Epp christmas

Yup. I'm talking about leftovers today. But not the food type of leftovers. I'm talking about quilting leftovers - those bits and pieces that are leftover after you've made a quilt. Sometimes it's strips, sometimes squares, sometimes triangles. Over on her blog and Instagram this week, Jodi Nelson (a.k.a. @pleasanthome) has been sharing how she deals with her quilting leftovers. It's so fun to see how others store and use their scraps. She asked me to share how I manage my leftovers. Once…

With only 2 months left until Christmas, it is certainly time to get into that festive head-space. Decorating, gift buying, parties, menu planning… and of course crafting. Back around March to May, I worked hard to create a number of Christmas projects. Getting into the festive frame of mind (after only have packed up Christmas a few short months earlier) can be tricky – so it’s a little bit lucky that I like Christmas. Here are a few of my latest projects – you probably find these magazines…

Carrying on with Americana theme from last week, I thought these scrappy red stars looked quite patriotic sitting on my dining table, don't you think? I've been working on these for a couple of evenings as a change from my other hand sewing WIP's. I happened to come across this Seven Sister's quilt top by Martha, over at Q Is For Quilter blog recently that I instantly fell in love with so I set about copying her exactly! ;-) I'm a big fan of Martha's work; like myself, she has a real passion…

I was digging through some of my scrap bins the other day and decided to liberate some of them. I realized that I had some really good red scraps and that they needed to be used and not just stored away. So I started a new English Paper Piecing (EPP) project to work on while I sit at karate classes, wait in Dr offices, and watch tv in the evenings. My last project was these pink hexdens. The hexdens have been stitched to a background square and the blocks are just needing to be sewn together…

How to make an EPP Christmas Star decoration using Aurifil 80wt thread.

Andy Knowlton on Instagram: "Ok. These are completely addicting to make. That’s all I want to do right now- just sit and make stars & watch Christmas movies. These are English paper pieced, and I’m using a 1” jewel shape to make these hollow star units. At some point I’ll be removing the papers and stitching them onto background squares - but for now I’m just thoroughly enjoying making star after star after star. . . . . #hollowstarsquilt #abrightcorner #epp #englishpaperpieced…

The hexie epp stocking pattern is here! This is a great beginner project and a fast finish for anyone who loves English paper piecing.

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