Using the Equilateral Triangle grid to create visual hexagons.
## Creating Hexagons (a Hack)
As of June 2023, we do not yet have hexagons as one of our quilt grid layouts. But there is a bit of a hack or workaround that we could recommend if you're interested - use the Equilateral Triangle grid!
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## 01 | Create the Hexagon Grid
First we'll need to set up a quilt grid that can create hacked hexagons.
1. On the QUILTS dashboard, click on the **Create Quilt** button.
2. In the pop-up window, scroll to the bottom for the Equilateral Triangle grid and **enter the dimensions** of one side of your hexagon as the block width. In this example, I'm setting the width to 1".
* **NOTE**: The other dimension will automatically set in reference to the first number.
3. Click on the **Use This Grid** button.
4. On the left hand control panel, click on the **GRID tab**.
5. Enter the **number of columns and rows** you'd like to have for your quilt.
* **NOTE**: You can always change these at a later time.
* **NOTE**: As you update the # of columns and rows, the overall quilt dimensions will be updated.
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## 02 | Hack a Hexagon
Now that we've created the Equilateral Triangle grid, we can visually create a hacked hexagon.
1. On the quilt grid, **click on 6 equilateral triangles cell blocks** to create a hexagon.
2. Click on the **BLOCKS** **tab**.
3. Then click on the **+ sign** next to 1 Patch Blocks.
4. Click on the **Add to Quilt** button next to the color tag you'd like to use for that hexagon.
5. After deselecting (clicking outside the quilt grid), you will now see a hacked hexagon.
6. **Repeat steps 02.1-4**, to create more hacked hexagons.
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## 03 | Additional Tips
### a | Adding More 1 Patch Blocks
If you need to add more color options, click on the **Make a 1 Patch Block** button. An additional 1 Patch Block will be added.
* **NOTE**: This action will also create a new corresponding Color Tag.
### b | Edit the Solid Color of a 1 Patch Block
1. Click on the **Edit Block** button next to the color tag you'd like to change.
2. Click on the **color swatch** for the new color you'd like to use.
* **NOTE**: This action will also change the color tag AND it will update all blocks that uses that color tag as well.
Before color change
After color change
### c | Using Printed Fabric on a 1 Patch Block
1. Click on the **Edit Block** button next to the color tag you'd like to change.
2. Click on the **PRINTS** tab.
3. Click on the **Select** button for the printed fabric you'd like to use.
4. Scale the fabric to **400** so that it is at the accurate scale for the block size.
5. Click on the **x button** () to close the panel.
6. Now you'll see the fabric being used on the hexagon instead of a solid.
1. **NOTE**: Since this is a hacked hexagon, you'll see a division between each of the triangles, instead of one continuous, solid hexagon shape.
) to close the panel.
