For the past year, I have been working on my appliqué Simple Folk Quilt. While I am not completely finished, I am finished with almost all of the hand work. I need to piece it together and then add the smallest bit of finish appliqué. I’m almost there/)
In the meantime, I have decided on a project that will be travel friendly because I always have a trip around the corner. It is time for my go at English Paper Piecing. Just look at these neat and tie tidy little pieces!
I have learned from many many projects in the past that my enthusiasm is very amped up at the beginning. So I am going to try to cover all of my shapes first while my steam is at its strongest. Then I will get a resurgence when I start actually sewing them together. Fingers crossed that the momentum will keep going….
I am making the Quattro Colour Quilt designed by Sue Daley. I ordered the paper foundation pieces quite a while back.
There are lots of online shops selling the pattern and even fabric kits. I bought mine at Missouri Quilt Star Co.
I did not buy a fabric kit. I am using fabric scraps for my Quatro Quilt. Those tiny pieces are PERFECT for scrap busting.
There are 100 paper foundation pieces in the pattern kit. The kit also includes the pattern and templates to cut your fabric. Those templates are very very handy.
I sewed my fabric around each cardboard piece making sure to NOT go through the paper. This will make it easy to remove the paper after everything is all sewn together.
These papers are reusable, but the problem is that I am trying to cover all of my pieces at once before stitching them together. I need 400 of each piece.
I remember watching a short video on Instagram of someone using interfacing as their base instead of paper and then glueing instead of stitching….
Yep! It works great!:). I bought some heavy fusible interfacing and literally glue sticked the fabric over. I WILL NOT have to remove the facing. It is soft, but crisp. I love finding new techniques!.
I hope you have a wonderful day today! — I know I will. I plan on going to church. I am a member of The Church if JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints. After church, I am heading over to my daughter’s house for a family birthday party dinner. Yea!! It is definitely going to be a T-Sweets Day!!
Until next time–
If any of you want to join along with our fun and friendly Hand Quilting group, here is how–
This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another. If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.
Kathy, Margaret, Emma, Tracy, Deb, Susan, Nanette, Edith, Sharon, Karrin, Gretchen and Kathi
Hi Tracy ~ Your day is going to be extra sweet! Wow what a project you are undertaking. This is going to be amazing and I promise to keep encouraging you to stay on track. It truly is a magnificent quilt pattern. Your going to do an awesome job with this 🙂 Sharon
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Woo hoo! I need a cheerleader! You are the best Sharon:). Thank you so much!! 😊❤️❤️
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What a great quilt project. That is a good tip about the interfacing!
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Hi Karrin! I really hope this
Technique works. I have had a few people doubting. We shall see!! Thank you for stopping by;)❤️❤️
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I had never heard of this clever technique, WOW! Smart! It will be beautiful!
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Thank you so much! We shall see if it smart ir is just. fool dashery. Only time will let us know. Keep your fingers crossed:)🤞🤞
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It would work great on a smaller piece, but on a large quilt, I’d worry that it wouldn’t drape nicely… I like papers because it makes sewing things together very easy, but then it’s soft when you remove them, which I like to do as I go. Once it gets to a certain size, leaving the papers in works against you, I find. It’s a beautiful design, and as you say, the perfect scrap buster!
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Interesting Kate! You have done your share of EPP so I must defer. I can see what you mean about the papers being hard to deal within a large scale. Thank you!
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I’m in awe… wow your a brave soul to try all that little piecing! The pattern is gorgeous,can’t wait to see yours coming together!
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Thank you Deb! I’m a succor for a pretty pattern. I hope it turns out. Who knows, if it is anything like most of my projects, it will be done in five or so years. Lol!😊❤️
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Got some of those myself..🤷🏻♀️
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This is quite an intricate quilt, but a new direction after those tiny applique pieces. You will probably find this pretty quick in comparison! Love the bright colors, it will seem a little like putting a puzzle together I think, having everything ready to piece at once. Looking forward to this adventure!
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Hi Kathy! I hope You are right. It does seem to be a lot easier than those tiny little hooves and antlers. Preparation will definitely help!😊❤️
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Your quilt is so pretty. I admire your patience. 400 pieces. Can’t wait to see it finished.
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Thank you! This will be a slow go. We may all get sick of it before the end. Lol!❤️
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Tracy here is a cute crochet a long. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbuff.ly%2F2VNux6w%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0yoHOO5MHSkLyT8cE22JqU2_XlUiYkbvenJv7VArnvGWKmE4pULK1vblU&h=AT0VF1s_8rx75pOQNrh3YRY47HdLU7S4ICWfgXuDP2rNoHjnnMJyz24uEuGexdM4iFGKW9zxp1ujj7f3JiRZIj0tJSToMaiOim19FiVZ9wJ8t76qbMB3JFhr04mGrno75Q3k6AS6xQgz6KxHVhy3nW2N05Vd0zz-z1gOPB2caadsCSvXauVO2Wnw-kjwR9S5bcxrPCeSe-ugU7d1scsReGSYhdvU0I1Ipj3oMtTWWFAsezVMhR6Qk97jYUXHKClU2c756brFl9RH-eyyhyYIZKfOQZtAvs9KgSpvn0FQcOlqam-gLJFD92fWnQyiERjN9RF5pm68gVmeZEPYwVRMaJFYxLOLfG6ZRyxqveRQgqAuAjyS1q82LKXEXELHini8tp9GiV6–GPc9Ygib-lqqwSzUKQdakkO8R9PgXuVEMZLKEGt11-XhMQ1-MWoimxelSVpkA8bin3uQC-C-u78ejvvxD2l8S_i1oSaPg5UL8lotSwl3FHyOOBxMKsN0YwzmJD40Hlzr7P_Fy3cJymLu7AQ2w_9aZpDGlbkrF_7RZnQy9eTuxx1eMdGuiQc4TTBkOZWWCP_gHIxJT0uKE3uJcfWVE2cq8J1diTHdq5beA
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Too fun!!! I have my yarn and hook:)
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Enjoy
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Great project! For years I reused my papers … after sewing through them! It doesn’t hurt them a bit, and it’s easy to snip the knot and get the thread out. Now I don’t even sew. I use a Bohin glue pen (I do NOT recommend regular glue stick, because they STICK) and it comes out easily when I’m finished, too. What did you do to your hand?
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A Bohin Glue pen?…. I am on a qwest!! I see an EPP post in the future:)! Thank you Suz!!❤️❤️
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I need to learn more about this interfacing trick.
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Hi Christi! I will definitely do a full tutorial next time. I really thinks the interfacing is the way to go:)
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Holy cow–I started to hyperventilate, just looking at all those little pieces of fabric! It’ll be gorgeous . . . someday!
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Lol! You are so funny Kerry! I think the key word is … someday:). ❤️❤️❤️
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Hi Tracy! What a great solution for the 400 (FOUR HUNDRED!!) pieces of paper you need for this project. Yowza! What beautiful fabrics – ooh-la-la. ~smile~ Roseanne
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Hi Roseanne! I wish it was just 400. It is 400 each plus the background squares. I am betting it will be closer to 2000 in the end. Slow and steady…. lol!❤️
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OMG! In that case, it’s better not to know the end count. Slow and steady wins the race. {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
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Wow, that quilt looks amazing! All those pieces!!!
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your quilt is going to be gorgeous and what a great on going project to keep those rascally scraps under control and behaving 🙂
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Hi Edi! My fabric scraps are like beautiful or sometimes not so beautiful weeds that take over the whole work room! Lol:)😊❤️
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