I’m a sucker for anything I haven’t tried yet, so when a friend offered to show some of us how to do English Paper Piecing (EPP), I went for it. Actually, a couple of friends were involved in teaching and they made two important innovations to make it easier on our hands:

• The pieces were bigger (those hexagons finish 3.5″ across!)
• Instead of pinching the pieces together and sewing the edge, they held everything flat and did something similar to a ladder stitch to catch both sides alternately. Seriously.

It turned out well, and everyone had a good time. One of the friends is an EPP fiend, having made Tula Pink’s diamond quilt. That’s a LOT of intricate blocks!

In my case, one flower is enough! However, I appreciated the experience. Now I am trying out different backgrounds for the flower, which will eventually be part of a larger quilt.

On to the next project! And it’s great to have friends to teach me things!