I’ve created a couple PDFs for your crafting pleasure. I love English paper piecing, but I hate tracing hexagons, so I’ve made a printable sheets of 3/4″ and 1″ hexagons a bunch of stuff. When you print them, I recommend card stock, this way you can use the shapes again and again. I store my cut hexagons in ziplocks with the size written in sharpie.

The size of the hexagons is determined by measuring one side - that’s the way they’re measured in standard quilting patterns.

When you cut out the shapes, cut right inside the lines. There are tons of patterns out there using hexagons…Grandma’s Garden type patterns. Have fun!

The PDF sheets are free, but I hope you’ll leave me a comment if you use them. I’d love to see pictures - I hope you’ll link to me if you post any photos of your work!

Updated, after making lots of hexagons: There’s a great tutorial at Sunshine’s Creations for English paper piecing, but I prefer to just trace a hex onto the back of my fabric, pin my hexes together and join them with a running stitch. Super easy and my stitches never show. Also saves all the work of sewing the paper into the hex first, before sewing the hexes together. Just an idea…have a ball! And share pictures!

Thanks, Abi

• 3/4 in. hexagon sheet

• 7/8 in. hexagon sheet

• 1 in. hexagon sheet

• 1.5 in. hexagon sheet

• 1.5 in. triangle sheet