English Paper Piecing | mary emmens

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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WIP Wednesday

12 Aug

I’ve started and finished a few things in the last week so while my WIP’s are the same items as last week I have been busy! I’ve stitched all the pieces down the side of my Wildflower pillow top, yesterday...
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WIP Wednesday and a goal for August

5 Aug

I’m slowly plodding on with this EPP piece: All the pieces are now basted I just need to stitch them on to the main piece. I didn’t get any sewing done during our car journeys over the weekend. I’ve been...
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WIP Wednesday

29 Jul

Giveaway for Day Off Backpack open here Phew, the children are now on school holidays and life seems to have taken on a more relaxed pace. I’ve continued to work on my Wildflower EPP and decided not to make a huge...
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WIP Wednesday

22 Jul

I’m hobbling around this week which is great progress on last week when I was heavily reliant on crutches. I also made great progress on last weeks EPP and finished it: Finished in the sense that the EPP part of...
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WIP Wednesday

15 Jul

Ok so you may know I sprained my ankle at the weekend and have been sitting with my foot elevated ever since. Fortuitously I cut out an EPP project last week to pick up over the summer when it’s too...
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Last finish of the first quarter!

3 Apr

When we went on holiday over new year I knew I had to have a sewing project of some description to occupy my hands so I grabbed scraps of Tule from my brothers wedding quilt and some 1″ hexie papers...
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A finished EPP project #ALYoF September

29 Sep

My goal for September was some English Paper Piecing (EPP) and a Hexagon Handbag (pattern from 1, 2, 3 Quilt). I took it away on holiday and spent the evenings stitching. It took me 4 or 5 evenings to baste...
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