Last week I blogged about my foray into glue basting hexies. Sorry purists....I think I am a convert. I do find stitch basting hexies relaxing...in a mindless repetitive way.
But the speed and convenience of glue basting is winning out at the moment!
I am working with 1 inch hexies....
and my goal is to grow this to a piece large enough to provide me with a front and back exterior for a tablet cover.
My only real concern with the glue basting was having to tug at the papers to remove them.
But I have gotten some great tips so far...
such as:
press the piece before you attempt to remove the papers and some of you suggest starching and pressing before removing...
use a paper punch and punch a hole in the middle of the paper so you can 'fish' out the paper with a blunt object like a chop stick...
or using a sharp object, like a stiletto, to loosen up the edges...
and also, one I am terribly guilty of violating, use only a dab of the glue to baste!
All great tips! Please keep them coming!
happy tuesday!
mary
