Any good piercing quilts needles recommendation ? Thanks
@sidewalkpirate2313 күн бұрын
@Hellokitty9151s most people like to recommend 9 betweens for quilting. Personally I do not like them. I prefer longer needles. I use milliner's needles. Or just any embroidery needle my thread fits into. (Since I sometimes use crochet thread to quilt vs regular quilting thread and they are thicker) I would say whatever works for you. Try out different ones. Some people like sashiko needles for quilting in straight lines. (Although they are harder to use for small patterns and curves imo) it took me a while and a few different needles to find out what I like and what works for me.
@Hellokitty9151s13 күн бұрын
@ thank you 🙏❤️
@sidewalkpirate2313 күн бұрын
@Hellokitty9151s any time. ❤️
@caremore3322 күн бұрын
So so helpful! You saved me at least a hundred hours of searching and viewing trying to get some basic questions answered that others skip. Subscribing ❤
@sidewalkpirate2322 күн бұрын
@@caremore33 awwww thanks. I will pick up videos again in February 2025. Needed somw time to breathe.
@CraftythrifterАй бұрын
Lovely & cozy!❤
@sidewalkpirate23Ай бұрын
@@Craftythrifter thank you! ❤️
@CraftythrifterАй бұрын
Wow. Quilt as you go hexie quilt! How cool is that!!!!❤
@sidewalkpirate23Ай бұрын
@@Craftythrifter thank you for watching ❤️
@sarahwillis4304Ай бұрын
I'm confused as to how you take the paper out??? If you are sewing each hexagon together and catching the paper so... You are essentially sewing the paper in the middle doesn't that rip the paper or pull your stitches atall?? How is this being done I can't find a video that shows this particular step they all show or talk about it going into the fabrics and then viola they're out of the fabric please someone help me with the missing step of actually removing them for those whom have never tried this and would love to know each step of doing it properly. I'm afraid of messing it up or getting stuck unless I know that step. Looks amazing and can't wait to give it a go but not until I know what I'm doing
@sidewalkpirate23Ай бұрын
@@sarahwillis4304 oh. Sure. Let me explain it. If that doesn't help I can make a video. So once you have basted the fabric around the paper (for small hexies like mine you don't have to go through the fabric, anything over 1.5 inches, I would though). So you have it basted and you hold the two hexis together, you only go through the fery top of both fabrics. That won't catch the paper. With thread basting the fabric can move and you only have to catch a very little bit. You can check out my video on the make along. I *think* I have a better shot of how to sew them together in those videos. Once they are sewn together you take the paper out, if you basted through the paper on larger shapes, you have to cut the basting thread first. I hope that makes sense. If not, check the other videos of the sew along. If that doesn't help, I am happy to make a quick short to show you how. let me know. ❤️
@sidewalkpirate23Ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5zZdqKdf5mDecUsi=Ge-TuFGY8oHVriZA Here is part 1. Maybe this will help. I made it as a sew along for beginners. Let me know if this helps? ❤️
@colnlincline3097Ай бұрын
Couldn’t understand anything. Try again?
@sidewalkpirate23Ай бұрын
@@colnlincline3097 sorry about that. Not sure I could explain it any other way. There are many other english paper piecing videos out there. Maybe one of those would be easier to understand for you?
@cadavis5314Ай бұрын
Please take off your bracelets when recording. Hitting the table it detracts from your talking.
@sidewalkpirate23Ай бұрын
@@cadavis5314 thanks for watching. ❤️
@Raquel1AussieАй бұрын
I agree totally thanks
@sidewalkpirate23Ай бұрын
@@Raquel1Aussie thanks for watching ❤️
@heidilecompte4198Ай бұрын
I really enjoyed your video. Thank you!
@sidewalkpirate23Ай бұрын
@@heidilecompte4198 I'm so glad. ❤️ Thanks for watching.
@susanamedee11573 ай бұрын
Why don't you just cut out the flannel Hexies instead of paper, so you won't have to remove it. Would save some steps? Thanks so much for your tutorial. It was very simple and doable. I love hexie'. 😃
@sidewalkpirate233 ай бұрын
@@susanamedee1157 it is easier to get them all the same shape and size with the paper templates. Which in turn makes it easer to sew them together. Thanks for watching ❤️
@livingintheforest39633 ай бұрын
You are lovely🥰
@sidewalkpirate233 ай бұрын
@@livingintheforest3963 oh. Thank you. And thanks for watching. ❤️
@livingintheforest39633 ай бұрын
Watching the video again after sometime when I watch them before you are just such a generally nice person and so easy to understand as well thank you for doing this great job
@sidewalkpirate233 ай бұрын
@@livingintheforest3963 awwwww thanks ❤️ I ave to get back i to making videos. Life has been crazy around here since June really lol but it seems to be slowing down a little. Thanks for watching ❤️
@jackiebga3 ай бұрын
Nicely done. I appreciate your thriftiness in repurposing items that would otherwise be put in the landfill.
@sidewalkpirate233 ай бұрын
@@jackiebga thanks and thanks for watching. ❤️
@odibeshannon3 ай бұрын
Yes, would like to see a finished quilt with the hexies complete. Please.
@sidewalkpirate233 ай бұрын
@@odibeshannon I have to admit it has been languishing for a bit. I had to make 3 baby quilts since then and a bunch of other stuff with deadlines and now just found out I need to make yet another baby quilt lol but I am determined to get this done. Wish me luck!
@RoseOriginals4 ай бұрын
Just to let you know that your video on EPP inspired me to start my own quilt! I'm loving the process and am almost finished with the piecing. Thank you for this binding tutorial and I hope you start feeling better soon.
@sidewalkpirate234 ай бұрын
@@RoseOriginals oh!!! I am so glad to hear that! Would love to see your quilt! They are so much fun when done. ❤️ thanks for watching!
@Marialla.4 ай бұрын
Sometimes I like to spray starch my fabric before marking and cutting it. The extra stiffness makes it so easy to mark since it doesn't shift as much. It also helps a lot when bending the fabric around the template, so it stays nice and crisp.
@sidewalkpirate234 ай бұрын
@@Marialla. yes! That is a great idea! 👍
@Marialla.4 ай бұрын
Every couple of years the hexie bug bites me again! It's fun to collect lots of little hexies and carry them everywhere I go, sewing a few minutes here and there. I love the portability of it! I like the idea of doing a pillow or other small project, so I'm not overcommitting to finish a whole quilt every time. Just keeping it a fun project to complete quickly and feel proud of.
@sidewalkpirate234 ай бұрын
@@Marialla. for sure! The protabillity and the way to use up wven small scraps does it for me! Thanks for watching!
@UAStitchery5 ай бұрын
Thank you! This is the most easy to follow and understand explanation!
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@UAStitchery awww. So glad it helps! Thanks for watching. ❤️
@rhondabland23015 ай бұрын
I like your work.can I give you a tip. When you cut out your paper punch holes in it with hand held hole puncher,it makes it easier to remove your papers
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@rhondabland2301 thanks for watching and thanks for the tip! ❤️
@damarisrempel91475 ай бұрын
I am nosey....what is at the end of your clipper??😂🤣 I am a hand stitcher...I can't go a day without stitching.
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@damarisrempel9147 i made a small felted ball as a scissor fobb. The center is non recyclable plastic trash. I even made a tutorial on instagram. Hang on, I get the link. Yeah. I stitch every day too. ❤️high five! instagram.com/p/B_QSOjNp_HZ/?igsh=NG1kcnhxZ3YxcHRl
@damarisrempel91475 ай бұрын
@@sidewalkpirate23 Thanks so much I've done needlefelting too!!!❤️❤️ Can't help but create all the time!!!
@RoseOriginals5 ай бұрын
I'm so glad I found your channel! I wanted to make a hexagon scrap quilt for a long time now. I love the fact that you can work on this anywhere by just bringing along just a few items. I spend a lot of time sitting around at my mother's doctors appointments. Thank you for sharing your method! New subbie!
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@RoseOriginals awww thanks for watching and subscribing. ❤️ would love to see your work!
@phoenix-Trx5 ай бұрын
I love your tutorials. I just found your channel.
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@phoenix-Trx awwww thanks! ❤️
@phoenix-Trx5 ай бұрын
I love this. How pretty
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@phoenix-Trx thanks for watching ❤️
@phoenix-Trx5 ай бұрын
Can you do a tutorial on your hand knitted socks? I love your hexi quilt video. Thank you for that.
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@phoenix-Trxthanks for watching! ❤️ i could certainly do one on handknitted socks. J would be delighted to get another pair. Lol. Let me hunt in my stash and I will see what I can do. I have 3 other video requests ahead of that though, so olease hang tight. I will start to announce which video comes next in my community page posts. ❤️
@NDQuilter15 ай бұрын
T&ank you. I am just learning. 😊
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@NDQuilter1 yayyyyy for learning! And thanks for watching. ❤️
@zormier20025 ай бұрын
Awesome job! That’s so much work! ❤❤
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@zormier2002 thanks for watching ❤️
@earthmagic15 ай бұрын
Lol, who hasn't got seven projects on the go at the same time? You sound like a very disciplined quilter 🎉
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@earthmagic1 lol I assure you I am not. 😂😭 Thanks for watching ❤️
@suehorn41825 ай бұрын
I was taught to thread baste through the papers, which is necessary when I do 2 inch hexies.
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@suehorn4182 yes I totally agree. With any shape larger than 1.5 inches side length, I baste through the paper. But these are 1 inch hexies. They really don't need it. Thanks for watching. ❤️
@MonaDidWhat5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your method of epp
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@MonaDidWhat thabks for watching the video ❤️🥰 it was my pleasure.
@Kathleen585 ай бұрын
I haven’t work on my hexies in awhile. I use sew on interfacing and cut them on my scan and cut, then I don’t have to take them out. I also sew them together on my sewing machine which can be a lot faster than sewing by hand.
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@Kathleen58 thanks for watching. Oh the scan and cut machines sound amazing. They sure make life easier. I have watched people sew the hexies on a machine and it is fascinating to me lol. It is a skill I do not possess 😂 Happy sewing! ❤️
@carolvenables39705 ай бұрын
Thank you 👏
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@carolvenables3970 you are very welcome. Thanks for watching my video.❤️
@carleneeagleman85065 ай бұрын
Card Stock....that type of paper is good to use.
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@carleneeagleman8506 lol. Thanks. Yeah card stock. I like to use up the stuff they send me free in the mail, or, if I should ever run out, ealmart sell great big pages of it for just over 50 cents.
@erin197985 ай бұрын
I love the quilt and little pillow as well. Pillow would be a good starter project.
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@erin19798 thabks for watching ❤️ pillow is def a good starter project. You can make it as big, or as small as you like/need.
@kayk81235 ай бұрын
Your way looks so much simpler. I know that so much work goes into them,l9ve as well. Have you ever made a pillowcase from the hexagon? Tfs! Blessings 😊
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@kayk8123 Hello! Thanks for watching my video. I have not made a pillow case from hexagons yet. But I kind of want to now lol ❤️
@ValitasCreativeDesigns5 ай бұрын
Nice stencil project 🥰👏🏼
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@ValitasCreativeDesigns thanks 😊
@ValitasCreativeDesigns5 ай бұрын
Catching up on your videos 😝 loved your bead project and that crochet mat😍
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@ValitasCreativeDesigns thanks. I haven't forgotten about the little thread box video. Was just super busy it was ridiculous.
@ValitasCreativeDesigns5 ай бұрын
Nice stencils and I love the bee stamp set🐝
@sidewalkpirate235 ай бұрын
@@ValitasCreativeDesigns the bees! How could I not? Lol
@marydavis39356 ай бұрын
This doesn't make sense
@sidewalkpirate236 ай бұрын
@@marydavis3935 if you tell me a bit more in detail what doesn't make sense to you, maybe I can help?
@woolaminajunkjournals6 ай бұрын
What a fun project! Thank you for sharing Bridgett- hugs!
@sidewalkpirate236 ай бұрын
@@woolaminajunkjournals hugs back! And smooches for the sheep. ❤️
@pamfrank39626 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent
@sidewalkpirate236 ай бұрын
@@pamfrank3962 it was my pleasure. thank you for watching my video. ❤️🥰
@judysmith1846 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I started sewing hexagons about 2 yrs ago. I took a kit with me to my grandson's baseball games for a while but stopped after a while. I only had a small amount of hexies done (about 50) and I did sew them together but just stopped sewing them until last week when I went to the beach on vacation for a week. I was going to pack my kit up and take it with me and forgot it so I went to WalMart and Joanns and bought fabrics, thread, templates, etc. and started sewing hexies again. Now I have 2 different hexie projects going because the template I bought did not match up to the hexies I had paper pieced originally. I also learned the machine sewing hexie as well when I got back home. I am still learning more about sewing hexies and liked your suggestions on sewing in rows and blocks of 9x9. I am going to go back to my original project and get it into same suggestion but mine may be more like 15x15 based off what I already have but I know it will work. Pretty crafty myself but sometimes I just need someone else's suggestions. Thanks again for your video!
@sidewalkpirate236 ай бұрын
@@judysmith184 so glad it helped. Yeah sometimes it just takes a bit of a nudge when we are stuck. Glad you picked it back up. I am super impressed by people machine piecing them. I cannot get myself to even try it hahahahaha. Maybe one day. Happy sewing. ❤️
@ValitasCreativeDesigns6 ай бұрын
Awesome thank you 🥰
@nilasink32706 ай бұрын
Started my day with you and coffee. Like how you think "outside the box" 😊
@sidewalkpirate236 ай бұрын
@@nilasink3270 omg. Thank you so much! ❤️ that made my day!
@lisascenic6 ай бұрын
I really like your approach to backing your patchwork. Thank you for sharing your insights.
@sidewalkpirate236 ай бұрын
@@lisascenic you are so welcome! ❤️ happy patching!
@kiricalo6 ай бұрын
They have clear epoxy stickers that go on the top of those punches. I have them as well.
@sidewalkpirate236 ай бұрын
@@kiricalo oh! Thanks for letting me know! I wonder where I could get replacements for that. I still haven't worked on making anything for it lol. So the punches are just sitting in my chest of drawers lol.
@kiricalo6 ай бұрын
I love this
@sidewalkpirate236 ай бұрын
@@kiricalo thank you ❤️
@kiricalo6 ай бұрын
New subbie. I love watching you stitch can you do a video showing how you put the rest of the purse together?
@sidewalkpirate236 ай бұрын
@@kiricalo hi there! So happy to have you here! Thanks for subscribing. I can do a video on applique. Sure. ❤️ it's so much fun! Will work on that. But might not happen until August. I have 2 other videos that need to go out first. Hope that works !
@sidewalkpirate236 ай бұрын
@@kiricalo subscribed back! ❤️
@christinelitvak64277 ай бұрын
I bought a ream of lightweight cardstock to use as the inner papers. They are reusable many times because with my sewing technique I do not have to fold any of them. I trace one hexie over and over on the cardstock then cut them all out with scissors. That project in itself is relaxing so I don't need to speed it up. To cut the fabric, I have a plexiglass template that is just slightly larger than my cardboard inserts. I rough cut a stack of pieces of fabric that are a little bigger than the plexiglass template then I take each of those pieces and hold them against the plexiglass and cut the edges with the scissors skimming the edges. If the fabric has gotten wrinkled while it was stored, I iron the hexies after spraying them with a little spray starch. When I get ready to sew them, I fold the fabric over the cardstock and fasten the sides using a small fabric clip on each corner. I remove the clip as I come to that side. I can swivel the clips out of my way as I am working. I like your idea of using lightweight flannel blankets for a bed quilt or a couch throw so it is not too warm. I have not made anything that large yet. I made two placemat sized pieces for our butler side table using regular batting. That table is next to my husband's favorite chair. He puts brimming mugs of coffee on that table, and I wanted something that would not show coffee drips, well sloshes really. I wash the one cover when I can wrest it from him, getting all of his clutter off of it and switch it with the other cover I sewed. Those covers I quilted on my machine and stitched in the ditch. I also sew coasters using seven hexies in a circle with regular batting in the middle. I sit on my couch sewing them while watching my old Perry Mason and Murder She Wrote DVDs. I collect so many coasters that I have to donate them to charity and give them to friends. They make nice candle mats. Those battery candles are sometimes a little sticky because they are made of plastic and these coasters are perfect for them.
@sidewalkpirate237 ай бұрын
@@christinelitvak6427 Oh! Those place mats sound lovely! I have been wanting to make some for us, but haven't gotten around to it. Maybe I make that my August project. I am very interested how you sew the hexies without folding the paper? Would you please elaborate on that? I have tried, but it's all just getting in my way lol I would love to figure it out. ❤️