I have started my next English Paper Piecing (EPP) project and I am excited to share with you today some photos of the progress of my quilt. After much consideration and browsing Pinterest and my rather extensive quilt book library I have finally settled on a very traditional Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt made from all hexagons. And of course, I have chosen to use my fabric stash for a scrap happy quilt (I think you will recognize many of the fabrics that I have used to make these units).
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I have already made good progress on my quilt! I have spent countless hours cutting the many fabric scraps in my scrap bin into hexagons, and then wading through my fabric stash to cut more hexagons. Many of the fabrics were fussy cut to feature a novelty print/item. This busy fabric activity has actually made quite a mess of my stash for I while I excel at pulling fabric from stash, I am not so great at refolding and returning fabric to stash. And just when you think you have cut enough hexagons you realize you're not even half way done!
All fabric pieces have been glue basted onto 1" hexagons papers which in itself is also quite the task. Several long evenings in front of the TV and they're done though. I have since spent more evenings with the needle and thread and have completed enough units for a relatively large size hexagon quilt.
Pictured directly above is the planned layout of my Grandmother's Flower Garden units. I have pondered over what color to use for my background hexagons and although a solid white fabric was my instinctive choice (it's classic and so fresh), I am seriously considering using a pretty pastel pink solid fabric (Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Ballet Slipper) as pictured below.
QUILT DETAILS
Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt
Quilt will measure approximately 60 inches x 70 inches.
50 Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden Units.
8 part-units for the left and right hand side of the quilt.
TOOLS AND NOTIONS for English Paper Piecing:
The Bottom Line 60wt thread by Superior Threads.
Stitching together the Grandmother's Flower Garden units has been such fun and so relaxing. Next I will be joining these units together, and this is where the hard part begins - but it is also where the magic begins! I LOVE watching the quilt come together and grow slowly right in front of my eyes.
I hope to have more to show you soon!
Thank you for stopping by,
Rita
RELEVANT LINKS:
A Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt - Part 2
A Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt - Part 3
More RPQ English Paper Pieced Quilts:
Mandolin Quilt - May 2018
Liberty Stars Quilt - January 2018
Floral Hexagon Quilt - September 2017
Liberty Stars Pillow Cover - July 2017
The Daisy Chain Quilt
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