHub, you can log in to rate the article.

Monkey says it will be very interesting to see the ratings from non-Inklingo quilters too. (Some of them might not like it.)

 

Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses POTC

ARE YOU SUBSCRIBED?

Thank you for visiting the All About Inklingo blog. Please subscribe (top of right sidebar), so you don’t miss any Inklingo news. You can subscribe to QuiltingHub’s monthly newsletter too.

 

Print shapes on fabric with your Inkjet printer.

It’s a perfect day to sit on the porch. 82F (28C) with a light breeze. I’ve got a nice shady spot and a pile of hexagons, okay?

I hope you enjoy the new article and that it inspires you to sew some hexagons too.

Linda & Monkey

New to Inklingo? Order and download free shapes and start sewing in the next few minutes. Quick Start (Always FREE.) There are triangles, diamonds, and squares in the free collection—great for dozens of different blocks.

$10 Coupon!  8 Year Anniversary Special on the handbook

Inklingo for Beginners

25 Signs YOU are an Inklingo Quilter

Inklingo on Facebook

Have you liked the Inklingo FB page yet? AND chosen “Get notifications?”
If you haven’t, please do!

5 thoughts on “Crazy about Hexagons on QuiltingHub”

  1. I think we need to piece in public like the knitters have a knit in public day. I was at a community breakfast and had long finished eating. The menfolk in my family were still eating and talking so I pulled out my piecing. A lady commented on what I was doing and I showed her my pieces and that lines were printed directly on the fabric. I explained about Inklingo and that there was a free shape collection available to try. She is a hand piecer and has used templates (she makes) for years. She thought it would be too difficult to use on the computer but I gave her some printed fabric pieces to take home and try herself.
    I think I will have some note cards with the site printed and some printed fabric pieces available for give away in case the question comes up again. Something tangible that a person could take with them to try just might get them hooked.
    As for why anyone would want to go to all the trouble that traditional EPP involves I can’t understand that. Inklingo lets you get right to the joy of watching the fabric and patterns come together. Nancy

    Reply
  2. I just learned EPP in the last year as part of making a quilt project at Craftsy. While I thought the EPP would give me all sorts of trouble which is why in 40+ years of quilting I had never attempted it, it didn’t and I fell in love. It was the foundation paper piecing stars with everything going upside down and backwards (in my dyslexic mind) that got that project put away with the last two blocks undone!

    Anyhow, I enjoy the EPP because when the arthritis in my hands isn’t acting up, I can baste about 20 hexagons in a evening. That was why I liked it. Even if I wasn’t up to actully sewing at my machine, I could still do hand work. However, I had no idea on how to do the fussy cut piecing really well. Then on Pinterest I saw the Lucy Boston blocks and fell even more in love and wanted to make a quilt with them. I had been collecting brown and pink fabric for years now to make a chocolate covered cherry quilt. I realized that the heaxagons would be perfect. So I went hunting for the template for the POTC designs and found your site. Very impressive and I’m sure it is much more efficient use of time and limited hand strength. Alas, Uncle Sam seems to be taking all our ‘disposable’ income this year, so I might not be able to purchase what I need for a bit, but in the meantime I can learn more about the process.

    Reply
  3. Loved your article….very informative and quite truthful! I have tried EPP and gave up as too much work! Haven’t tried Inklingo yet as have too many other projects going, but it looks like the most logical way to do the blocks and save fabric at the same time. I have been following you for several years and greatly enjoy your sense of humor and Monkey’s antics! Keep up the good work.

    Reply
  4. Wonderful article Linda. I tried English Paper Piecing and I can’t stand it. I used to draw my shapes using templates. I still do when I have shapes not available from Inklingo. Thanks Linda.

    Reply

Leave a Reply to Bev Gunn Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.