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My English Paper Piecing Journey is About to Begin

By Deb - Quiltblox on June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

I’m thinking about starting an English Paper Pieced quilt. This will be something I’ve never done before and I’m learning as much about it as I can before I jump in with both feet.

Why am I doing this you might ask? Well – here’s the thing – I have several large totes full of fabric scraps that I’ve saved from my previous business – and they all have some meaning to me. As many of you may know – I spent a lot of years running a business called OneMark Creations. I made Tea cozies, French press cozies, Tea Wallets, and other sewn items that I sold to tea and coffee companies. I enjoyed this work and loved the fabrics I got to work with.

While I am no longer making and selling these items – I have saved some scraps from virtually every single one of the fabrics I used over the 13 years I did this work. I have thousands of different fabrics. I’d like to make a “memory quilt” using bits of all of those fabrics.

I’ve played around with lots of different patterns and setting ideas but somewhere along the line – I realized that it might be fun to have a “take-along” hand piecing project I can work on while traveling or just sitting in front of the TV. I have played around with this technique a bit over the years – but never had much time to do a deep dive into it. Since my time is a little more flexible now – I thought I’d give it a try.

But where to start? Do I want to stick with Hexagons – and if so, what size? Maybe it would be interesting to try out a different shape. I do offer some shapes and sizes of the removable papers in my shop – you can check them out here: English Paper Piecing. Even so – I can’t seem to decide on one size and shape.

I know that some of you do English Paper Piecing so I thought I’d turn to you for some advice on where to get started. So – here are my questions:

  • Do you prefer hexagons or do you like some other shape (diamonds, fans, etc.)?
  • What size shapes do you find to be easiest to work with?
  • Do you like the removable papers with the hole – or without?
  • Do you like the shapes that stay in place – instead of needing to remove them?
  • Do you use a glue stick or a glue pen – or some other way to hold the fabric in place while you are turning the edges under?
  • What size seam allowance do you prefer?
  • What other tips or advice do you have for me as I dip my toes into these unfamiliar waters?

I’d love to have you leave me any helpful advice you have in the comments below. If you’d rather send me an email – that works too. Just send me your tips and ideas to me using the contact form – Here.

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