Amish Hexagons from Circles Round Three Making A Floral Path
Hello Dear Friends and Readers and a warm welcome to today’s post. I am sending you this post from Venice. I have taken a moment to sit in the sun on the veranda and stitch. If you are new to this blog Welcome to susies-scraps.com
Today I will discuss a bit more about these Hexagons from Circles Hexagons from Circles and show the next step in the quit I/we are making!
I was fortunate that in the last post on this subject of the making of this quilt Hexagon Flowers Second Round that one of my readers , Linda, who is sewing along commented that these are also known as Amish Hexagons. I found this totally intriguing as I had wondered which genius quilter had been initially responsible for this idea?
As it stands, I couldn’t find any direct evidence that this is where they arose from although the name clearly says a lot. Just like English Paper Piecing – there is a lot in the name. Funnily enough, It also occurs to me that it is like a form of origami…maybe there is a Japanese element…just saying. There are fabric Christmas ornaments made similarly in a folding method.
Therefore, for the time being, we will stick with Amish hexagons made from circles.
At this stage, I have now made hundreds of these hexagons and am still finding the process highly enjoyable, very portable and easy to do. One great advantage, in my opinion, is that while there is some extra weight, it is not as heavy as having papers inside the hexagons. When I made Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt Like Grandma Used to Make I found that the weight of the papers inside the hexagons put a considerable stress on the seam lines every though I took great care to have small tight stitches. It was all okay once I removed the papers.

Anyhow, that is enough reflection for today. Let’s get on with the third round of these hexagons. This is my portable traveling project but it has become a bit of a favorite!
Requirements for Amish Hexagons from Circles Round Three Making a Floral Path
Using the same method as previously described in Hexagons from Circles and following on from Hexagon Flowers Antique Inspired and Hexagon Flowers Second Round we will now continue with Round Three.
For each of the completed Hexagon Flowers Second Round
the next step will require 18 of 3” circles in assorted small print floral fabrics. Please use as many different fabrics as possible. I aimed for each round to contain 18 different floral fabrics.
Dig deep into your stash, this is still a scrap quilt!

Sew the 18 Amish Hexagons to the Second Round to make the Floral Path
I have my stack of precut 3” circles that has come on holiday with me. I choose 18 different fabrics for each floral path. Make the 18 Hexagons from Circles and sew each one around the edge of the second round to make the floral path.

Use small stitches and a sharp needle when sewing the hexagons together. Use a locking stitch at each corner for extra strength.

I hope you are enjoying making these hexagons as much as I am. Please feel free to free to email me about any concerns with this project.
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Happy stitching.
Susie
Susan Stuklis 2025