💎DIY Embroidered Hexagon Patchwork | Beautiful Scrap Fabric Sewing Ideas 🌸, by HandyMumLin on YouTube. 8 min 50 s.
- Video length
- 8 min 50 s
- Time to do it
- 2 hours
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Draw a hexagon with 2 inch sides on card and cut it out. Use it to trace paper hexagons, one for each patch you plan to make.
Pin a paper hexagon to the wrong side of a fabric scrap. Cut around it, leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance on every side.
Fold the seam allowance over the paper and baste it down with a running stitch, working around all six edges. Keep the corners tidy.
Press each basted hexagon with a warm iron so the folds hold. Trim any loose threads before you join them.
Place two hexagons right sides together. Whipstitch along one edge with matching thread, catching the folded fabric and not the paper.
Join more hexagons the same way until you have a flower shape or a row. Then pull out the basting and slide the paper templates free.
Thread white embroidery floss and work a lazy daisy stitch for each petal, laying the loops flat as you go.
Add a yellow straight stitch or French knot in the middle. Backstitch a short green stem and one small leaf below the flower.
Press the finished piece again. Use it as a patch, coaster or bag panel and sew it down with small hidden stitches.
Tips and common mistakes
Cotton and linen scraps baste neatly, while slippery fabrics slide and give messy corners.
Keep basting stitches small so the paper pulls out easily and the hexagon edges stay crisp.
Use two or three strands of floss for the daisy so the petals look delicate rather than chunky.
Never leave paper templates inside a piece you plan to wash.
Questions
Do I need a sewing machine?
No. The hexagons and the daisy are all hand sewn. A machine only helps if you later stitch the finished patch onto a bag or cushion.
What size hexagon should I start with?
Two inch sides are easy to hold and quick to cover. Smaller hexagons look finer but take much longer to baste and join.
How do I get sharp corners on each hexagon?
Fold the seam allowance tightly over the paper one edge at a time and press each hexagon before joining it to the next.
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