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Jetlagged & Time for a Give-Away

I’m back from my big trip!…For a little while anyway… I will be off again soon to the US but wanted to make sure you have been practicing with your APPLECORE & CLAMSHELL shapes.

I will post my new tutorial video a little later this week to give me a chance to shake off the jetlag and get back into routine.

So in the meantime we are doing a pattern giveaway – HOORAY! To enter you need to do the following:

In the Rafflecopter Box Below;

1. Like our FaceBook Page (if you haven’t already)

2. Tell us which of my YouTube Videos are your favourite

And you will be in the draw to win my new Table Runner Pattern – Remember When. It’s the perfect project to practice using apple core and clamshell paper shapes.

Good Luck!

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My Top 10 Tips for English Paper Piecing

We now find ourselves a good way through my Shape Up Tutorial Video Series with 11 episodes available for viewing.

So I thought this would be a good chance to take a breather and refresh you on the most important things when paper piecing.

Therefore, this week I have decided to collate my Top 10 Tips for English Paper Piecing into a video for you. I hope you can appreciate how far your technique is progressing and remember....practice, practice, practice. Don't forget to ask any questions in the comments below so I can answer them in the upcoming videos.

 

 

 

 

A Different version of my Quilt Desert Rose

I think it is so great when people enjoy making my quilt patterns but even more so when they send me through a picture of the finished project! I love to see how each one takes on a new look from the different choices in fabrics and colours. Here is a beautiful version of my Desert Rose Quilt sent to me by Deb Miner.

Last summer Deb picked up my pattern Desert Rose, and some fabric at her local quilt shop, More Sew for You in Omaha Nebraska, USA.  It took a year, but she finally finished it and is pleased with the results. She has made it as a wedding gift for her niece and I think it is just stunning. The colourway is so soft & pretty isnt it? Well done Deb and thanks for sending through a picture for us all to enjoy.

Do you need some new ideas?

Do you ever wonder if there is more to English Paper Piecing than hexagons?

Well I can assure you there is! In fact there is hundreds of different shapes and thousands of different ways they go together to create new and interesting designs.

Watch this weeks video in the 'Shape Up' video tutorial series to see just how many more ways there are to paper piece. Always remember "If it goes together, it sews together". 

And if you have come up with your own unique design we would love to see it. Simply post it on FaceBook, tag us in the photo and let's create a community of modern day Paper Piecers!

As always, if you have any questions for me do ask and we will endeavour to shed some light on it for you.