Friday, 15 May 2015

Flying the Flag (a Pattern for an EPP Union Jack)


A few posts ago I blogged about my competition entries for the Uttoxeter Quilt and Stitch Village. The Union Jack made of EPP hexagons was for the special category of British Royalty celebrating the longest serving monarchs, hence the inclusion of the royal cyphers for Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II.


By the magic of Photoshop, I can show you how the flag would look without these cyphers (much easier than making another!). 

 
If you would like to make one yourself, details of the number of hexagons, finished sizes, and the pattern for this English paper pieced Union Jack can now be found in the projects/tutorials section of this blog. The pattern was designed so that it remained as true as possible, when using hexagons, to the correct aspect ratio of the flag and also to the relative widths of the various sections (if you want to know more about this, click here). You may wish to modify the pattern so that is is more suited for snuggling under than flying from a flag pole.

1 comment:

  1. wow this has worked out beautifully, masses and masses if hexies here a true labour of love and so patriotic

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