Ooops! It would appear that the left hand side hexagon has been misplaced by my servant: he will be punished. |
Or, you could scrap piece your hexagon. Start with your hexagon and dots drawn on a piece of calico and lay face down. Slap on a piece of scrap fabric which you have straightened all the sides of and pin in place.
Add a second fabric, matching one of the straight edges. Your fabrics should be right sides together. Sew along that edge - I just use running stitch or you could machine it.
Flip over (relax..... the fabric, not you!), press and cut excess away by following the lines of piece no.1
Now, we just carry on adding each fabric in a sort-of log cabin way. I'm going clockwise, but it doesn't matter which way you go, but you will need to be consistent and piece your hexagons in the same direction for each round. So, the next piece will go along the new edge formed by both pieces, like so
Now, you can start the second round. Start wherever you wish. The last fabric sewn in will need to be pinned in place.
I'm aiming for only 2 rows of fabrics for this hexagon and the others to go with it. Naturally, they haven't yet been sewn (what a surprise...) When you have covered your foundation hexagon, trim off the excess overhanging fabric. Sew hexagons together from dot to dot. Sit back and admire (then stick in a drawer until you decide what's going to happen to it - might be a while......).
Dear Penny, I always finish reading your posts with a smile on my face - it's your sense of humour, it appeals to me.
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