How To Sew Rows of Hexagons - English Paper Piecing Tutorial

How To Sew Rows of Hexagons - English Paper Piecing Tutorial - EPP Basics

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Learn how to sew hexagon English paper piecing shapes into rows. This is a great EPP tutorial for beginners who are just getting started with English paper piecing or who are experienced with EPP and want to learn some new tips or tricks for sewing rows of hexagons.
If you're new to EPP or if you're new to sewing rows, this video is for you. Perhaps you've only sewn your hexagons into flower shapes for your English paper piecing projects but have been curious about other ways of stitching hexagons.
I show you just how simple EPP hexagon rows are to stitch and offer my best tips for achieving accuracy in your seams and corners.
This video is part of the EPP Basics series in which I cover all the basics of English paper piecing. It's great for beginners and more experienced EPPers alike. You can find the rest of the EPP Basics series in the EPP Basics playlist here • English Paper Piecing ...
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Пікірлер: 96

@martyreyes222 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is my first time to sew rows of hexagons together. You made it clear and simple! 🌸💕❤️💕

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

You are so very welcome! I’m glad you enjoy the video. 😁

@damarisrempel9147 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the free templates!!❤️👍

@MakerJayne 29 күн бұрын

You are so welcome!

@nancybenolkin4711 28 күн бұрын

You are a great teacher

@MakerJayne 23 күн бұрын

Thank you. :)

@santagreen7360 7 ай бұрын

Loved your clip and the tips 🫶

@kristenmckinney3003 Жыл бұрын

I can't tell you how helpful this was. THANK YOU!!

@MakerJayne Жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome, Kristen! Thanks for commenting. ❤️

@janicevisger497 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your techniques!! ♡

@MakerJayne Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@Shamen322 11 ай бұрын

Great, simple, straight forward lesson! Thank you!

@MakerJayne 11 ай бұрын

You're so very welcome!

@rhondaward7913 Жыл бұрын

Excellent information ! Thank you

@MakerJayne Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Glad it was helpful!

@user-zn9yv5uy4t 2 жыл бұрын

This was an excellent video. Very clear and precise. Thank you!

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@nonyabidness1623 2 жыл бұрын

Great teaching and demonstration! Thank You for the up close insight! I'm gonna try EPP one day! Happy sewing!

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

@cheekyllamacreations Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very helpful 👍🏼

@MakerJayne 11 ай бұрын

So glad! You're welcome.

@nonyabidness1623 2 жыл бұрын

Really like your color choices here!

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jwhite17 6 ай бұрын

I just started epp and this was exactly what I needed! Thank you so much!

@MakerJayne 6 ай бұрын

I'm so glad! You're welcome.

@corneliadebeer4638 2 жыл бұрын

I have just started a quilt. So glad I found your channel. Your tips are very helpful, thank you !

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@lauriehermundson5593 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to make this teaching video! The tips and tricks are great, using the needle minder is a fabulous idea and works very well!

@MakerJayne Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@sandrasaddleman581 8 ай бұрын

Good instructions

@MakerJayne 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@twilaallen5319 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for such concise instructions. This gives me courage to begin the task of learning EPP. I have my supplies already. As it will be raining for a few days this will be a good time to start.

@MakerJayne Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Please share how it goes. :D

@bobbieburrs2506 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Jayne, for your very clear and precise explanations. Your voice is not only pleasing, you enunciate clearly and professionally. I have been binge watching all your hexi videos and loving them. Bobbie

@MakerJayne Жыл бұрын

Thank you Bonnie. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos! ❤️

@janetsherer4549 7 ай бұрын

@@MakerJayne😅

@mrsmiggins6435 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly I didn't even realise you could get patterns. I've just added the 'flower' to the next 'flower' until it turns into a circle! I am only on my first big project though, so very much learner mode😜

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

When I realized more designs were possible it was like a light bulb went on for me. It’s helpful to think of it as a mosaic. Any design can be made with mosaic tiles. Same goes for hexagons!

@mary-ruthflores4107 Ай бұрын

I know this is two years ago but I have used cross stitch pattern for my Hexie quilts. Each square is a Hexie. Lots of fun!

@wendywilson1736 2 жыл бұрын

I do have the small strong craft magnets. But what I have found works for me are the Wonder clips. They have a strong grip, and keep my hexies together perfectly.

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I'm so glad you've found what works for you, Wendy. :)

@louiselegacy9985 11 ай бұрын

Just got interested in doing paper piecing and loved your video. Subscribed and hope my journey will be fruitful. LOL Loved that you showed up close exactly where you were sewing. Saw other videos but the camera was so far away and angle was off. Great video. Will check out your channel with all your other videos. thanks.....

@MakerJayne 11 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! You got this! :D

@camcas727 Жыл бұрын

There is now a wonderful product called Sew tites that are magnets specifically for EPP

@MakerJayne Жыл бұрын

I've seen those but haven't used them. Do you have experience with them? If so, how do you like them?

@camcas727 Жыл бұрын

@@MakerJayne I have them and LOVE them for EPP-particularly the little round dots or heart shaped ones for EPP

@wendyhicks3473 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jayne so much for your easy to follow tutorials. I have been doing Epp for a few years now, but using the needle minder will make it so much easier. Also what sort of needle do you use?

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Wendy! You’re welcome. I’m glad you enjoy my videos and teaching style. Thanks for letting me know! It’s an encouragement for me to keep going. 😁 Yes, the needleminder was a game changer for me, too. For needles, I’m using a John James Gold’n Glide Milliner size 11.

@corgerbyk Жыл бұрын

Wish you showed how you took the paper out as I am just learning Thank you so much enjoy watching your videos Thank you for your help

@MakerJayne Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Thank you for the feedback.

@rosemarymarie5595 2 ай бұрын

Hi. From Grandma Rose. Use a paper punch the old fashioned kind that makes a hole. Punch holes and every one of your papers. Then I use a crochet hook slip it in and pop it out. I thread baste my hexies just through the fabric and leave the stitching in to help the hexie lay flat as I quilt it. 😊

@yvonneparsons713 2 жыл бұрын

Quilting has ALWAYS seemed so overwhelming to me. But this looks like so much fun. Would this work using denim fabric? I don’t have any pretty cottons like every EPP video I have seen but I have TUBS AND TUBS of denim that I kept because I really wanted to make a denim quilt. Thank you so much for these beautiful tutorials.

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

Denim fabric may be too thick for English paper piecing. However, please experiement! I think it would work as long as your template paper is on the thicker side, like cardstock. You may also need to use a bit more glue to hold the denim to the paper while basting. If you do try it, please let me know how it goes! I love the idea of denim EPP. :D

@leannebarnes893 Ай бұрын

Great idea. What’s the most hexies you would put in each row?

@MakerJayne Ай бұрын

That would depend on the size of the project I want to make. For example, I made a seat cover that has nine or ten in each row, whereas my temperature quilt has 24 per row.

@alexandra-zaza-burns Жыл бұрын

If you crease them you can press them flat again with your iron.

@MakerJayne Жыл бұрын

Great tip! Thanks for sharing.

@2nywa2 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I was scared of EPP. Your videos are so helpful. I think I can at least give it a try! Question: what kind of thread do you use for EPP?

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! I hope you'll try it. I think you might enjoy it! When I first started, I wasn't sure I would like all the hand sewing. But I ended up falling in love with the process. I use Aurifil 50wt cotton thread for my English paper piecing.

@nancyjones1060 2 жыл бұрын

Do you ever use the ladder stitch or the flat back method ?

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

I use the flat-back method when stitching curved pieces. I have never used the ladder stitch for EPP but I do use it for other types of sewing crafts.

@earlenejarrells7044 8 ай бұрын

I love paper piercing and now I’m working on a quilt. Scrape!

@MakerJayne 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Enjoy. :D

@karentoynton8948 Жыл бұрын

Wish I had have thought my huge 108x108 inch quilt through as you have. I started with hexie flower,. Then built it up from there. The flowers didn’t always fall together, so at the moment it is not square. I wonder what I could do to try and make it this way. Ie any guidelines. Do you have any suggestions at all. Hehe. Live and learn for sure. Ido have carpel tunnel and due to have it operated in in next week or two, so it is getting a bit heavy moving it about. I am left handed which doesn’t always help, your idea is really good I will do it this way next time. Thank you.

@MakerJayne Жыл бұрын

If you want to make it larger you could add single rows to the outside edge as I show in this video, until it's the size you want. You could also fill in areas using this same method.

@karentoynton8948 Жыл бұрын

@@MakerJayne thank you for the tip, yes I have been trying that, I will persevere. Hehe. Very enjoyable making it however. Look forward to watching more of your channel. A new watcher and subscriber. Thank you.

@tammyhendrickson2443 4 ай бұрын

I am fascinated with English Paper piecing but one question (and this shows that I am very new to this), are you sewing through the paper?

@MakerJayne 3 ай бұрын

Great question! The goal is to NOT sew through the paper. However, sometimes the needle may catch a bit of the edge of the paper by accident.

@wendywilson1736 Ай бұрын

I take a photo with my phone after I decide what arrangement I want. That way I can make sure the row stays in the right order.

@MakerJayne Ай бұрын

Great tip!

@LoriHlywka-eh5zh 2 ай бұрын

Hi, clicked link to purchase the round needle minder you use and nothing comes up. How can I purchase this one?

@MakerJayne 2 ай бұрын

They are currently out of stock in my shop. I'll be making more in the near future and will get them reposted then. Thanks for checking! :D

@leticia-rl7yj Жыл бұрын

🥰

@MakerJayne Жыл бұрын

😁

@karentoynton8948 4 ай бұрын

I am making a 7ft x 7ft quilt with EPP. And the backing is hexiform not card, I am 14 rows up at the moment , there are 40 hexies in each row, it is getting very heavy, ang suggestions, I am also left handed. It’s surprising what being left handed makes a difference to how your showing me. All suggestions I would be very grateful for. I have never seen needle miners before. As I live in the Uk, you sound as if you make do not, otherwise I would buy one. From you.

@MakerJayne 3 ай бұрын

That sounds like a wonderful quilt you are making. Yes, as EPP quilts grow they become heavier and more difficult to manage. Since you are using hexiform, it doesn't sound like you can remove the papers which would help reduce the weight. You may want to try using a pillow or table or something to help support the weight of the quilt while you work on it. Needle minders are available from some UK sellers on Etsy and Amazon. Hope these suggestions help! Best wishes. :D

@karentoynton8948 3 ай бұрын

@@MakerJayne thank you for your tips, very useful to know these things. I know one thing for sure , your definitely get aching shoulders hehe. So will have to look a couple of new ones out at the same time. Hehe. Happy sewing.

@kathyvazquez3601 2 жыл бұрын

How are you going to quilt it? Will you tie it, hand quilt or machine quilt? Thanks!

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

I decided to machine quilt it. You can see the whole project and how I finished it here >> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtOAq66krZPanGQ.html

@kathyvazquez3601 2 жыл бұрын

@@MakerJayne thank you!! This was very helpful!

@peggymacmichael9788 2 жыл бұрын

What size needle do you use?

@MakerJayne 2 жыл бұрын

I use size 11 milliners needles.

@vickijeanne9958 Жыл бұрын

Is removing papers true for a large project such as a twin quilt? I heard removing before you're done compromises the shape and stretches the fabrics?!

@MakerJayne Жыл бұрын

I would remove the papers only as needed. With a larger project like a quilt, you may find that removing the papers makes for easier maneuverability of the project while you work on it.