It was a beautiful summer day in Burlington yesterday. I had just finished the Inklingo Hexagon Quilt Design Book (free!) and I needed to unwind. I decided to stitch a few hexagons on the front porch. There was a lovely breeze and entertainment. As you can see, friendship took precedence over sewing this time.
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If you’ve ever thought about making a quilt with hexagons, Monkey says you’re going to like the announcement at the end of this 3 minute tutorial.
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A new Inklingo quilter asked a great question in the Yahoo group. It is easiest to answer with pictures, so I am replying on the blog instead of in an email. (Aren’t we lucky to be online?)
Julie asked whether she could use Jelly Roll strips (2.5 inches wide) to print Inklingo one-inch hexagons. YES you can.
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Posted in Alabama Beauty, Dresden Plate, Drunkard's Path, Flying Geese, Grandmother's Flower Garden, HST Half Square Triangles, Inklingo Web Site, Kaffe Fassett, Orange Peel, The Inklingo Handbook, Triangle Quilts on May 15th, 2010
My dear friend Mary was the first quilter I told about Inklingo, before we even had a name for it. I promised Russ I would remember what she said, because he was interested in her reaction. Mary is very quiet and low-key, but I had barely started explaining with a couple of small samples, when Mary’s eyes widened and she blurted out. . .
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I often hear from quilting friends who have started English Paper Piecing (EPP) a Grandmother’s Flower Garden (GFG) which is not finished, and which is likely to remain an unfinished object (UFO).
We call these EPP GFG UFOs. You can add Inklingo hexagons and get it fnished!
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