I was watching another KZfaqr recently who uses childrens’ story books from charity shops. She said she finds the pages are perfect thickness. Not too flimsy, not too thick. Hope this helps someone

In the U.S. I realized I could do this with all the free junk mail I receive! Now I always have enough!

I was taught by my grandmother in the late fifties, she was a victorian granny, we always used our own metal templates to cut papers from old envelopes, letters, scrap paper and wallpaper lining paper, any thing we could lay hands our hands on, we never used card as it was to stiff to use, we reused the papers if they were in good enough condition, the brown paper found in rolls of birthday wrapping paper is ideal. It still doesn't cross my mind to buy cardboard papers.

Great video. Love your quilts. I've been wanting to try EPP and didn't want to spend the $$ on the paper. Super ideas on how to make your own. Thanks for sharing.

Your quilts are absolutely beautiful, my favorite is the second one but all are gorgeous!!!

Your quilts are beautiful, Julie!! I've had a ScanNCut for a few years already, so I decided I was going to make good use of it and make my own. I can get 20 1in hexagons from one sheet of 8 1/2 x11 in cardstock, of 150 sheets for about $6, IF I used every sheet for just hexies😏 But, I'm also a cardmaker and paper crafter, but a lot of the scraps go for cutting hexies. So, potentially, I could get 3000 hexagons for $6 = $1/500. So worth my time.😊 Fabric isn't costing me anything, since I'm amusing scraps from years of sewing, plus a lot of thread I've had. Thanks for your tips.

I have that hexagon cutter! It works great! The 1 inch one is the one I have. I had lots of old Christmas cards that I’ve used. Works great! Now to cover them, you are my inspiration! Thank you!

Thank you for sharing your cutting tips, I’ve started my Hexagon’s using computer paper and I’m thinking that the card would be easier to handle, I’ll be going to Spotlight to check out the punch now.

Thank you so much very informative I will see about a hexagon punch ...great idea ❤ UK

Love your cat on this beautiful quilt!

Great tips Julie

I made grandmother hexagon quilt, and table covers and thank you so much for showing me the hexxie cutters

Very cool idea , thanks.

I have the “XL” & “M” Fiskar’s hexie punches and use the cardstock [free] junk mail advertisements I get tons of in the mail … so my hexie projects cost almost nothing for the “papers”! (Just the initial cost for the 1” & 1/2” punches. The small punch was only CAD$12 and if I recall correctly, the XL punch cost CAD$26. So, not much compared what you paid for all yours).

Excellent points. Thank you so much.

Wow, what a inspirational video thankyou so much. You are a beautiful lady for taking the time to share your experiences. Thankyou so much. ❤

Old cracker and food boxes and magazine covers work as well… bit thicker but free

I make a hexagons pattern out of plastic butter containers lid to cut my fabric with, then I use the cardboard to cover my fabric with.

this has been so helpfull. I normally don't so EPP because it costs so much, but I will try and get this cutter.

hi julie, i’ve so enjoyed your videos and admire your patience! Your quilts are beautiful! These tools are paper punches and i use these in my cardmaking, scrapbooking projects- love them!

Hey Julie! I dont have one of those punches, but I hav3 cut my own from a ream of card stock plain that I got at Staples office supply here. 500sheets A4 size I think. Works great but those punches seem so nice! Something to consider! Thank you!

This was so informative and I look forward to so much more you are an amazing lady , can see that you suffer from arthritis so I hope you don’t get too much pain stay

omg what a great idea about the files i would never have thought of that this was a great video thank you for sharing

Card stock works great with the punch.

I have the 1 inch punch. I use regular printer paper. These are working perfectly for me. I am getting 3 to 4 uses for each hexagon paper.

Thanks for the information, great video, I've just ordered the punch here in NZ from spotlight, sale on too so even better. So pleased I came across your video as I was thinking of investing in a sizzix die cutter machine but your idea is much cheaper. Many thanks again.

I’m new to your channel. I love your videos. I want to learn to make my own hexagons, shapes and hexagon quilts. Your quilts are so beautiful!!!! You are So easy to follow and I plan to use your method. Also I enjoy your videos so much I’ve been watching them over and over.

Thank you Julie for this very good video. I found your video of hints and tips earlier today and subscribed so I could watch more of your lovely videos. Your quilts are really beautiful. I think it is a great idea to cut the shapes yourself but I usually draw around one with a pencil on paper and cut with my scissors. Please could you tell me why you use card instead of paper and whether I could use the paper of magazine pages? My hands .....like the rest of me, are very sore with arthritis so I don't think I could use the wonderful little cutting things you have. I am loving your videos and am so glad I've found you. God bless Julie from Vera in Northern Ireland.

Thank you for your video! I am now purchasing some hexagon punches. I hadn’t thought of using those before. They’re quite cheap on eBay for me in the US. Have you thought about using card stock printer paper? I bought a pack of 90 pound 300 sheets for about $12. If you want to get the 67 pound/147 gsm, You can get 250 sheets for $10 US.

Never seen those cutters before . I am in England , will have to do a search . I use the advertising leaflets from magazines, draw them out and cut with scissors . A LONG drawn out process !! Forgive the pun !!

I might be too perfectionalistic :) i found out, if I start cutting on one corner and work diagonally, I dont have a lot of waste, and dont need to precut any strips. So the cutting shapes nestle the hexies almost as they are positioned in the quilt. I can understand though that it needs quite well developed fine motor skills and patience, that not everyone has. Still cutting cardboard shapes and fabric from gifted clothes to reproduce the crazy pattern quilt my mom made. Mine will be in smaller hexagons, though. She had a 7 cm hexagon as template and it is backed with a slippery fabric from my late grandmas fabric stash. I want to replace that slippery backside with my smaller hexie crazy quilt, so it can be used on both sides.

Wow! I have yet to quilt with hexigons. It looks complicated. Yours are beautiful?

Hello! I just found your channel and your quilts are amazing!! You are a quilt magician 🤗 have you considered the accuquilt? I just learned about them and I think they have hexigon dies that fit. It’s mainly for fabric but it cuts paper too. I’m not sure about thick paper but you could check into it! I hope that helps!

This was so informative and I look forward to so much more you are an amazing lady , can see that you suffer from arthritis so I hope you don’t get too much pain stay safe 😘 x

Are you using like poster board thickness type paper for these? Such a fantastic idea! Definitely getting one of these immediately!

Scribbled up and torn children's books at the thrift store. Children's book pages are thicker than adult books and it is already ruined so you'll get it free or cheap and punch, punch, punch.

Hi Julie Could you tell me if you have done app half diamond shape I need to know how to wrap the fabric on paper template

Julie, I have a question. I am looking to buying this punch, but every where I read about the medium punch is that it punchs 1 inch hexagons. I have tried to look for a small to see if it goes to 1/2 inch but can not find one. Did you make your La Passion quilt using the 1 inch or did you buy your hexagons already precut. Thanks for your help.

Is it not possible to use the paper hexagons more than once??

Thank you Julie, I've just started to make a quilt using 3/4" hexagons and a bit surprised that I will only need 5,000! Do you re-use your cardboard hexagons? I make my own but I'm lucky as I've got tonnes of card from card making days. Sadly I live in UK otherwise I would have gladly sent to you, but as we know card/paper weighs heavy. Stay safe and well

can't you reuse the paper hexagons?

Don' t you reuse the hexagons ? I used those same 0unches ànd use regular paper and one the hexagons are sewn together I remove the papers and reuse them I don't understand why you are cutting out thousands of hexies when the papers can be reused.

I've done EPP for fifty years, never used card, far too heavy ,always used stiffish paper . Like envelope paper, or any thing similar. Try reusing papers, we always sewed through the paper ,and pulled the threads out, the papers were always removed from the centre of blocks, and just the edge papers left in place , until the blocks were joined. Never wasted time cutting papers for every hexagon or diamond or what ever shape made. Anne