Hexagon ruler help *please*

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Quote: its the heartfire kit...i went back to the pattern & the kit description in the catalog & no mention of needing a ruler...not until the kit comes & the designer suggests one...disappointing...
Why not call Keepsakes and ask that the ruler needed be sent free as it was not listed in the kit description as needed to make the quilt. I know I would call and ask for it. Keepsakes should know better. This will be a great way to know how good their CS really is.
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Quote: its the heartfire kit...i went back to the pattern & the kit description in the catalog & no mention of needing a ruler...not until the kit comes & the designer suggests one...disappointing...
As you said, she suggested a specialty ruler but it is just a suggestion, I'd try a sample with a triangle ruler and then one using a template. You might actually prefer another method.
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I quite often will make my own templates too if it is a ruler I probably won't use again. I don't know about the hexagon though since I have never made a quilt with hexagons. Good luck & I hope everything works out good for you.
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I have a hexagon ruler that ranges from 1-1/2" to 5-1/2". Can't remember where I got it, but it is the EZ Quilting brand and says "Darlene Zimmerman" on it. I use it on a small cutting mat so I can rotate it and it works great. Good luck on your quilt.
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Lynn Wilder designed the pattern and sells it on her website sewinwildoaks.blogspot . When you click on the pattern, a new window opens and shows the pattern for $12.95 and a 2" hexagon template for $9.95. It looks to me like you will be piecing a hexagon shaped log cabin block. I think it was Kaye Wood who showed how to cut hexagons with her starmaker template. Sometimes the clover or EZ quilting website will show how to cut different shapes with a single template.

Try googling "cutting hexagons with omnigrip ruler" or substitute a different brand name like EZ Quilting.
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Quote: its the heartfire kit...i went back to the pattern & the kit description in the catalog & no mention of needing a ruler...not until the kit comes & the designer suggests one...disappointing...
Not sure if this will help, but here is the tutorial for this quilt, by the designer...it's not a Jaybird pattern for those who thought it was. And she's not using the hex -in-more ruler by Jaybird.
http://sewnwildoaks.blogspot.ca/2013...y-hexagon.html
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Quote: Not sure if this will help, but here is the tutorial for this quilt, by the designer...it's not a Jaybird pattern for those who thought it was. And she's not using the hex -in-more ruler by Jaybird.
http://sewnwildoaks.blogspot.ca/2013...y-hexagon.html
a very simple pattern, really. Just need a hex the size required and strips....I dont think you need to "invest" in an expensive template...just find one on sale that is the correct size.......and have fun

as stated I do believe kay woods has/had a video on her version of this pattern....and F&P in one of their scrappy quilts publications......
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I have used the Hex N More from Jaybird. Also, when you're finished with your current project, you'll be able to use it for other quilts. They will all have a completely different look.
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I agree. get the Hex n More ruler.
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