English Paper Piecing

The benefits of having a poorly child…

15 Dec

You know when you have a plan for the week? And then by the end of the weekend it’s already looking a bit shaky? Well that’s me this week, instead of quilting the Welsh Blanket Quilt I am looking after...
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Wildflowers in winter

5 Dec

Back in July I started a EPP project: It changed along the way and the result was that I had some pieces left after making this: These remained: They been in and out of a drawer a few times while...
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Wildflower

9 Nov

I started this back in July when machine sewing was beyond me due to spraining my ankle. I really enjoyed basting and hand stitching these together. The pattern for this was in issue 11 of Love Patchwork and Quilting and...
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WIP Wednesday

4 Nov

While having a sort out in the drawers in my sewing space I found a bag of scraps which were left over from making this quilt 3 years ago! It really is scrap, they are trimmings from the block assembly and...
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WIP Wednesday

28 Oct

I’ve been having a little sort out and tidy in my sewing room and found that I still have a few of these hexies left so have been sewing them together to make 2 pieces big enough for a scissor...
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Bag updated

27 Oct

This project was simple but wonderfully transformed this bag: I used leftover Tule hexies from a cushion project I made earlier in the year, stitched them together and used invisible thread to appliqué them on to the bag: An immediate...
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WIP Wednesday

21 Oct

How exciting: I have finished all the items that featured in last weeks WIP post (that I forgot to link up with Lee!). So believe it or not i have started some more projects. This is the start of a...
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4th quarter FAL list

9 Oct

It’s time to set out my list for this last quarter of the year. I know that it’s going to be a really busy end to the year for me, lots of non sewing stuff going on so I’m definitely...
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Fantastic Fussy Cut

6 Sep

I think this is the biggest English paper piecing project I have finished (so far)! It started off like this: I swapped out some fabrics and put some new ones in. I’d prepared it before I sprained my ankle and...
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A finish for August

28 Aug

So this month was hopefully going to be about hand stitching, I planned to attach all the pieces of this pillow top: And I did it! I’ve started hand quilting and hope to finish it while on holiday next week....
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