Hexagon Wreath Tutorial

Hi everyone! I am Elizabeth, one half of the duo of sisters-in-law who blog together at Simple Simon and Company. At Simple Simon and Company we love simple sewing, quilting and craft projects that anyone can do. We have a motto at Simple Simon that “anyone can sew” and we really believe it. If you can operate a gas pedal on a car you can “drive” a sewing machine! And while today’s project is not stitching on a sewing machine—it is still simple.

If you are anything like me you are spending half the day in carpool lines and/or lessons or appointments with your kiddos….and so lately I have been taking some craft supplies with me in the car. This tutorial is for a form of quilting called English Paper Piecing but don’t be afraid of the title…it is a super simple form of handstitching or sewing.

Materials:

*Green fabric square 3″ by 3″

*Hexagon Paper Pieces (6)

*Embroidery Hoop

*Red pom pom trim

*Scrap of red yarn

*18″ by 18″ white fabric square

Step 1: Make your 6 EPP (English Paper Piecing) hexagons. I actually made most of this wreath while two of my kiddos were getting their cavities filled. If you need a TUTORIAL for making the HEXAGONS, CLICK HERE. Stitch the 6 hexagons together in a wreath shape.

Step 2: After all 6 of your hexagons are sewn together, take the papers out and turn the wreath over.

Step 3: Place the hexagon wreath onto the 18″ by 18″ white fabric and stitch it down onto your fabric.

Step 4: Once your wreath is stitched down you can insert it into your embroidery hoop. I then used bit of a red yard scrap made into a bow at the bottom of the wreath.