2. Not Your Grannie’s Hexie
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Not Your Grannie’s Hexie
Modern English Paper Piecing

3. Next Guild Challenge is English Paper Piecing

4. Where does EPP come from?
Dates back to late 1870s when hexagon quilts become popular in England
Also called mosaic, honeycomb or six sided patchwork
By 1830s EPP had spread to America

5. In the 1800s EPP was thought to….
Not be confined to only the affluent
Offer a connection to home for early American colonists
Provide spiritual nourishment for female prisoners
Offer a way for soldiers and sailors to perfect needlework needed for their occupation
Relieve boredom
Pass the hours for those convalescing

6. As people began to move around the globe in the first half of the 19th century, so too did EPP
This quilt was made by Prudence Jeffery in 1857 during a 6 month voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Australia.
Measures 72” by 72”
Made with ¼” hexagons
Typical of the time, the pattern radiates out from the center

7. EPP now…..
Has evolved way beyond its hexagon roots – now there are diamonds, triangles, octagons, pentagons, curved shapes
Modern day quilters still love EPP because it is:
A form of relaxation – very calming to hand sew
Highly portable – can take it anywhere
Easy to socialize while working on it, or watch TV
Simple – templates ensure perfect results

8. So How is English Paper Piecing Done ?
Fabric is cut larger than desired shape
Fabric is then wrapped around a paper template with either a ¼” or 3/8” seam allowance on all sides
Fabric is secured to a paper template temporarily with basting stitches or glue
Completed shapes are sewn together into a pattern
Template papers are eventually removed

9. Getting Started is Simple

10. Glue Thread Baste Starch
Baste Fabric to Paper Template

11. Can Use a Variety of Stitches to Sew Blocks Together
Whip Stitch
Ladder Stitch
Flat Back Stitch
Feather Stitch
Machine Zig Zag

12. Sue Daley’s 10 Best Tips for EPP
Pre-cut papers
Acrylic templates
Rotating cutting board for cutting & glueing
Long fine needle
Milliner's needle #11
Good quality thread
Glue pen for basting
Knicker knot at beginning and ending
Baste in the same direction
Try new shapes

13. Fussy Cuts
Unlimited Choices

14. More Fussy Cuts
Incredibly Beautiful

15. Fussy Cutting Made Easy
Use Mirror to Choose Design
One Fabric Many Designs

16. Original block discovered at Brimfield Flea Market in Massachusetts
Lots of Options for EPP
Brimfield Block Story
Original block discovered at Brimfield Flea Market in Massachusetts
Nisha Bouri & Kim Martucci went to the Brimfield Antique Flea Market
Were walking by a dealer and “smelled” something
Quilt block found in a plastic bag at Brimfield Antique Flea Market
Researched the block – most likely a version of the Strawberry block pattern printed in a newspaper in the 1920s
Block made with flour sack fabric
Knew they needed to resurrect the block
Turned the pattern into EPP

17. Brimfield Block Variations
Endless Possibilities

18. Lucy Boston – Patchwork of the Crosses
Lucy was a children’s book author. She was born in 1892 and died in Her quilt blocks are now famous posthumously. Her daughter-in-law, Diana Boston, is now the guardian of her quilts.

19. Millefiori, LaPassaglia, Passaglia – all same
Pattern
Made with connecting rosettes

20. Now That’s a Lot of EPP!!
Thousands?????

21. Guild Books
In Our Library Now

22. Resources DIYAddict.com Sue Daley Design PaperPieces.com
Missouri Star Quilt Company
Pinterest
Facebook Groups
Fellow EPPers

23. Questions