Hello All, I am really excited about the 'Just Get Sewing' challenge with Missouri Star Quilt Co and Myself (Nicola) AKA Daisy & Grace. I am going to go through some preparation with you, so that if you want to get ahead of the game you can, however it can be done every day as well and it should still be 15 minutes a day. Choosing your Design and Fabrics:  There are 7  designs for you to choose from and each has a design sheet, take a look at which one you would like to do and print off the design...

  I thought it would be good to share this tutorial I made a while back, it is for sewing a hexagon by machine. the beginning of the tutorial is the same for hand sewing I will do something later with regards to hand sewing. Using your template cut out your wadding, backing and main fabric, put your backing fabric wrong side up, place the larger template on top so it lines up exactly.  Place your wadding centrally on top in the recess. The templates allow you to get your wadding and main fabric placed centrally which then allows you...

Hello All, Welcome to the 2nd installment of prep work for the ‘Just Get Sewing ‘ challenge starting on the 1st April 2023. Here are a few hints and tips for you when cutting out your Hexagons: If you are nervous about cutting with a rotary cutter, find an old pillow case or a shirt that has seen better days or anything you don’t mind cutting up, be prepared that what you will probably not be able to use any of it, its just practice. Try cutting a single outer hexagon, when cutting the outer hexagon keep the inner hexagon...