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Hexagons... Meet Triangles
I've basted 150 hexagons now and as I've been sewing I've been putting a lot of thought into what I'm going to do with them. One thing I've been disappointed in is that I don't like how they look when they're laid out next to each other. The colours start to run into each other and it becomes harder to pick out the individual fabrics.
I may have found a pleasing solution which is even more insane than creating 1 inch hexagons.... and that is creating 1 inch triangles.
Those tiny things are 1 inch tirangles. They are created in the same method as the hexagons - by basting around a paper base. I can't fold the corners in as I have seen instructions show as the pieces become too bulky to achieve sharp corners. However folding in each side and basting seems to be working well and I am achieving the result I am after, even though they are a lot harder to make as they are so small.
I'll take a photo of a few pieces sewn together soon so you can see how my idea is panning out.
2 people have left comments-
I think it'll look fantastic and make the colors pop! You have more patience than I do!
I think it is going to look amazing, but these 1 inch triangles... eep!! XD
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