WIP-English Paper Piecing

February 20, 2013
English Paper Piecing, Grandmother's Flower Garden, Hand Dyed Fabrics

English Paper Piecing, Grandmother's Flower Garden, Hand Dyed Fabrics

Inspired by my two sisters who are working on Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilts, I decided to give English paper piecing a whirl.  The little hexagons makes a great take-along project.  The pieces are small and all the supplies can fit into a purse-sized tin.

I decided to put my spin on this classic by stitching it in bright hand-dyed fabrics.  Unfortunately, I typically use a very tightly woven fabric for my hand-dyes.  The tight weave takes the dye very well and the colors are very vivid.  However, the tight weave means it is more difficult to hand stitch.    I haven’t dyed fabric in a while…now I have my excuse!

English Paper Piecing, Grandmother's Flower Garden, Hand Dyed Fabrics

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  • These are beautiful! Love the solid colors…I never thought to do it like that.

  • Rhonda Rannow

    I too love doing English Paper Piecing! I have done 1/2″ hexagons, but just recently bought a kit for a project in the recent Primitive Quilts Magazine that uses 1/4″ hexagons — that’ll be a good challenge for me! I love yours with your hand dyed fabrics 🙂

  • I like your hexagon project very much. Even though it is a grandmother’s flower garden, and I’m not so sure about doing that with hexagons, I just love how the colors flow together. I have a funny feeling I’m to love your finished quilt.

  • Pretty fabrics! I’m rocking the hexagons in the craft room too but on paper. They’re so appealing

  • Oh my goodness. I am right there with you. Learning to EPP. I cannot get enough of it! I am using 1930’s fabric and am looking for a good yellow to make the centers. I love it!

  • Soooo nice, and the colors also. http://projectsbyMtetar.wordpress.com

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