Wednesday Tute 03 – Inklingo Pieced Hexagons

Inklingo Pieced Hexagons are a great portable project.

I have been having fun getting a summer sewing kit ready, so I can sew as many of the 300 Inklingo Pieced Hexagons as my heart desires.

 

Inklingo Pieced Hexagons

Monkey and the chipmunks are waiting for me on the front porch.

 

Faster, More Precise, More Fun

If you get a sewing kit ready, I think you will enjoy our Wednesday Tutes even more.

 

Fabric for Inklingo Pieced Hexagons

I picked a few fabrics from my stash.

Inklingo cutting and stitching lines show beautifully on the dark brown fabric and some of the shapes in the design give a fussy cut effect.

I am using up some beige-y/gold scraps too.

 

Inklingo Diamond and related shapes

There is a choice of several sizes but I decided to make Pieced Hexagons with 1.5 inch 60° Diamonds and related shapes.

 

Print shapes on several fabrics in a few minutes.

I chose a few Custom Page Sizes and started printing. Most of the 10 designs illustrated in the free PDF posted last time use 3 or 6 of each shape, so I printed sheets which give me sets of 6 shapes. For example, with 1.5 inch:

  • Diamonds – 6 in 4.25 x 7.75
  • Diamonds – 12 in 6 x 9.75
  • Diamonds – Half – 24 in 8.25 x 10.5
  • Triangles – 30 in 8 x 11.5
  • Triangles – Half AB – 24 in 4.25 x 11.5

There are many other suggest Custom Page Sizes in the shape collections too.

How to print on fabric best tips is under the Top Ten Tutes tab (above).

 

Use scissors or a rotary cutter with Inklingo.

I can use a rotary cutter to cut rows, stack the rows and cut several layers at a time or I can use scissors if I need it to be portable.

 

Print lots of Inklingo shapes on fabric to mix and match.

It will all work out because I can mix and match the shapes.

 

Smartlap Portable desk loaded with my sewing kit.

I loaded up my Smartlap Portable Desk. (More about Smartlap here.)

 

Inklingo Pieced Hexagons

I was going to wait until I could sit on the front porch, but it was irresistible. I sewed a few while I was watching Foyle’s War on PBS on Sunday night. (New series. Hooray! The script writer is brilliant.)

You may have noticed that this is Wednesday Tute 03. You can go back and start with the first one.

HEXAGON LOVERS UNITE

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Linda & Monkey

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6 thoughts on “Wednesday Tute 03 – Inklingo Pieced Hexagons”

  1. Hi Linda and Monkey!

    Just an addition to the travelling sewing kit – I use two small plastic finger plaster boxes – one for the cut fabrics and one for the small scissors, thread, pin cushion and needles – sits in a small handbag quite easily!

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  2. bonjour,pourriez vous donner les explications en Français? j’aime les patch mais ne peux les reproduire;merci et bonne journée

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  3. I think I’ll use that $10 coupon and order the book and all needed to make the Lucy Bishop Patchwork of Crosses as seen on the link to Quilt Blogger. Her bright white and aqua has my eyes tearing for one of my own… mostly elongated hexies and smaller squares, and a few other shapes at intersections… her fussy cut centers makes it so perfect with your video technique and preprinting …. no paper mess… Unless I find I can’t sew straight…hahahaha

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  4. I’m homeward bound with very mixed emotions. I am in the airport and missing my brother already. On the bright side…CHARLIE! and INKLINGO hexies. I have 3 hugh tubs filled with blue fabric. I really want to use this up, my BG will be whie, I still have a bolt of it in a pillowcase.

    Hugs to all,

    Frummie

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  5. The pieced hexagons are way too addictive. Way, way, way too addictive. I’m trying so hard to stay focused on just a few things but I can tell that resistance is futile!
    Oooh — a new Foyle’s War?? I missed it. I hope they show a rerun!

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