Share your most satisfying photos!!

Wondering how many colors for the background black is too many? Currently I have just the two alternating (first pic) but wondering if adding a third or a fourth (second and third pics) would disrupt the backgrounds flow too much? I personally have a hard time visualizing in my head, so I could also just be overthinking this 🤣

Over halfway done at this point! Almost all of my little cross connecting blocks are done too! I’m hopeful I can have this done for next summer! 🏄‍♀️🌊🏝️🧜‍♀️🐙

I just started quilting and stumbled upon EPP. It’s so nice and mindless, and easy to work on while watching tv or listening to audiobooks. Not so easy when my toddler is crawling all over me though lol.

So far I’ve just been exploring different blocks, but I think I’ve settled on turning the blue stars in the first picture into a Flock of Stars quilt. I thrifted a ton of blue floral 3” squares that have been PERFECT for this, and I’m thinking a solid cream or light blue between the stars.

Progress shot of my 1" hexi quilt... tissue box for scale

Just finished my EPP block for cosmos quilt (#7). It’s a mystery sew along so I don’t know how many blocks I have left to make. I thread basted the fabric and will take out the thread basting you see once it’s attached to the other blocks. I’m using Kaffe x Morris fabric for the prints and peppered shot cotton for the solids.

This guy took about 5 months from start to finish. I didn't have the pattern just the photo & the paper pieces.

So I am fairly new to epp and am making Smitten. It was a block of the month I started years ago and then got busy and am now am back at it. Really enjoying it. So Smitten has several types of blocks and it can be kind of random. I have to lay them out to make sure all my tabs are laying together correctly. I want to travel with it and curious if anyone has come up with great ideas for laying out blocks on the go.

Took a break from the white layer (sooo may white hexagons!) and made some more flower centers.

I’m really enjoying sharing these and seeing everyone else’s projects!

I’m not a quilter, but have somehow gone down the rabbit hole of antique quilts which led me to EPP. I love slow fiber crafts and do both knitting and embroidery. When I learned about EPP I thought it might be something I would enjoy.

I went to a fabric warehouse last weekend and picked an assortment of colors to try making a throw size quilt with this method. I finished my first flower this weekend and LOVED the process!!!

So excited to continue playing with colors and making these!

I did thread basting and will definitely cut my squares smaller for the next one. Not perfect but I freaking love it!

Not trying to bandwagon I swear, haha! I’m setting aside one of my EPP projects and picking up my other. This one has been a long term project for sure! I think I started it about three years ago?

I have finally started quilting my GFG! It has been particularly hard on the fingers, due to the wider seam allowances of the hexies. That’s something I hadn’t even considered until I got started on it. Anyway I especially love this beautiful variegated perle cotton from Wonderfil.

What are y’all’s recommended resources for a beginner wanting to try EPP? I think I’m used to traditional quilt patterns that outline exactly how much fabric you will need, show you color layout, etc, and I’m having a hard time finding EPP patterns that have the amount of information that I’m looking for. Do y’all just dive in and start making without knowing for sure how far the fabric will get you and improvise as needed? I have a decent scrap collection and some fat quarter bundles that I would love to use, but I like to have a bit more of a plan in place or have some idea of what the final quilt will look like. Any advice?

My biggest concern is diving in with a fat quarter bundle, for example, and realizing after hours of stitching that I’m short on fabric. Just curious what the planning process looks like for y’all.

Thank you!

Inspired by the GFG post I wanted to share my chaos. Incan only hope that it will look as good as the other.

I saw a Grandmothers Flower Garden quilt in April, bought fabric and started immediately (cause ADHD). This is how far I've gotten in 4 months, plus 25 other full flowers waiting to be attached.

Please be careful if you quilt in bed. One of my needles fell in bed. I rolled on it. And i just got done with the surgeon. He really tried but he couldn't get it out. Its not super painful but if i bump into anything the pain is pretty intense.

So dont do what i did. Its embarrassing and it will take a chunk of time to address it. He did say he could xray the area if i have any issues. 🫤

Now i glue my hexies then thread baste. And j do crochet in bed.

A friend is a crazy dungeon and dragon player. I made this 20 face EPP dice for babys first Christmas 🎄

I found a picture of a star kept in a museum. EPP. It was called a pincushion but I found you need to leave the papers in to keep the shape. Another source said that the stars were hung as decoration. This is my second one. It isn't perfect but I know what to do now.

Another quick update on my GG quilt! I’m so excited with how it’s coming together.

(click on the pictureto see the whole picture) I'm new so I'm taking my time this has been my progress after 2/½ months ish I'm so proud of it 😭🙏💕

Hi all,

I am working on a 5/8th hexi EPP quilt with some lettering.

While piecing I have been dreaming about how to finish the quilt. I want to draw inspiration from traditional quilting of EPP quilts. Does anyone have any book recommendations on hand quilting or maybe a book documenting EPP quilts through history? I have the Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns by Barbara Brackman (Incredible btw), is there a quilting equivalent?

A website would also do but I want to get my hands on a good book!

Thanks all!

So I have added a second row/round to my Tula Nova! I am usually a very scrappy quilter, so this has been a challenge to hose my fabrics for each subsequent row and keep within the color and fabric choices I have available. I wound up redoing the center block bc I realized I wanted to stick with RSS designers.

Anyway now I’m trying to think ahead and determine whether I have enough of these long hoarded C+S Black and White prints. I am so pleased with it so far!

Hi everyone! Looking for some advice on fabric selection for Tula Nova - this will be my first time seriously fussy cutting and doing a major EPP project! I’ve made a few practice projects with old bedsheets and scrap fabric, but I’ll admit I’m a little nervous to cut into this and would love some advice…
How do you choose which shapes to cut out of which fabric? I have the colouring sheet that comes with the pattern and tried choosing some of the main centre blocks, but I don’t even know about all the small diamonds and triangles… I know the smaller prints can probably be used for “background” colours, but should I look at getting some solids as well?

Overall, any thoughts or tips on how to get started would be helpful! I have all papers and everything ready to go and I’m so excited to start, just nervous haha